Are There Enough Access To Education
Are there enough access to education for children with disabilities?
The main objective is to assess the main barriers to education for student with disabilities in NYC. There are many obstacles children with disabilities face daily, one of their biggest obstacle is having equal access to education. Children with disabilities have many barriers limiting their access to education. Some of these barriers are: Inadequate funding: This was listed as the main reason for delayed and less special education services. Most of the time, decisions of special needs accommodation are made based on consideration of budgetary instead of the needs of students with disabilities. Physical Inaccessibility: Students with disabilities continue to encounter physical …show more content…
Most of the times students need to have showed struggle in an academic area, and have been provided in-school intervention which is called “Response to Intervention or “RTI”. If a student continues to struggle after RTI, the school district recommends that the child get evaluated by a neuropsychologist or educational psychologist. The student may then receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) if it’s determined that they require additional support. The IEP is supposed to state what services the student requires, what their goals are, and what accommodations they need.
The research question in this proposal is: Are there enough access to education for children with disabilities? I will be looking at NYC school requirements for students with disabilities and parent’s requirements.
Based on my research and the families that I work with daily, I believe that there are not enough services available to students with disabilities to meet their needs and requirements. Access to school for children with disabilities is often limited because of a lack of understanding about their needs, lack of teachers training, different form of barriers in the school environment, classroom support and learning resources and
The main objective is to assess the main barriers to education for student with disabilities in NYC. There are many obstacles children with disabilities face daily, one of their biggest obstacle is having equal access to education. Children with disabilities have many barriers limiting their access to education. Some of these barriers are: Inadequate funding: This was listed as the main reason for delayed and less special education services. Most of the time, decisions of special needs accommodation are made based on consideration of budgetary instead of the needs of students with disabilities. Physical Inaccessibility: Students with disabilities continue to encounter physical …show more content…
Most of the times students need to have showed struggle in an academic area, and have been provided in-school intervention which is called “Response to Intervention or “RTI”. If a student continues to struggle after RTI, the school district recommends that the child get evaluated by a neuropsychologist or educational psychologist. The student may then receive an Individualized Education Program (IEP) if it’s determined that they require additional support. The IEP is supposed to state what services the student requires, what their goals are, and what accommodations they need.
The research question in this proposal is: Are there enough access to education for children with disabilities? I will be looking at NYC school requirements for students with disabilities and parent’s requirements.
Based on my research and the families that I work with daily, I believe that there are not enough services available to students with disabilities to meet their needs and requirements. Access to school for children with disabilities is often limited because of a lack of understanding about their needs, lack of teachers training, different form of barriers in the school environment, classroom support and learning resources and