Working with Children with Disabilities

Description:

This lesson discusses principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), methods to consider when implementing an inclusive child care plan, ways to adapt an existing child care program to make it inclusive, legal ramifications for noncompliance and availability of tax deductions for compliance with the ADA, and the benefits of, and barriers to, an inclusive child care program.

Objectives:

RECALL principles of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

RECALL principles of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

RECALL methods to consider when implementing an inclusive child care plan.

RECALL ways to adapt an existing child care program into an inclusive program for children with intellectual, hearing, learning, motor, and vision impairments.

RECALL legal ramifications for noncompliance and tax deductions available for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

RECALL barriers to, and benefits of, an inclusive child care program.