Classers, lovely to have you back!

In this post, we’re going to start taking a look at projects. As you recall from our earliest posts, we will initially be focusing on projects based in New York and New Jersey. As we blog more, we’ll then diversify our focus on outreach for classrooms and projects in other locations across the US.

In Our New York Quick Facts post, we learned that about 17% of all students enrolled in K-12 have disabilities. In an article reported by the NYDailyNews in 2018, more than 80% of schools in New York City are inaccessible to students with disabilities and special needs. In some districts, like District 16 of Bed Stuy, not one school is fully accessible. Schools fail to provide accessible buildings and classrooms, bathrooms, playgrounds/play areas, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and accessibility resources such as ramps, elevators,  accessibility signage, closed captioning and sign language interpretation tools, proper PA systems, wide doorways, large print materials, Braille, and/or raised lettering signs/labels.

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