Editing Guide dog (section)

==Accessibility==
[[Image:Guide dog.jpg|thumb|right|A guide dog-in-training in Israel]]
Despite regulations or rules that deny access to animals in restaurants and other public places, in many countries, service animals are protected by law and therefore may accompany their handlers most places that are open to the public. Laws and regulations vary worldwide:
*In the United States, the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990|Americans with Disabilities Act]] prohibits any business, government agency, or other organization that provides access to the general public from barring service animals, except where their presence would cause a health or safety risk. However, religious organizations are not required to provide such access. Whether service animals in training have the same rights or not usually falls on each individual state government. Surprisingly, the ADA stipulates the Veterans Hospitals system does not have to follow these laws and can refuse admittance to military vets with service animals. In addition, the [[Civil Rights Act of 1968|Fair Housing Act]] requires that landlords allow tenants to have service animals, as well as other types of assistance animals, in residences that normally have a ''No Pets'' policy and that no extra fees may be charged for such tenants. The [[U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development]]'s [[Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity]] investigates complaints from the public alleging denials of [[reasonable accommodation]] requests involving assistance animals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/disabilities/inhousing |title=People with Disabilities - HUD |publisher=Portal.hud.gov |date=13 March 1991 |access-date=17 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620220429/http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=%2Fprogram_offices%2Ffair_housing_equal_opp%2Fdisabilities%2Finhousing |archive-date=20 June 2016 }}</ref>
*In the United Kingdom the [[Equality Act 2010]] (England, Scotland, Wales) and [[Disability Discrimination Act 1995]] (Northern Ireland) provides for people with disabilities to have the same right to services supplied by shops, banks, hotels, libraries, pubs, taxis, and restaurants as everyone else. Service providers have to make "reasonable adjustments" to accommodate assistance dog owners. Under Part 12 of the EA and part 5 of the DDA, it is illegal for assistance dog owners to be refused access to a taxi or minicab with their assistance dog, but medical exemptions are available if drivers have a certificate from their GPs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assistancedogs.org.uk/equality-act-2010/ |title=Equality Act 2010 |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825064503/http://www.assistancedogs.org.uk/equality-act-2010/ |archive-date=25 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents |title=Equality Act 2010 |publisher=Legislation.gov.uk |access-date=17 June 2016}}</ref>
*In most [[South America]]n countries and Mexico, service animal access depends solely upon the goodwill of the owner or manager. In more tourist-heavy areas, service animals are generally welcomed without problems. In Brazil, however, a 2006 federal decree requires allowance of service animals in all public and open-to-public places. The [[Federal District Metro (Brazil)|Federal District Metro]] has developed a program that trains service animals to ride it.
*In Malta, the Equal Opportunities Act 2000 (Cap. 413) states that it is illegal to discriminate against a disabled person who needs an assistant, in this case, a service animal. The few exceptions are restaurant kitchens, hospital special wards, toilets and premises where other animals are kept.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://justiceservices.gov.mt/LOM.aspx?pageid=27&mode=chrono&p=13
| title = Laws of Malta, Page 13, Cap. 413
| date = 1 October 2000
| website = Ministry for Justice, Culture, and Local Government
| publisher = Malta Justice Services
| access-date = 25 February 2016
}}</ref>
*In Australia, the [[Disability Discrimination Act 1992]] protects service animals handlers. Each state and territory has its own laws, which may differ slightly.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Series/C2004A04426
| title = Disability Discrimination Act 1992
| website = www.comlaw.gov.au
| access-date = 25 February 2016
}}</ref>
*In Canada, service animals are allowed anywhere that the general public is allowed. Service Animal laws by province:
**Alberta: Blind Persons' Rights Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/j9k5 | title = Blind Persons' Rights Act, RSA 2000, c B-3 | language = en | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Service Dogs Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/jl0g | title = Service Dogs Act, SA 2007, c S-7.5 | language = en | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**British Columbia: Guide Animal Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52ll9 | title = Guide Dog and Service Dog Act, SBC 2015, c 17 | language = en | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Manitoba: The Human Rights Code,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/535vs | title = The Human Rights Code, CCSM c H175 | language = en | access-date = 29 February 2016}}</ref> The Service Animals Protection Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/kls7 | title = The Service Animals Protection Act, CCSM c S90 | access-date = 20 June 2019 }}</ref>
**New Brunswick: Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/jtj5 | title = Human Rights Act, RSNB 1973, c H-11 | language = en | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Newfoundland & Labrador: Blind Persons' Rights Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/jz18 | title = Blind Persons' Rights Act, RSNL 1990, c B-4 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52600 | title = Human Rights Act, 2010, SNL 2010, c H-13.1 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Northwest Territories: Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52pg1 | title = Human Rights Act, SNWT 2002, c 18 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Nova Scotia: Blind Persons' Rights Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/53j7n | title = Blind Persons' Rights Act, RSNS 1989, c 40 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://canlii.ca/t/53j7p | title = Human Rights Act, RSNS 1989, c 214 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Nunavut: Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/530tk | title = Human Rights Act, SNu 2003, c 12 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Ontario: Blind Persons' Rights Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/4m0 | title = Blind Persons' Rights Act, RSO 1990, c B.7 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52pzh | title = Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act, 2005, SO 2005, c 11 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Human Rights Code<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/53kb6 | title = Human Rights Code, RSO 1990, c H.19 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Prince Edward Island: Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52tgj | title = Human Rights Act, RSPEI 1988, c H-12 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Quebec: Individuals with Disabilities Act,<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/53092 | title = Act to secure handicapped persons in the exercise of their rights with a view to achieving social, school and workplace integration, CQLR c E-20.1 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref> Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52t34 | title = Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, CQLR c C-12 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Saskatchewan: Human Rights Code<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/52hbf | title = The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, SS 1979, c S-24.1 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
**Yukon: Human Rights Act<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://canlii.ca/t/53h5z | title = Human Rights Act, RSY 2002, c 116 | access-date = 20 June 2019}}</ref>
*In South Korea, it is illegal to deny access to service animals in any areas that are open to the public. Violators are fined no more than 2 million [[South Korean won|Korean Won]].
*In Portugal, service animals are allowed anywhere that the general public is allowed. The Law - Decreto-Lei n.74/2007 - Establish their rights.<ref>{{Cite web
| url = http://www.euroacessibilidade.com/legis14.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070731162255/http://www.euroacessibilidade.com/legis14.htm
| archive-date = 31 July 2007
| title = Euroacessibilidade - Acessibilidade em Estado de Sítio
| website = www.euroacessibilidade.com
| access-date = 25 February 2016
}}</ref>
* In Switzerland, service animals are allowed anywhere that the general public is allowed.
*In Russia, service animals are allowed anywhere that the general public is allowed. Guide dogs are exempt from the fare charges in public transportation.