What is the test for making reasonable modifications in policies, practices or procedures at a public entity?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Martinez v. Cal. State Prison-Corcoran, Case No. 1:19-cv-0108 DAD BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2019):
"Generally, public entities must 'make reasonable modification in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability, unless the public entity can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.' " Pierce v. County of Orange, 526 F.3d 1190, 1215 (9th Cir. 2008) (quoting 28 C.F.R. 35.130(b)(7) ).
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