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01. June 2008: Children and Safety Belts - Michigan Law as of July 1, 2008
In February 2008, an article was posted regarding this topic, essentially describing that if your child is age 4 or older, the law does not require a booster or car seat. This will no longer be the law as of July 1, 2008. ...More29. February 2008: Child Care Providers and Accommodation of Disabled Children
Question:What are the rights of a child when a child care provider refuses attendance to a child recently diagnosed with Type I Diabetes? The provider is unwilling to accommodate the child. I understand federal law in regards to daycares, preschools and school accommodations but what about a child care center that accepts money from the state. Would it be subject to federal law?
The Michigan Disabilities Act requires the centers to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled children. The Office of Civil Rights has ruled that diabetes care tasks are not unreasonable, yet in the settlement with KinderCare, insulin was not required to be provided as a reasonable accommodation. The failure to provide insulin would render the accommodation useless in that these children must have insulin to live. Am I to understand that there is not access to child care for a child with Type I Diabetes unless it is run by the school? ...More