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Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS

Can a public accommodation charge for reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, or procedures, or for the provision of communication aids and services?

No. A public accommodation may not impose a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the costs necessary to provide nondiscriminatory treatment. For example:

  • A law firm routinely prepares wills and trusts. A woman with AIDS who recently has experienced vision loss requests that the firm draft her will and guardianship papers, and requests that the firm provide her with all drafts of her documents in large print. The law firm cannot charge the woman extra for preparing the documents in large print.

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