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DOJ settles ADA complaint about hotels not honoring reservations for disabled vets with service dogs

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November 9, 2019

The Department’s investigations found that Deerfield and Landmark discriminated against veterans with PTSD when they refused to honor reservations for hotel rooms because the veterans were accompanied by their service dogs.

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To spot a true service dog, check its behavior – not its vest

Medical Assistance Animals, News, Service Dogs (SD), Service Dogs in Training (SDiT)

April 6, 2018

A new Washington law that allows businesses to question whether the animal accompanying a customer is a true service animal may provide some clarity and keep some people from trying to pass off their untrained pet, Womble and others said.

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