The report also found districts identified other projects that kept buildings functioning as priorities, such as roofing and heating. Additionally, it suggested that in the rush to make schools safe and secure in an era of gun violence, schools sacrifice accessibility improvements and often inadvertently make schools unsafe and insecure for students with disabilities.
The report was released on the 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a 1990 civil rights law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities in schools, workplaces and other areas of public life.
