Are there different types of service animals?
Yes. Service animals are trained to assist or perform some of the functions and tasks that an individual with a disability cannot perform for themselves. Seeing-eye dogs are one type of a service animal, used by some individuals who are blind or have low vision. This is the type of service animal with which most people are familiar. But there are other types of service animals that assist persons with other kinds of disabilities in their day-to-day activities that require the same type of recognition and right to entry to public places. Some examples include: • Hearing Ear Dogs alert the person with a hearing disability to sounds. • Special Service Skills Dogs can assist pulling a wheelchair, carrying or picking up things or providing balance for a person with mobility difficulties. • Other types of Special Skills Service Animals are trained to provide seizure response to a person with epilepsy when they have a seizure. Other Special Skills Service Animals offer assistance to young adu
