YMCA, Austin family spar over care of boy with diabetes
March 25th, 2008
From the Austin [Texas] American-Statesman:
Elaine MacLaughlin says the Southwest Branch of the YMCA in Austin should monitor the blood sugar levels of her son Miles during a Mother’s Day Out Program because his Type 1 diabetes is protected by federal law. The nonprofit group disagrees, saying that diabetes is not a disability and the program doesn’t have a paid staff member to provide such care.
… To Advocacy Inc. — a federally-financed nonprofit group that defends the rights of people with disabilities — the case isn’t about baby-sitting.
“Nondisabled children are allowed to be in the program without their parents’ presence on site,” said Advocacy lawyer Lucy Wood, who is representing the MacLaughlins. “YMCA’s refusal to make the accommodation is thus a form of discrimination.”
See earlier post: California schools to assist students with diabetes


