• Individuals with limited English proficiency frequently face barriers to accessing applied behavior analysis (ABA) services.
• Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act prohibits discrimination by healthcare providers, on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin (which includes patients’ language).
• To comply with Section 1557, ABA providers must take reasonable steps like providing interpretation services to ensure meaningful access to services for patients with limited English proficiency.
Kornack, J., Cernius, A., & Persicke, A. (2019). The diversity is in the details: Unintentional language discrimination in the practice of applied behavior analysis. Behavior Analysis in Practice, 12(4), 879-886. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-019-00377-y