Canines For Disabled Kids

CDK offers different ways to help educate the public about assistance dogs including Educational Presentations, Booth Event Participation, and Tours.

Members of CDK staff and volunteers travel all over the country for these opportunities. Please contact us to learn more about how we might participate in your school, business event or community event.

Web links:

Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm

Commonly asked questions about Service Animals
<http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/qasrvc.htm

California Hotel & Lodging Association
http://www.calodging.com/products/service_animals.shtml

Resources:

Educational Side Show – this PowerPoint Presentation is designed for students grades K – 8

Educational Game – this PowerPoint Presentation is designed to follow a presentation or the Educational Slide Show; it encourages the student to think in a new way about the role of assistance dogs

Welcome Service Animals - This video, produced by the CA Hotel and Lodging Associate is directed towards business owners and employees; it helps to explain how the American with Disabilities Act allows for assistance animals to be in places animals are not normally allowed to go – such as restaurants

Responding to Service Animal Calls - This video, produced by the CA Hotel and Lodging Associate is directed towards police and security forces; it helps to explain how the American with Disabilities Act allows for assistance animals to be in places animals are not normally allowed to go, how to respond to calls that involve assistance animals and how to identify assistance animals

Canines For Disabled Kids

Promoting Independence and enhancing the lives of children with disabilities by providing access to specially trained assistance dogs and education to children and adults on the benefits of service animals.