New OCR Guidance Lays Out School District Responsibility To Provide Equal Opportunities

With much emphasis being placed on ensuring that students with disabilities are receiving an adequate education, the issue of access to extracurricular athletics is often overlooked. A June 2010, report published by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that students with disabilities are not being afforded an equal opportunity to participate in extracurricular athletics in public elementary and secondary schools