Following a two-year federal investigation completed last month, the U.S. Attorney’s office has found that more than eight of 10 of New York City’s public elementary schools are not “fully accessible” to people with disabilities.
Moreover, according to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, “six of the city’s school districts, serving over 50,000 elementary school students, do not have a single school that is fully accessible to people with disabilities.”
“How can it be, 25 yrs after the ADA passed, 83% of NYC elem schools are NOT fully accessible to kids w/disabilities” Bharara tweeted.
