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Service & Assistance Dogs terms
Service dogs, guide dogs and assistance dogs: the people they help, the organisations that train them and the rules around them.
Assistance dog A broad term for a dog trained to help a person with a disability, including guide, hearing and service dogs; wider than the ADA term service animal. Guide dog A dog trained to lead a person who is blind or has low vision around obstacles and safely through traffic, and one of the oldest kinds of assistance dog. Service dog A dog individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability, and the only dog with public-access rights under the US ADA.