Resource Spotlight
PWDF Seminar 10 –Psychiatric Service Animals (June 15, 2011)
PWDF’s seminar “Psychiatric Service Animals” covered therapeutic benefits and legal protections for people with psychiatric service animals in employment settings, public accommodations and housing. Psychiatric Service Animals features the following speakers: Captain Luis Carlos Montalván; Sarah Kraemer Isaacs, former Staff Attorney, People With Disabilities Foundation; Veronica Morris, PhD, Environmental Science, Policy, and Management-UC Berkeley, Program Officer of Psychiatric Service Dog Society (PSDS); and David Levin, Staff Attorney, Contra Costa County Legal Aid, Contra Costa, CA. Panel and Q&A were moderated by People With Disabilities Foundation. This seminar was held Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at the Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California.
For information about and videos from Seminar 10, see: http://www.pwdf.org/seminar-10/
You can access the individual segments of Seminar 10 here:
Segment 1 – Right to Service Animals [Link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tEtEkYmxM ]
Segment 2 – Psychiatric Service Animals [Link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfxQ4-oJPVk ]
Segment 3 – Legal Aspects [Link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LG6qRV1riA ]
Segment 4 – Q & A [Link to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux-vgx56ZBg ]
PWDF Seminars Available on YouTube and Website
The last 19 years of PWDF’s 2-3 hour seminars are now available.
Go to the Past Seminars page on our website or, to see all videos, go to our YouTube Channel.
PWDF Profile
Who We Are
People With Disabilities Foundation is an operating 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, which focuses on the rights of the mentally and developmentally disabled.
Services
Advocacy: PWDF advocates for Social Security claimant’s disability benefits in eight Bay Area counties. We also provide services in disability rights, on issues regarding returning to work, and in ADA consultations, including areas of employment, health care, and education, among others. There is representation before all levels of federal court and Administrative Law Judges. No one is declined due to their inability to pay, and we offer a sliding scale for attorney’s fees.
Education/Public Awareness: To help eliminate the stigma against people with mental disabilities in society, PWDF’s educational program organizes workshops and public seminars, provides guest speakers with backgrounds in mental health, and produces educational materials such as videos.
Continuing Education Provider: State Bar of California MCLE and Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification.
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