A reasonable alteration in policies, practices and procedures to provide equal opportunity for people with disabilities is called what?

• A. Accommodations
• B. Adaptation
• C. Adjustment
• D. Modification

Answer: (D)

A change to policies, practices, or procedures to give people with disabilities equal opportunity is called a modification. Under the ADA, modifications mean altering the policy itself to include accessibility, not just changing how services are delivered. For example, changing a no-pets policy to allow a service animal, or adjusting a policy so that someone with a disability can participate on the same terms as others, are modifications. This differs from accommodations, which are adjustments to the way services are provided without changing the underlying policy (such as providing a sign language interpreter or extra time for a test). Terms like adaptation or adjustment aren’t the standard ADA language, making modification the correct concept here.