Public Access America

A May 6th subcommittees meeting:Committee on Education & LaborTwitter @EdLaborCmteSource link - Event ID=112581https://youtu.be/v6IAmKnNdlMToday, we meet to discuss how the pandemic has affected students with disabilities and our responsibility toensure they have access to free and appropriate education.As this subcommittee has established, the pandemic has disrupted the education and lives of tens of millions ofstudents across the country. But no group of students has lost more access to education during these lifesavingclassroom closures than students with disabilities.To understand why, we must examine the long-standing barriers to quality education for students with disabilitiesand how the pandemic has exacerbated these barriers.For students with disabilities, the promise of equal educational opportunity in federal law is grounded in a basicguarantee: access to free and appropriate public education—in the least restrictive environment—that meets theirneeds.Under the Rehabilitation Act and Individuals