A blind person with a seeing-eye dog arrives at a hotel seeking a room. The hotel has a rule prohibiting dogs and is concerned that some of its other guests might be fearful of canines. True or false: The hotel can refuse a room to this would-be guest because of the dog.

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The hotel must make reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, which includes allowing service animals such as seeing-eye dogs. Refusing a room to the guest because of the dog would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

A Blind Person with a Seeing-Eye Dog Arrives at a Hotel