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May 2019: (survey closed) Our USAUSA coalition is headed to DC to take your feedback to the US Department of Transportation. We’ll let them know how the many changes in airline policies in recent years have been felt in the service dog community.

We’ll be sharing our new 358-page handbook, “The path to responsible air travel governance: A recent history of service animal recommendations“, which contains the recent survey results as chapter 6. Anyone who wants to help get this information to USDOT officials can contribute to PSDP’s Facebook fundraiser or donate here.

April 11, 2019—Video: “Hopeful psychiatric service dog resources from PSDP“. This is a short, inspirational message about how PSDP can help. Share this video to reach someone in your network who might be a good fit for a service dog.

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March 28, 2019—Video: “Service dog role play: Intrusive public“. Content warning: This shows role playing among friends, but it gets very intense.

March 22, 2019—Convention registration ended March 4th. If you can’t make it to our South Carolina convention this year, at least you can enjoy our new convention videos! The first one is a kind of tour of the convention, while the second is a 60-second peek into the activities on our Public Access Test (PAT).

March 14, 2019—A pair of our board members were once again published in The Mighty, this time explaining “How Small Service Dogs Can Have Benefits Over Larger Dogs“.

February 12, 2019—Learn what various types of service dog users have to say about community solidarity. Our Feb. 1st press release now has a captioned recording of our guide dog conference panel, which is also here in tiny form:

February 1, 2019—PRESS RELEASE: Tired of old divisions, service dog users band together. The community of service dog users has historically suffered from internal segregation and cross-disability suspicion. Meet the advocates working to heal these divisions at a recent guide dog conference.

January 22, 2019—Community photo submissions from last year are now posted. Soak up the cuteness!

January 2, 2019—New in our Ask an expert series: Ask a dog trainer!

January 1, 2019—Channel that positive new-year energy and discover ways to improve the world! Get tips on how to use your interests and strengths with our Easy advocacy how-to. It’s designed to provide a menu of simple options everyone can choose something from. Try it out and make yourself better along the way!

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