Comments on: pitython addendum http://www.disabilitypride.com/2007/09/04/pitython-addendum/ the intersection of parenting with a disability and parenting kids with disabilities Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Carrie Ann Lucas http://www.disabilitypride.com/2007/09/04/pitython-addendum/#comment-4980 Carrie Ann Lucas Fri, 07 Sep 2007 21:11:01 +0000 http://www.disabilitypride.com/2007/09/04/pitython-addendum/#comment-4980 I don't know of any specific case law that supports your position, and have heard of some that has held that schools are not required to provide these accommodations. If the child has disabilities, the parent and the child have rights under special education laws that could entitle the child to transportation, regardless of distance to school. In the absence of the child having a disability, the parent can request a reasonable modification of policies, practices and procedures. There are a lot of factors that go into whether a modification is reasonable, and whether the school is providing program access, but if there is a bus that passes the family's house, for example, it may be a reasonable modification for the bus to stop to pick up the child. If the parent lives in Colorado, she can contact the Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities at 303.839.1775 for help. I don’t know of any specific case law that supports your position, and have heard of some that has held that schools are not required to provide these accommodations.

If the child has disabilities, the parent and the child have rights under special education laws that could entitle the child to transportation, regardless of distance to school.

In the absence of the child having a disability, the parent can request a reasonable modification of policies, practices and procedures. There are a lot of factors that go into whether a modification is reasonable, and whether the school is providing program access, but if there is a bus that passes the family’s house, for example, it may be a reasonable modification for the bus to stop to pick up the child.

If the parent lives in Colorado, she can contact the Center for Rights of Parents with Disabilities at 303.839.1775 for help.

]]> By: Joan Curtiss http://www.disabilitypride.com/2007/09/04/pitython-addendum/#comment-4976 Joan Curtiss Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:11:36 +0000 http://www.disabilitypride.com/2007/09/04/pitython-addendum/#comment-4976 I have a mom who is blind and has problems walking her kindergartener to school. The bus says the child lives too close to the school for a bus to pick her up and take her home. Do you know of any caselaw that the school should accommodate the blind mom even though the child is sighted? Sounds discriminatory to me. I have a mom who is blind and has problems walking her kindergartener to school. The bus says the child lives too close to the school for a bus to pick her up and take her home. Do you know of any caselaw that the school should accommodate the blind mom even though the child is sighted? Sounds discriminatory to me.

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