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Alabama Passes Bill to Allow Autism Therapy Dogs in Schools

The Alabama state legislature has passed a bill allowing all types of service dogs, including autism therapy dogs, in schools across the state. Currently, the law says that someone who is blind or hearing impaired may be accompanied by a service dog; now, someone with diagnosed on the autism spectrum can have a dog. Further, the dogs don’t have to have their own handlers: Aides assisting autistic students can now be trained to work with the child and the service dog as a team.

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