Question

Read the scenario:

Cora has epilepsy and sometimes experiences seizures. She has a service dog named Max who alerts her if he can sense that she is going to have a seizure. Max goes everywhere with Cora, including to school and into stores and restaurants. Cora is surprised to read that, before 1990, some places in the US could refuse to allow service animals like Max indoors. In 1990, legislation called the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, allowing Americans who require service dogs to bring them into businesses. Advocates for disability rights helped to make the ADA a reality.

What argument might advocates have used to convince lawmakers to include a policy about service dogs?

Most people do not mind seeing or interacting with dogs in public.
People who need service dogs should have equal access to establishments.
Service dogs are attached to their owners and do not like being left behind.
Business owners would be in trouble if someone had an emergency on their property.

Answer 1

People who need service dogs should have equal access to establishments.

Reason: The ADA frames access to public places as a civil right; allowing service animals ensures people with disabilities can participate in daily life on the same terms as others.