iRAT5 Flashcards
Provide a definition for a service animal
Animals who are individually trained
to do work or perform tasks
for a person with a disability.
What are two differences between a Service Animal
and an Emotional Support Animal?
Service animals are trained to do a specific task for a disability and emotional support animals are not. Task must be trainable and related to disability
Name two ways in which AAA and AAT dogs differ
AAT dogs are animals that are specifically trained to assist their owners who work with clients in human health care professions. AAA dogs are animals that are accompanied by their owners to visit
people as volunteer human-animal teams.
List four specific modern day jobs of Service Animals
Guide horses
Diabetic alert dogs
Hearing alert dogs
Mobility support
What are the only two animal species that have legal
access rights as service animals?
Dogs and horses
What legal rights does the federal ADA provide to disabled
persons who have a service dog?
Public access
What does the acronym ESA stand for?
* Provide a definition for ESA
Emotional support animal
Animal whose mere presence
provides a therapeutic benefit to
its owner through companionship
What trainable, repeatable task(s) does an ESA perform for
their handler?
None
List some specific tasks that a service animal would perform
to help alleviate challenges encountered by a person with a
disability
-ability of a guide dog to direct their blind
handler around an obstacle
-reliability of a diabetic alert dog to accurately
detect low or high blood sugar
Under the Department of Justice ADA law are ESA’s and their
handlers allowed in public places
No
What are the only two questions that people are legally
allowed to ask someone who has a service animal?
“is the dog a service animal required because of a
disability?….and
what work or task has the dog been trained to
perform?”
