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How fake assistance animals and their users are gaming the system and increasing prejudices

  • Written by Paul Harpur, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
How fake assistance animals and their users are gaming the system and increasing prejudicesGuide dogs must undergo appropriate disability assistance training to receive accreditation.smerikal/flickr

Reports recently emerged of accusations against Uber drivers in the United Kingdom regularly refusing to take a cerebral palsy sufferer as a passenger because of her service dog.

This follows a number of reports pointing to the growth of fake...