A place for students, parents, educators, and supporters of New York's students to connect and bring meaningful and positive reform to New York's schools.
The members of the Action for Reform in Special Education (ARISE) Coalition have joined together to provide a collective and powerful voice in support of students with disabilities and learning differences in New York City public schools. We seek to improve day-to-day experiences and long-term outcomes for these students and champion systemic reform to:
Improve services and support for students with disabilities and learning differences;
Assure meaningful inclusion and integration;
Promote greater transparency and accountability;
Mitigate practices that lead to discrimination and disproportionality in rates of referral, suspension, and segregated placements; and
Increase positive outcomes and options for all students.
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In December 2021, as City leaders prepared for the transition to a new administration, the ARISE Coalition, the NYC Department of Education, and AFC jointly hosted a Literacy Summit to build a shared vision for universal literacy.
Inclusion Requires Participation: Conference on Assistive Technology
In April 2013, the ARISE Coalition and partners convened a panel of seven students with disabilities, who shared their experiences using Assistive Technology solutions to address learning, communication, and physical challenges in their classrooms.
