Stacy Hart New England ADA Center 200 Portland St.  Boston, MA Shart@NewEnglandADA.org

1. ADA Updates: Participating in Sports is a Natural and Fun Part of Community Involvement Stacy Hart New England ADA Center 200 Portland St.  Boston, MA Shart@NewEnglandADA.org 1-800-949-4232 11/26/13

2. New England ADA Center member of 1-800-949-4232 voice/TTY Funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

3. A Project of Institute for Human Centered Design An international design non-profit dedicated to enhancing the experiences of people of all ages and abilities through excellence in design www.HumanCenteredDesign.org

4. Structure of ADA Title I – Employment Title II – State and local government Title III – Access to places of public accommodation Title IV – Telecommunications (i.e. Relay System) Title V – Miscellaneous

5. Goals • ADA 2010 Standards for recreational facilities • Camp Policies • Reasonable Modification of Policies Practice & Procedures

6. Let’s look at the Recreation Standardspools, playgrounds, routes to ball fields

7. Children’s Play Areas Photos from U.S. Access Board

8. Children’s Play Areas Accessible route to one of each type of ground level play component

9. Children’s Play Areas Accessible route to play component must be stable, firm and slip resistant Photos from U.S. Access Board

10. Children’s Play Areas Engineered wood products can work if they are installed correctly and maintained to be stable, firm and slip resistant Photos from U.S. Access Board

11. Children’s Play Areas Transfer platforms to get to upper level play components Photos from U.S. Access Board

12. Children’s Play Areas Ramp required in play areas with 20 or more elevated play components. Photos from U.S. Access Board

13. Swimming Poolsand Spas

14. Pool Access >300 linear ftof swimming pool wall <300 linear ftof swimming pool wall: Or

15. Sporting Facility Photo from U.S. Access Board Guides

16. Outside Accessible Route Stable Firm Slip resistant

17. Team Player Seating Area Photo from U.S. Access Board Guides

18. Locker Room Access Photo from U.S. Access Board Guides

19. Access to Exercise Equipment Photo from U.S. Access Board Guides

20. What About You?? Do you offer Boating activities? Lake or Pond activities? Trails? Horseback riding?

22. Reasonable Modification of Policies, Practices and Procedures

23. Reasonable Modification of Policies, Practices and Procedures When the modification is necessary to afford goods or services to a person with a disability unless the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods or services.

24. Service Animals

25. ADA Service Animal Definition Any dog individually trained to do work or provide tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability 1.1

26. Blind Low Vision Deaf Hard of Hearing

27. People who Have Epilepsy

28. Other examples of work or tasks • Providing physical assistance • Providing non-violent protection or rescue work • Alerting individuals to the presence of allergens • Helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors

29. Not considered work or tasks • The crime deterrent effects of animal's presence • The provision of • emotional support • well-being • comfort • companionship 1.1

30. You May Ask • You may ask if the dog is a service animal required because of a disability • You may ask what work or task the animal has been trained to provide 1.1

31. Scenario + Discussion 1.1

32. Scenario + Discussion • Ms. R is attending an event at your facility. • She has a service dog because of a disability. • The service dog starts to bark when someone passes by. • What do you do?

33. Service Animals Must be under control of owner at all times (on leash except in narrow circumstances)

34. Miniature Horses 1.1

35. Scenario + Discussion • Ms. D is a veteran who has a Traumatic Brain Injury. • She use a Segway to move about her environment. • Ms. D arrives at your facility with her family. • What do you do?

36. Camp Should be Accessiblefor All Children

37. The Law Says…. When the modification is necessary to afford goods or services to a person with a disability unless the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods or services.

38. What You Can’t Do…. • Medical documentation regarding their children's ability to participate • Screen out children with disabilities You Can…… • Ask for information necessary to ensure a child’s safety

39. DOJ Settlement 4 Children Epilepsy Diabetes 08/16/12 Asthma 05/01/12 07/01/08 02/18/10

40. DOJ Settlement 4 Children Program Access Beach Babies Learning Center NJ Apple Tree Children’s Center Iowa Push My Swing SC 06/28/11 04/03/13 09/13/09

41. Scenario + Discussion • A child with a learning disability joins the soccer team. • The coach believes that students with learning disabilities are unable to play well under the pressures of a game and decides not to play her. • In his opinion, having her participate in team practices is good enough. • What do you think?

42. Scenario + Discussion • A camper in blue cabin is deaf. • He asks the for a visual cue simultaneous to the starter pistol during color wars. • The camp personnel refuses the request due to concern that use of a visual cue may distract other competitors and trigger complaints. • What do you think?

43. Contact Me With Any Questions Thank You!! Stacy Hart, New England ADA Center Shart@NewEnglandADA.org 1-800-949-4232

44. Recreational Boating Facilities

45. Fishing Piers and Platforms Photos from U.S. Access Board Guides

46. Fishing Piers and Platforms Photos from U.S. Access Board

47. Reasonable Modification of Policies, Practices and Procedures • Permit use of miniature horse by individual with a disability if miniature horse individually trained to do work or perform tasks for benefit of individual

48. Miniature Horses • The regulations include Assessment Factors in allowing or restricting horses • Size/weight of animal and size of facility • Whether the miniature horse is housebroken • Whether the miniature horse´s presence in a facility compromises legitimate safety requirements 1.1

49. DOJ Settlement AgreementReasonable Modification Medication Administration Policy • Toddlers 'N Tots-in the administration of Diastat to ensure that a child with epilepsy has full and equal opportunity to participate in a daycare center's programs. (8/16/12) • Town of Rocky Hill, CT-to enable a child with diabetes to participate in summer camp (5/1/12) • The Children’s House, Inc.-to accommodate a child with a disability in need of asthma medication (2/18/10) • RaynorCountry Day School-denied admission to a summer camp for two individuals as a result of their diabetes (7/1/08)

50. DOJ Settlement AgreementReasonable Modification • The Apple Tree Children's Center Iowa- to allow children with disabilities, including children with Down Syndrome, an equal opportunity to attend the preschool (4/3/13) • Beach Babies Learning Center, to ensure that children with disabilities, including autism, have full and equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the center's programs (6/28/11) • Push My Swing, Inc., Camden, SC-admission of a child with a mobility disability to a day care center (9/14/08)