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Americans With Disabilities Act Summary

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One such law is the federal law that was passed in 1990 is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The law “ensures the right of individuals with disabilities to nondiscriminatory treatment in other aspects of their lives” (Hallahan, Kauffman, Pullen, 2015). Certain provisions were made within the law for day care providers. The provisions are listed as: It is illegal to charge parents more for the care of a disabled child, or to discriminate. ADA requires you to make reasonable modifications in policies. Create practices and procedures within your child care program to accommodate individuals with disabilities. Modification to your program is not required if it would fundamentally alter the goods or services you provide in your child

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