Lawsuit Claims Ohio YMCA Violated ADA

A Cincinnati woman is suing the Great Miami Valley YMCA claiming that the organization discriminated against her six year old son who has Down syndrome. The lawsuit alleges that the YMCA is violating the federal American with Disabilities Act, the federal Rehabilitation Act and Ohio law by not attempting to make “reasonable accommodations” for Steven.

According to Denise Watts, the YMCA would not allow her son Steven to attend a summer camp and the suggested that he instead go to a summer camp with programming designed for children with disabilities.

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