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A golden retriever lies on the wooden floor of a home with a toy basket in the faded distance. The dog wears a blue vest, its almost plaintively loving face taking two-thirds of the photo space as the dog looks slightly back, up, and to the left with head ever so cocked and healthy, young brown eyes toward the camera.

July 18, 2018—Pictures! PSDP celebrates its sixth anniversary by releasing its collection of community photos from last year. Take delight in this round’s crowd-sourced installment!
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July 2, 2018—In “Potential PR nightmare: how airlines choose to discriminate“, our Director of Government Relations explains how in 2018 airlines are still choosing to violate civil rights by systematically discriminating against people with mental health disabilities. Now this story is also on The Mighty.

Graphic with text. Picture: With a cloud-like border, a tan Italian Greyhound sits on gray shag carpet and alertly looks at the camera with flopped-over, but perked ears. A mostly green Psychiatric Service Dog Partners logo is on the chair to the dog's right. Text: Ready to FETCH NEW service dog FLIGHT LAWS?

June 26, 2018—Flight law update is important advocacy of the decade

DOT is finally working on updating the discriminatory flight laws. Thank you to everyone who submitted a comment, regardless of whether you supported ours. Your voice is important and will be needed again when the next step comes.

Small-framed woman with long blonde hair stands looking left and calmly holding the leash of a black, pittie-type service dog in a purple vest with a pink flower attachment on its collar.
June 26, 2018—Delta pit bull service animal ban

Delta announced a ban on pit bull-type dogs as service animals on its flights. DOT says that’s not okay.

June 8, 2018—How does a service dog affect romantic relationships?

See what advice community members had to offer when we interviewed them about their experiences!

Bearded man in power wheelchair hand-holds and dances with a long-haired woman in a bright yellow blouse and bright salmon skirt, with a leash around her body and a small, vested, black and white dog next to her. A kelly green backdrop with a PSDP banner is in the background.

June 3, 2018—DOT thinks more burdens are okay

Thank you to those who took a little time to express your support for PSDP’s comment against DOT’s discriminatory interim enforcement priorities statement. Comments were due June 7, 2018. More info is on our Advocacy page.

May 22, 2018—USAUSA’s survey closed on May 8th, but the 2018 Flight Access Survey Report is now ready.

May 18, 2018: Thanks to our loving community, PSDP is Top-Rated on GreatNonprofits for the 4th year in a row! Plus, thanks to our transparency, GuideStar has awarded us Platinum status again in 2018, which we have continuously earned since the award began.

March 1, 2018—Video: Airline disability discrimination: Is this legal?

Graphic with text. Picture: Smiling woman with long brown hair crouching on grass holding small black and white dog wearing a yellow vest, with blue and silver pinwheels around them; the distant background is digitally drawn as if three cartoon fireworks have exploded. Text in lower left: #ServiceDogArt

For Veronica and Hestia, having a blast is a breeze in the summer!

#ServiceDogArt: Create, tag, share!

Fireworks, and picnics, and outings, oh July! The #ServiceDogArt theme this month is How does a service dog team join in summer traditions and celebrations? What do you do to make this month memorable? Share and you might inspire other teams to create new memories, too.

2018 convention in California in April

Start saving and plan to join us next year in Rock Hill, SC! Thanks to all our sponsors and convention-goers for helping make this year’s experience fantastic.

 

 

Board Minutes

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2018 Board Minutes

 

2017 Board Minutes

 

2016 Board Minutes

 

2015 Board Minutes

 

2014 Board Minutes

 

2013 Board Minutes

 

2012 Board Minutes

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