Assistance dog
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An assistance dog is a dog trained to help a person with a disability.
There are three "types" in which an assistance dog may be classified. Most assistance dogs will be trained for only one of these, though "combination" dogs do exist.
- Guide dogs assist the blind and the visually impaired.
- Hearing dogs, or Signal dogs, help the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Service dog is a term covering Mobility assistance dogs, Seizure response dogs, and Psychiatric service dogs.
[edit] External links
- Legal information about service dogs in the U.S.
- Assistance dog tasks listed at the IAADP website
- Working Dogs Cyberzine
- Assistance Dogs - Dogs in Human Health
[edit] Assistance dog organizations
- Assistance Dogs International
- International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
- Paws With A Cause
- Canine Companions for Independence
- The Delta Society
- Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides
- The Guide Dogs of America
- Assistance Dogs Association of North Queensland
- Paws with Purpose, Louisville, KY
- Dogs for the Disabled UK
- NEADS (Dogs For Deaf and Disabled Americans)
- Canine Companions for Independence
