Reasonable Modification or Fundamental Alteration? Recent Developments in ADA Caselaw and Implications for Behavioral Health Policy

Authors

Sara J. Rosenbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
Joel B. Teitelbaum, George Washington UniversityFollow
D. Richard Mauery, George Washington University
Alexandra M. Stewart, George Washington UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2-2003

Publisher

Center for Health Services Research and Policy, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University

Series

Behavioral Health Issue Brief Series No. 21

Keywords

Mental Health; Disabilities

Abstract

This issue brief examines the concept of fundamental alteration under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); specifically it considers when proposed modifications of public programs under Title II of the ADA will be considered to amount to the type of fundamental alteration that lies beyond judicial power to compel. The issue of when a program change constitutes a fundamental alteration is important in state community integration planning efforts, since these types of changes will require legislative action.

Recommended Citation

Rosenbaum, Sara J.; Teitelbaum, Joel B.; Mauery, D. Richard; and Stewart, Alexandra M., "Reasonable Modification or Fundamental Alteration? Recent Developments in ADA Caselaw and Implications for Behavioral Health Policy" (2003). Health Policy and Management Issue Briefs. Paper 6.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_policy_briefs/6

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