PROVIDENCE — The Boys & Girls Club of East Providence, R.I., has settled allegations that the organization was unwilling to accommodate a child with autism and denied the boy and at least one other child with disabilities admission to its camp program from summer to kindergarten. .

Under the terms of the settlement, announced Tuesday, the Boys & Girls Club will pay $20,000 to those children and their parents and promised to make “reasonable adjustments” to allow children with disabilities to attend Kinder Camp, its free eight-week summer. camp, the files show.

“Summer fun is for everyone, and when it comes to summer camp, the (Americans with Disabilities Act) is clear that no one should be left out because of a disability,” said U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha of Rhode Island. statement.

Erin Gilliatt, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of East Providence, said the club has updated all “ADA-related club policies and procedures and well-trained staff to ensure full compliance.”

“As a youth-serving organization fully committed to non-discriminatory practices, we always aim to meet and accept young people as they are – our commitment to our club members, their families and our community is unwavering,” Gilliatt said in -a statement shared with the Globe on Wednesday.

A mother alleged that her autistic son was discriminated against by the club when it “denied her child the opportunity to participate in one of its summer camp programs based on his disability,” according to the settlement agreement.

Enrollment in the camp opened last spring and was made available to children entering kindergarten in East Providence schools, the document states.

An investigation by federal prosecutors reportedly found that parents who applied were required to explain “any academic or behavioral accommodations and submit a copy of the child’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP),” the agreement states.

The mother sent a copy of her son’s IEP in June and told the club’s director of education “the only accommodations her son would need to participate is that he is allowed to use his speech device for communication and that staff encourages him to use the bathroom and join in group activities with other children,” the settlement filing states.

“The director of education refused to provide the accommodations and canceled the plaintiff’s summer camp registration,” the settlement said.

IEPs were also received for five other children with disabilities, according to the filing.

Four of them were also denied admission, although that decision was later overturned for three children after their parents complained to the club, the document said. The fourth was also allowed to participate after it was explained to him that “the child’s behaviors improved after the IEP was written and he would not need accommodations,” the settlement agreement states.

“Plaintiff and another guardian of a child were not aware of an appeal or complaint process, nor was the associate director (of the club) aware that those children had been denied admission to Kinder Camp,” the agreement states. “As a result, their children were unable to participate in (the club’s) free Kinder Camp program and had to seek alternative childcare arrangements for the summer.”

Under the terms of the settlement, the club contested the investigation’s findings and argued that it did not discriminate against children.

The club agreed to evaluate each camp application on a case-by-case basis and report to federal officials on its compliance for two years, among other measures.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has now reached four settlement agreements with local camps over alleged ADA violations, according to prosecutors.

In January, the office reached an agreement with the Greater Providence YMCA in response to allegations that a child with cystic fibrosis was unable to attend Camp Fuller last year because the YMCA refused to change its medication policy to accommodate him.

The latest agreement “should serve as a reminder that this office will stand up to ensure that children with disabilities have access to the activities and services required by law,” Cunha said.

Christopher Gavin can be reached at [email protected].