Amanda does a great job on my hair and her salon is clean and her staff are all friendly.
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I was in Fringe Benefits when Ja J. came into the salon on 11/23/15. I've been going to Amanda for about 7 years now. She's professional and would never conduct herself in the way Ja J. described.
This is what happened: Ja J. entered the salon with her dog; she proceeded to her stylist; Amanda questioned why Ja J. had the dog; Ja. J said it was a service dog, that by law Ja J. did not need to prove it was a service dog and then Ja J. proceeded to rant and rave, dropping the F bomb. This caused her service dog to begin barking. Both dog and owner became a disturbance to Amanda's salon business, employees and customers.
1. Never leave a dog in a car.
2. If you need a service dog, why leave the dog in the car?
3. The ADA law, 35.136 Service animals paragraph (f) says that "A public entity shall not ask about the nature or extent of a person's disability, but may make two inquiries to determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal."
ONE is "A public entity may ask if the animal is required because of a disability" and TWO "...what work or task the animal has been trained to perform." Amanda did not ask either of these. Amanda simply asked why Ja J. brought the dog in. Ja J. replied it was a service dog and no one had any right to ask for documentation.
4. Ja J. is correct in this but Amanda never asked for documentation. The ADA law, 35.136 Service animals paragraph (f) states that "A public entity shall not require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified, trained, or licensed as a service animal.
5. The ADA law, 35.136 Service animals paragraph (f) further states that "Generally, a public entity may not make these inquiries about a service animal when it is readily apparent that an animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability (e.g., the dog is observed guiding an individual who is blind or has low vision, pulling a person's wheelchair, or providing assistance with stability or balance to an individual with an observable mobility disability).
6. Ja J. appeared to seem just fine; she was not in a wheel chair; she seemed to have no PHYSICAL stability or PHYSICAL balance issue; and the dog was a mature, overweight, Chihuahua mix.
Once Amanda asked why Ja J. brought the dog in and Ja J. stated it was a service dog, Amanda said okay but this is when Ja J. began her profanity-laced rant, the dog began barking and another stylist (thankfully) asked both to leave. read more