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University of Wisconsin Green Bay sees increase in emotional support animals on campus

Civil Rights, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), Fair Housing Act, Housing, Medical Assistance Animals, News, Rehabilitation Act of 1973

September 17, 2018

“Fair Housing has determined that universities do need to look at that and be able to provide reasonable accommodation so we have started to get more and more requests of emotional support animals,” said Lynn Niemi, Director of Disability Services at UWGB.

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Berardelli Ex Rel. MB v. Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine

Americans with Disabilities Act Title III, Cases, Civil Rights, Fair Housing Act, Medical Assistance Animals, Rehab Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Service Dogs (SD)

August 22, 2018

As a matter of first impression, despite the absence of a regulation specifically interpreting the RA’s mandate of “reasonable accommodations,” the RA generally requires that individuals with disabilities be permitted to be accompanied by their service animals, consistent with the mandate of “reasonable modifications” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Such requested accommodations are per se reasonable.

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