The history and purpose of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

1. Summarize the history and purpose of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
2. Referring to Appendix A (Selected Questions from Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACT)) in the textbook, complete the Read-Reflect-Discuss exercise and questions at the end of Chapter 1.

Read-Reflect-Discuss – Welcoming Patricia pp.11

1. Identify the factors in Appendix A that Marianne took into consideration to ensure that she was complying with the Americans with Disability Act.
2. Based on Appendix A, what other questions would be helpful to ask to understand Patricia’s needs?
3. Thinking ahead, what are some of the benefits and challenges that might arise from including Patricia?