Housing (3.5.4)
Restroom (3.5.5)
This principle requires care providers to protect a child's sexual orientaion and gender identity information and only share it when medically necessary or requested by the child.
What is confidentiality?
These private meetings screen children for possible trafficking concerns.
What are confidential legal consolations.
This federal law/act requires ORR to ensure nondiscrimination and equal access for children with disabilities.
What is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
Children in ORR custody are presumed to have a disability if they meet criteria defined in this federal statue.
What is 42 U.S.C 12102 ?
What is the Initial Medical Examination?
When housing an intersex child, care providers must consider this personal factor rather than relying only on physical anatomy or identity?
What is the child's self-identification?
This presentation educates unaccompanied children about their legal rights while in ORR custody.
What is a Know Your Rights (KYR) presentation?
ORR must place children with disabilities in this type of setting whenever possible and appropriate.
What is the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs?
A disability includes a physical or mental condition that substantially limits participation in these activities.
What are major life activities?
A child may be identified as having a disability if it is apparent at admission or discovered during this type of evaluation.
What is a medical or mental health evaluation?
If staff are unsure how to handle conflicts between state licensing standards and a child's housing assignment, they must contact this ORR representative.
Who is the ORR/FSS?
besides legal screenings, unaccompanied children may also receive this type of help in immigration proceedings.
What is direct legal representation?
ORR must make these changes to programs, services, or equipment so children with disabilities can access care equally.
What are reasonable modifications?
A condition is not considered a disability if it is minor within this time frame.
What is six (6) months or less?
Care providers must promptly provide these to support children with known or apparent disabilities.
What are auxiliary aids and services, supports, and reasonable accommodations or program modifications?
Adding privacy curtains, allowing use of nearby restroom, or creating a separate changing schedule are examples of accommodations for this type of concern.
What are restroom and dressing area privacy or safety concerns?
If in person meetings are not possible, these two alternates may be used for legal counseling.
What are telephone or teleconference meeting?
All children in ORR care, including those with disabilities, must be placed in this type of setting-based on their best interests.
What is the least restrictive settings?
A child may still be considered to have a disability even if they can perform life activities with this type of help.
What is assistance such as, medication, accommodations, services, or assistive technology?
If services are needed to meet disability related needs, they must document this individualized plan.
What is the individualized Section 504 Service Plan?
The overarching responsibility requires care providers to ensure that sensitive information or housing decisions do not put a child's health, safety, or well-being at risk.
What is protecting the child's health and safety?
This must be provided so children can communicate privately and confidentially with their attorney or legal service provider.
What is a private enclosed area for legal communications?
Concerns about discrimination under ORR's Nondiscrimination Notice should be sent to this email address.
what is uachearings@acf.hhs.gov ?
Determining whether eyeglasses or contact lenses qualify as a disability-related condition may require guidance from this type of professional.
Who is a medical professional?
When a care provider cannot meet a child's disability relate needs even with ORR support, they must immediately inform this ORR official.
Who is the ORR Project Officer (PO) or Contract Officer Representative (COR)?