Reasonable Accommodation Policy
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION & DISCRIMINATION POLICY ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY
Adopted February 2023
Boys and Girls Club of Stamford, Inc. (hereafter “BGCS”) is committed to making its programs and activities available on a nondiscriminatory basis as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
BGCS will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability with regard to the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, privileges, advantages and accommodations. BGCS will make reasonable accommodations to its programs for children with disabilities, both new applicants and those already enrolled, to permit them to participate in its programs in the most integrated setting possible, unless BGCS can demonstrate that making the accommodations would fundamentally alter the nature of its goods and services.
Individualized Assessment and Reasonable Modification
When informed that a child with a disability has applied to participate in one of the BGCS programs, BGCS will promptly schedule an initial meeting with the child’s parent or guardian, and follow-up meetings as needed, to discuss what accommodations (if any) are needed to ensure a safe environment for the child and others. BGCS will also provide a written copy of this Policy upon request.
When a request for accommodation is made, BGCS will individually assess the needs of the child on whose behalf the request is made and will address each request for accommodation on a case-by-case basis. BGCS will work with families to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with this Policy and applicable laws and may, to that end, request certain documentation concerning the child’s needs. Absent extenuating circumstances, BGCS will provide the parent/ guardian with a decision on the request for reasonable accommodation within twenty (20) business days of the initial meeting between BGCS and the child’s parent or guardian.
If an agreement cannot be reached for BGCS to provide reasonable accommodations, BGCS will notify the parent/ guardian, in writing, of the accommodations BGCS will provide (if any) and which accommodations it will not provide. Pursuant to the ADA, BGCS may choose not to provide accommodation if that accommodation would fundamentally alter the nature of its service, program, or activity.
Individualized Assessment and Reasonable Modification
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact Rowena Track, Chief Executive Officer at the Boys and Girls Club of Stamford, Inc.; 203-324-0594 (ext. 101) or rtrack@bgcastamford.org.
