Public Advocate highlights DOE failures to support students with disabilities

By Isabel Song Beer

Posted on September 22, 2022

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams spoke at a hearing with the Committee on Education, highlighting what he said are failures of the Department of Education (DOE) in their abilities to meet the needs of disabled students.

Williams discussed the consequences of inadequate services and inaccessible infrastructure for students while pushing for passage of his legislation which would require the DOE to report annually on how many indoor and outdoor school facilities comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.