ADA Training

[Second Home]

I have my mandatory ( with new regs )ADA training tonight .
I am curious to see what they will say we can and can not do .

I will share the info if anyone is interested.

[Blackcat31]

I have my mandatory ( with new regs )ADA training tonight .
I am curious to see what they will say we can and can not do .

I will share the info if anyone is interested.

I am interested! Please share!

[Josiegirl]

Yes! Please, I'd love to hear too!

[Second Home]

The definition of an individual with a disability under the ADA is :
A child or adult who :
*has a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of the " major life activities" such as caring for oneself,performing manual tasks , walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,breathing,learning and working ,
*has a record of such an impairment , or
*Is regarded as having an impairment.

This means that even without a diagnosis a person can be covered under the ADA guidelines.


All child care homes and centers must abide by the ADA guidelines because we open out homes to the public. There are some exceptions for religious centers.

We must follow Title II which would fall under our policies.
And title III which would fall under our home/property.

Allergies and asthma DO fall under the ADA.

I'll be back with more later.

[Second Home]

In the future all providers will have to write an inclusion policy , some states require that you have one now .



Reasonable modifications will not be universal . Each provider would be judged individually . An example would be ; provider A has an income of 20K , they have a child in a wheelchair who would need a ramp which would cost 10K to enter the child care home . Provider A would not have to build the ramp because the cost of the ramp vs the income would be an undue burden . Provider B has an income of 50K , they also have a child who needs a ramp due to being in a wheelchair . Provider B would be required to build a ramp at the cost of 10k since they have a higher income there would be no undue burden .

Things like installing a handicapped railing in the bathroom would not be considered an undue burden and would have to be done .

[Second Home]

Providers are required to provide at their expense auxiliary aids and services needed for effective communication for people with disabilities when doing so would not be an undue burden .

providers have to make reasonable modifications to their policies and practices to integrate children and adults with disabilities .

You are not allowed to deny service to a disabled person if that service is one you already provide .
Example; if you diaper any child then you must diaper ALL children regardless of age or disability. If you administer any medication then you must administer ALL types of medication.

[Second Home]

a provider would be required to adapt meals and snack to meet dietary requirements since food allergies or people with diabetes are covered under the ADA.



In all honesty I tuned out of all the things the trainer said after about 2 hours . When students asked questions she was not happy to have to give answers . She just kept saying you can not do things just because you don't want to . She accused the class of being hostile and combative towards disabled children when all people were doing was asking questions .
She threw her pan as she began yelling at the class when asked why aren't there 2 types of classes one for centers and one for home day cares since many of the requirements are not easily done for homes. To which another student replied then maybe there should not be any people like you caring for children in their homes . And it went downhill even further from there .

[Baby Beluga]

Providers are required to provide at their expense auxiliary aids and services needed for effective communication for people with disabilities when doing so would not be an undue burden .

providers have to make reasonable modifications to their policies and practices to integrate children and adults with disabilities .

You are not allowed to deny service to a disabled person if that service is one you already provide .
Example; if you diaper any child then you must diaper ALL children regardless of age or disability. If you administer any medication then you must administer ALL types of medication.

So, let's say I have a child who is on a daily low dose antibiotic for 6 months for chronic ear infections and I administer this medication before nap time each day. Do I have to administer over the counter meds (Tylenol, etc) to a child who is teething or doesn't feel well per mom/dad?

Or is this saying that I can't be okay with administering medications to the child with the ear infections but deny administering medications to a diabetic child?

(just making this up btw)

[Maggie]

This, and some of the other new regulations, is the reason I've decided to call it quits after 20+ years. My license expires in January and I called my licensor last week to let her know I won't be renewing. She said there have been many providers quit after this last round of regulations were passed.

[Blackcat31]

So, let's say I have a child who is on a daily low dose antibiotic for 6 months for chronic ear infections and I administer this medication before nap time each day. Do I have to administer over the counter meds (Tylenol, etc) to a child who is teething or doesn't feel well per mom/dad?

Or is this saying that I can't be okay with administering medications to the child with the ear infections but deny administering medications to a diabetic child?

