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Service Dog is defined under Sec. 36.104 of the ADA as any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disabili
Dog is defined under Sec. 36.104 of the ADA as any
dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disabili
dog that is individually trained to do work or
perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory,
psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.
Service dogs are
dogs (and in some cases, miniature horses) trained to
perform major life tasks to assist people with physical or severe
psychiatric impairments / disabilities.
So
Psychiatric Service Dogs must do work or
perform tasks that mitigate the
psychiatric disabilities of their handler.
Whatever the
psychiatric condition, the
dog must be trained to
perform tasks to alleviate the person's condition in order to qualify as a
service dog.
There are a number of tasks that
psychiatric service dogs can be trained to
perform in order to help their owners live more productive and healthy lives.
Like guide
dogs for the blind,
psychiatric service dog are highly trained to
perform specific jobs.
The Americans with Disabilities Act («ADA») defines «
service animal» as «any
dog that is individually trained to do work or
perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory,
psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.»
The International Association of Assistance
Dog Partners (IAADP) details various tasks that a
psychiatric service animal may be trained to
perform.
Many tasks
performed by
psychiatric service dogs are similar to those
performed by mobility
dogs.
Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act states: «A
service animal means any
dog that is individually trained to do work or
perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory,
psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability.»
Service dogs are
dogs (and in some cases, miniature horses) trained to
perform major life tasks to assist people with physical or
psychiatric disabilities.
Unlike other
service dogs (or assistance, support, or helper
dogs), who are trained to
perform major everyday tasks for people with physical disabilities,
psychiatric service dogs (PSDs) are individually trained to help people with emotional or
psychiatric disabilities including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar disorder, and severe depression.