With so much emphasis being placed on ensuring students with disabilities receive an adequate education, the issue of access to extracurricular athletics is often overlooked. Until recently. On January 25, 2013, the United States Department of Education (DOE), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” advising school districts of their responsibility to serve students with disabilities in extracurricular athletic programs. For more information and a copy of the letter please visit our website.
