Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, one of the responsibilities of the Group Fitness Instructor is to provide "reasonable accommodation" to individuals with a disability. Which of the following is the BEST example of a reasonable accommodation?
A)Allowing a service dog to sit next to a class member during exercise class
B)Paying to have a second instructor present to individually guide a blind member through exercises
C)Requiring that the front two rows of cycles (12 cycles) in the indoor cycling room be vacated in order to provide room for a wheelchair
D)Requiring that the pool temperature be raised to 90° so the water temperature is therapeutic in nature

Question

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, one of the responsibilities of the Group Fitness Instructor is to provide "reasonable accommodation" to individuals with a disability. Which of the following is the BEST example of a reasonable accommodation?
A)Allowing a service dog to sit next to a class member during exercise class
B)Paying to have a second instructor present to individually guide a blind member through exercises
C)Requiring that the front two rows of cycles (12 cycles) in the indoor cycling room be vacated in order to provide room for a wheelchair
D)Requiring that the pool temperature be raised to >90° so the water temperature is therapeutic in nature

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Group Fitness Instructors are required to provide reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities as long as these accommodations do not cause undue hardship that requires additional or significant expense or difficulty. Service dogs should be allowed in the building and even in the exercise class room as long as they do not disrupt the class or cause a danger to others. In contrast, it would be unreasonable to expect a facility to always provide a second instructor, or to elevate the water temperature of an entire pool, or to prevent a dozen other people from using the equipment in order to "accommodate" one person.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, One of the Responsibilities