I highlighted some of the key ones that a small dog can do. IMHO its not a very good person who judges others' disabilities when they don't mind their own disabilities. And everyone has something.
Person with a Disability
Under the ADA, an individual with a disability is a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such an individual; a record of such an impairment; or be regarded as having such an impairment.
Work and Tasks
According to the § 35.104 and § 36.104 (2010), examples of work and tasks performed by service animals include, but are not limited to:
guiding people who are blind or have low vision
alerting people who are deaf or hard of hearing
providing non-violent protection or rescue work
pulling a wheelchair
assisting an individual during a seizure
alerting individuals to the presence of allergens
retrieving items
providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities
helping persons with psychiatric or neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors
reminding a person with mental illness to take prescribed medications, or
calming a person with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) during an anxiety attack.
Crime deterrence or provision of comfort or emotional support do not constitute "work or tasks" under the ADA.
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