Pizzeria denies access to customer with service dog
July 16, 2009
Gazette.net (Maryland): Dennis Walters, a wheelchair-bound paraplegic who uses a service dog, has filed a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Human Relations over being denied access to a pizzeria and a grocery store in Fort Washington, Md.
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, disabled individuals are legally permitted to bring their service dogs with them when patronizing private businesses.