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  • Chancellor promises ‘significant investment’ in accessible schools after report finds 80% block kids with disabilities

    Oct 11, 2018

    10.10.2018 | New York Daily News | City schools Chancellor Richard Carranza vowed to make a “significant investment” in creating more accessible public schools on Wednesday after a report found that only 335 of 1,818 public schools in the city are barrier-free for students with disabilities. The Advocates for Children analysis also revealed that one central Brooklyn school district has no fully accessible schools at all — and even schools for students with severe disabilities lack needed wheelchair ramps and elevators…Advocates for Children Special Education Policy Coordinator Maggie Moroff said the city should spend another $750 million to make at least one-third of schools in each school district fully accessible by 2024. Read article

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