I was discriminated against at a restaurant

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[quote="quite an extreme"] But you could still loose once he or somebody who works there is allergic to dogs.


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Actually, according to Finnish law, allergies are irrelevant when it comes to serving customers using a service dog.

If you're in the US, layer up and sue the place to the ground

If the state thinks you have a case go with it, unless the process would be harmful to you. For me, recalling an incident can be traumatic as I re-live it experiencing all of the emotions just as strong as the first time. Here in the USA business must allow service amimals. There has been alot of abuse of this law so now service animals must be identified by a vest with a credential. A business can fefuse an animal without one with the proper credential. It is the same for a cane used by the visually impaired. The cane must be marked with the correct colors and pattern to be protected under the ADA.

Ok, maybe things are a little different where you are. Here in California that is the way it is. There is some debate over the proper credential as there are at least two of them, one being self certified. I personally know a manager of a coffee shop that mounted a sucessful defense to an ADA suit bucause the service animal was "not properly identified". As for the cane, my wife uses one and the requirements were explained to her in detail when she ordered hers. She was a little put out because she liked the other color better.

Well, I guess he got lucky, or there was more to it. Of course there is always the possibility of a local government doing what they want regardless of the law. Most business around here will change their position at the mere mention of ADA, but there are still those that do not comply. I am considering starting an action against the local school. They have expanded over the years, adding additional buildings for two preschools and SDC classrooms. They have taken about 50 percent of the visitor parking and reserved it for staff, but have not increased the disabled parking spaces from two. Any other public site that adds on would have to add spaces based on the new occupant capacity of the building. Thank you for the links. I will bookmark them incase I need them.

I talked to my friend who ran thw coffee shop. At rhe time there was a health inspector that was citing food service establishments for failing to verify that any animals present were service animals. The example of a compliant animal was one in a vest with a patch. He was able to argue that his action was not a willful violation of ADA, but an attempt to remain compliant with the health department. It was agreed that he would not have to pay any damages, but agreed to post a service amimals welcome sign. He said that the health inspector left the agency shortly after.

I'm sorry this happened to you, but it sounds like you did the right thing to me. That owner needs to learn how to be proper business owner.

You handled that very well and you won. He's going to reconsider next time, or hopefully his stupidity keeps coming back to bite him.

That's weird

Plenty of times I have seen precious lil "people" bring off leash dogs to grocery stores and restaurants. They don't even have to claim it's a service dog. Off leash. Staff legally can't ask for documentation, demonstration, or disability disclosure. Staff can only ask, what job skills does it have.


That's like saying, of course I am , a rocket scientist at NASA Ames

Because I don't have documentation and I can't demonstrate


"Service dog",. The bane of my existence. "she's friendly. She just wants to say "hi", ozben felek b***h had the nerve to tell me .


Ozben felek b***h, leash law

It's manipulative to tell me that it is "friendly", because that makes it sound like I have to argue with you about it's demeanor. When I don't know it (Fido)


But regardless of it's demeanor, Leash Law


That's like saying, you stop because the light is red. Not because of "kindness". (Although kindness is good)




f**k ozben felek b***h



But you are in a different country


Different laws