Breanna
Mrs.Olson
English comp
Taking a Stand essay
2/21/17
Fighting for accessibility in USD 227
Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the feet of many Hodgeman County High school students as they walk up the long set of stairs headed to the classrooms. It’s not always that easy. What about those who are permanently disabled or those with injuries that prohibit them from going up the stairs? Those students have rights just like all the other students attending USD 227, they should have the right to go up or down stairs and to be in the class with their classmates. Students who are permanently disabled or those with injuries should have a way to get upstairs as they choose by either installing an elevator or a ramp.
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It’s called the ADA, so what is the ADA? ADA is the abbreviation for American Disabled Association. Under the ADA is another law, it is for those who are disabled and attend school. This law is known as IDEA, or Individual with Disabilities Education Act. What is the purpose of IDEA you may ask? According to Andrew Lee “ It is to protect the rights of disabled children and give them and their parents a chance to be heard.” According to the Free Advice Staff “schools must provide five accommodations, accessibility, transportation, classroom, physical education and discipline.” “IDEA helps to protect people with over thirteen different kinds of diseases” according to Andrew. So what is under the ADA rule? Well let me tell you it’s something that Hodgeman county High school does not have. The Free Advice Staff states ”all classrooms must be wheelchair accessible, which includes the installation of an elevator in any school that is two stories or more.” So why doesn’t our school have to follow this rule? I don’t know the answer to this, but this information seems to be very intriguing to me. How is our school, USD 227 getting away with this? According to the Advice staff the IDEA states that “ students should be placed in normal classroom settings as much as possible.” How is this possible when more than half of our classes are
Mrs.Olson
English comp
Taking a Stand essay
2/21/17
Fighting for accessibility in USD 227
Stomp, stomp, stomp goes the feet of many Hodgeman County High school students as they walk up the long set of stairs headed to the classrooms. It’s not always that easy. What about those who are permanently disabled or those with injuries that prohibit them from going up the stairs? Those students have rights just like all the other students attending USD 227, they should have the right to go up or down stairs and to be in the class with their classmates. Students who are permanently disabled or those with injuries should have a way to get upstairs as they choose by either installing an elevator or a ramp.
“USD 227 will …show more content…
It’s called the ADA, so what is the ADA? ADA is the abbreviation for American Disabled Association. Under the ADA is another law, it is for those who are disabled and attend school. This law is known as IDEA, or Individual with Disabilities Education Act. What is the purpose of IDEA you may ask? According to Andrew Lee “ It is to protect the rights of disabled children and give them and their parents a chance to be heard.” According to the Free Advice Staff “schools must provide five accommodations, accessibility, transportation, classroom, physical education and discipline.” “IDEA helps to protect people with over thirteen different kinds of diseases” according to Andrew. So what is under the ADA rule? Well let me tell you it’s something that Hodgeman county High school does not have. The Free Advice Staff states ”all classrooms must be wheelchair accessible, which includes the installation of an elevator in any school that is two stories or more.” So why doesn’t our school have to follow this rule? I don’t know the answer to this, but this information seems to be very intriguing to me. How is our school, USD 227 getting away with this? According to the Advice staff the IDEA states that “ students should be placed in normal classroom settings as much as possible.” How is this possible when more than half of our classes are