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Justice Department Reaches Settlement With YMCA Child Care Centers Over
Policies Relating to Children With Autism
PRNewswire - The Justice Department today announced a settlement
agreement with the West End YMCA, headquartered in Ontario, Calif.,
that
resolves an investigation into alleged discrimination under the
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement covers associated YMCA
branches
in Ontario, Chino, Upland, and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
The underlying complaint filed with the Justice Department
alleged
that the West End YMCA terminated a child from its after-school child
care
program because the child has autism. Under the agreement, the West End
YMCA
will implement policies and procedures to ensure that children with
disabilities are afforded a full and equal opportunity to participate
in and
benefit from YMCA child care programs. Procedures for requesting
reasonable
modifications to the child care program will be published in the
organization's parent handbooks, and YMCA staff involved in child care
decisions will be trained on ADA obligations in the child care setting.
The
West End YMCA also agreed to pay monetary damages to the complainant.
"Ensuring that children with disabilities, and their families,
have
equal access to reliable child care goes to the heart of the ADA's
promises
and protections," said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil
Rights Division. "I commend the West End YMCA for working with us, and
I
hope that this agreement will be a model for other child care
providers."
Under Title III of the ADA, private child care providers are
prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability, and must
make
reasonable modifications to policies, practices and procedures to
afford
individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate and
benefit
from the child care services. Additional information about the Civil
Rights
Division of the Justice Department is available at
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/. Those interested in finding out more about
federal disability rights statutes can call the Justice Department's
toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-0383
(TDD), or
access the ADA Web site at http://www.ada.gov/.
Good!
Justice Department Reaches Settlement With YMCA Child Care Centers Over
Policies Relating to Children With Autism
PRNewswire - The Justice Department today announced a settlement
agreement with the West End YMCA, headquartered in Ontario, Calif.,
that
resolves an investigation into alleged discrimination under the
Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agreement covers associated YMCA
branches
in Ontario, Chino, Upland, and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
The underlying complaint filed with the Justice Department
alleged
that the West End YMCA terminated a child from its after-school child
care
program because the child has autism. Under the agreement, the West End
YMCA
will implement policies and procedures to ensure that children with
disabilities are afforded a full and equal opportunity to participate
in and
benefit from YMCA child care programs. Procedures for requesting
reasonable
modifications to the child care program will be published in the
organization's parent handbooks, and YMCA staff involved in child care
decisions will be trained on ADA obligations in the child care setting.
The
West End YMCA also agreed to pay monetary damages to the complainant.
"Ensuring that children with disabilities, and their families,
have
equal access to reliable child care goes to the heart of the ADA's
promises
and protections," said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the
Civil
Rights Division. "I commend the West End YMCA for working with us, and
I
hope that this agreement will be a model for other child care
providers."
Under Title III of the ADA, private child care providers are
prohibited from discriminating on the basis of disability, and must
make
reasonable modifications to policies, practices and procedures to
afford
individuals with disabilities the opportunity to participate and
benefit
from the child care services. Additional information about the Civil
Rights
Division of the Justice Department is available at
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/. Those interested in finding out more about
federal disability rights statutes can call the Justice Department's
toll-free ADA Information Line at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-0383
(TDD), or
access the ADA Web site at http://www.ada.gov/.
