The Great Lakes ADA Center serves Indiana as part of their region. Have a question about the service animals and the ADA? Call Great Lakes ADA Center at (800) 949-4232.
Can't find a resource or materials for your specific need or interest? We can help, contact us by email or by phone (800) 825-4733.
If you have a question about your rights or obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, call the Great Lakes ADA Center: (800) 949-4232.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) defines "service animals" under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as "dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities."
When it is not apparent as to why the person needs the animal, the DOJ allows two questions:
1. Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability?
2. What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?
The ADA National Network has provided several webinar trainings on various aspects of service animals and the ADA. Below are the links to the archived recordings and the support materials:
Interested in Service Animals and Title I (Employment)?
Want to understand Assistance Animals under the Fair Housing Act and how it relates to the ADA?
Interested in Service Animals and Transportation and Travel?
Are you confused about service animals and emotional support animals? The ADA National Network has an online publication, Service Animal or Emotional Support Animal: What's the Difference?, that might help.
Indiana has a state law on "service animals" and "service animal trainers" - I.C. 16-32-3-1.5 Service animals and I.C. 16-32-3-2 Public accommodations; service animals (To look up the Indiana code, go to http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/current/ic/)
Indiana has a state law on "emotional support animals" in housing - IC 22-9-7 Chapter 7. Emotional Support Animals in Housing (To look up the Indiana code, go to http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/current/ic/)
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