Question: What is the first step when making an accommodation request for your service animal?
Answer: If you would like to request an accommodation from the airline, the first step is to let the airline know that you would like to request that your assistance animal travel with you as a reasonable accommodation for your disability. It can be done verbally when you check in for your flight. However, it is best to do this in writing so that you have evidence of how and when you made your request.

By giving the ticket agent a written document instead of needing to have a longer conversation, you can also help preserve your privacy, since you are speaking in a public area where your conversation may be overheard by others.

Do you own an assistance animal? Register your pet. 

The Service Animal Registry of California invites you to have your assistance animal registered in order to designate its status. We also encourage you to take our online classes so you can be fully aware of your rights and gain more knowledge about your support animal.

Finally, we present to you our book entitled, “ASSISTANCE ANIMAL LAWS: LEARN YOUR RIGHTS REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS, THERAPY PETS, AND OTHER DOGS, CATS, AND ASSISTANCE ANIMALS” to provide you with a complete education on assistance animals.

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