(just making this up btw)

The bolded one is what the rule is.

Just because you administer meds to one NON-disabled child does not mean you must dispense meds to ALL non-disabled children but you DO have to be willing to dispense meds for the diabetic child because THAT child IS covered under ADA rules, the child with teething symptoms that wants medication is NOT covered under ADA rules.

The child who is covered under ADA rules is the one you cannot refuse care or services to.

Teething is NOT covered under ADA rules as a disability...although some parents seem to think it is.... ::

Make sense?

[spedmommy4]

a provider would be required to adapt meals and snack to meet dietary requirements since food allergies or people with diabetes are covered under the ADA.



In all honesty I tuned out of all the things the trainer said after about 2 hours . When students asked questions she was not happy to have to give answers . She just kept saying you can not do things just because you don't want to . She accused the class of being hostile and combative towards disabled children when all people were doing was asking questions .
She threw her pan as she began yelling at the class when asked why aren't there 2 types of classes one for centers and one for home day cares since many of the requirements are not easily done for homes. To which another student replied then maybe there should not be any people like you caring for children in their homes . And it went downhill even further from there .

Upfront, I run a full inclusion program from my home. I have also worked in a full inclusion childcare center. Centers and homes are two very different environments and, unless a person has worked in both, they would be clueless.

Going in, I thought I would be able to be able to be able to accommodate a lot more than I am able to. I'm just not. My home isn't set up, nor can it be set up to accommodate some things the way that centers can. I also recently discovered that there are some behaviors that are unmanageable in a home environment. For example, I cannot fund an assistant to follow a child around ensuring that he/she doesn't get injured or injure another child. A center may be able to bring in student teachers for additional staffing.

Home and centers ARE different. Yes, the law applies to both settings but their are so many things that come into play when attempting to make accommodations in a home based setting. (Including but not limited to that you may not even have the right to make a modification beca use its a rental home)

[Baby Beluga]

The bolded one is what the rule is.

Just because you administer meds to one NON-disabled child does not mean you must dispense meds to ALL non-disabled children but you DO have to be willing to dispense meds for the diabetic child because THAT child IS covered under ADA rules, the child with teething symptoms that wants medication is NOT covered under ADA rules.

The child who is covered under ADA rules is the one you cannot refuse care or services to.

Teething is NOT covered under ADA rules as a disability...although some parents seem to think it is.... ::

Make sense?

It does, thanks!

Sometimes I am just too literal

[Play Care]

a provider would be required to adapt meals and snack to meet dietary requirements since food allergies or people with diabetes are covered under the ADA.



In all honesty I tuned out of all the things the trainer said after about 2 hours . When students asked questions she was not happy to have to give answers . She just kept saying you can not do things just because you don't want to . She accused the class of being hostile and combative towards disabled children when all people were doing was asking questions .
She threw her pan as she began yelling at the class when asked why aren't there 2 types of classes one for centers and one for home day cares since many of the requirements are not easily done for homes. To which another student replied then maybe there should not be any people like you caring for children in their homes . And it went downhill even further from there .

[Second Home]

So, let's say I have a child who is on a daily low dose antibiotic for 6 months for chronic ear infections and I administer this medication before nap time each day. Do I have to administer over the counter meds (Tylenol, etc) to a child who is teething or doesn't feel well per mom/dad?

Or is this saying that I can't be okay with administering medications to the child with the ear infections but deny administering medications to a diabetic child?


In order to deny the medication for the diabetic child you would not administer any medication to any child for any reason per your policies. And you could still be sued since administering the medication would fall under title ll , which is your policies.
It could be said that you changing a no medicine policy to one that allows medication administration is not an undue burden.

[Second Home]

Teething is NOT covered under ADA rules as a disability...although some parents seem to think it is....


But the trainer said it could be considered a disability because it effects the child's ability to eat , and IF the parent regards it as a disability and they are allowed to it would be covered.

Just about everything in the trainers opinion can be regarded as a disability as there does not need to be an actual medical diagnosis .They just have to be regarded as having an impairment.