Access refusals and your rights

Access refusal is when a business or service provider doesn’t allow a person with a guide dog to enter their premises or challenges their right to do so. It can also mean the person is treated less favourably, or receives an inferior service, as a result of having their guide dog with them. By helping you to better understand your rights, we hope to empower you to challenge an access refusal.

Guide dog owner Alan chats to a Guide Dog Mobility Specialist, in a cafe, with his guide dog, Dane, beside him.

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