People with disabilities have the right to be accompanied by their service animals in establishments such as restaurants, retail stores, and other businesses. Located in the historic Water Street district, The Joynt is the ideal place if you want to take your dog out for a mug of beer. Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Wisconsin Equal Rights Act, people with disabilities have the right to be accompanied by their service animals in all public accommodations, such as restaurants, hotels, stores, theaters and other places open to the public. In accordance with the federal Fair Housing Act, housing facilities must allow service dogs and emotional support animals, if necessary, so that a person with a disability has equal opportunities to use and enjoy the home.
A person with a service animal cannot be differentiated from other customers. They must be allowed full and equal access to all accommodation facilities and they cannot be charged more for having a service animal (although they may have to pay for any damage caused by their animal). Wisconsin's equal rights law gives people with disabilities the right to bring their service animals to all public accommodations, a term that the law broadly interprets to include all places of business; all places of recreation; hotels and accommodations; taverns and restaurants; barbers, manicurists, cosmetologists and other beauticians; nursing homes; clinics and hospitals; cemeteries; and all other places that offer goods, services, entertainment, or other accommodations. The University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire policy is that service animals that help people with disabilities are generally allowed in all centers and programs on the UW-Eau Claire campus, except as described below (see section IV).
In addition, animals not included in the definition of service animals may be asked to leave a UW—Eau Claire center or program. The ADA allows public housing to exclude its service animal if it poses a direct threat to health and safety (for example, if your dog barks and aggressively hits other customers). A person traveling with a service animal cannot be denied access to transportation, even if there is a “no pets allowed” policy. A person with a disability can carry the service animal in a chest pack to allow the service animal to smell the person's breath and detect changes in glucose levels.
Plus, it's so close to many of the places that you'll want to take your friend along as you explore Eau Claire together. The ADA and Wisconsin laws prohibit public accommodations from charging a special admission fee or requiring you to pay any other additional cost to bring your service animal with you. In other words, the animal must work, perform tasks or services, or alleviate the emotional effects of its disability in order to qualify. Located right in the heart of downtown Eau Claire, the Oxbow is a place where both you and your dog will love to rest at night.
Just north of Eau Claire, in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Leinie Lodge's outdoor patio welcomes dogs of all types. So if you're looking for a place where you can take your furry friend out for some fun in Eau Claire - look no further!.
