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MARCH 23, 2000
Disability Council urges better enforcement
of civil rights law for children with disabilities
‘ WASHINGTON, B.C.
Every state and the District of
(Plumbia is out of compliance with
e Individuals with Disabilities
ucation Act (IDEA) require
nts, according to the National
uncil on Disability’s (NCD)
egaluation of nearly two decades
of federal enforcement.
CD released its report “Back
td School on Civil Rights” detail
ing the enforcement and imple
ntation of IDEA, during aJan.
23 news conference in Washing
tan, D.C. The report is the second
irt the NCD's “Unequal Protec
tipn, Under the Law” series of in
ddpendent analysis of federal civil
rights enforcement for Americans
with disabilities. The report of
fers recommendations to the
Pgesident and Congress on how
IREA can be better enforced
his study confirms what chil
dmen with disabilities have repeat
edly told NCD, that noncompli
u:iw has persisted in some states
over many years,” said Marca
Btisto, NCD chairperson. “This
ngncompliance has placed enor
mbus burdens on children and
fapuilies.”
'nfortunately, the burden is
often more severe for low-income
arid minority families. “Minori
tigs with disabilities get hit with
digcrimination twice because they
have a disability and they are a
mjnority,” explained NCD vice
chguir Hughley Walker, a judge in
(;?urgvmwn, 8C
Countless numbers of children
with disabilities, especially those
frgm low-income, ethnic and ra-
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Hughey Walker, NCD vice chair.
cial minority or rural communi
ties are still not receiving the full
benefit of the law,” Bristo added
“They struggle daily to obtain the
services and support they need to
learn.”
Carolyn Cooper was entangled
in such a struggle for years. Coo
per, now president of the United
Advocates for Children of Califor
nia, told the gathering about the
many difficulties she faced with
the education system while try
ing to obtain proper schooling for
her “emotionally challenged and
learning disabled’son, Titus. She
said the various authorities in
California were “unresponsive
and worthless.” She said her son
finally received the Individual
ized Education Program when he
was 21 years old
Sadly, however, soon after get
ting the appropriate education
program, “my child, my boy was
shot down,” Cooper said. “But |
have not given up the good fight”
to seek hklp for children with dis-
The NCD study found that many
parents of children with disabili
ties, like Cooper, spend endiess
resources confronting obstacles to
their child’s basic right to have an
appropriate education, often at
the expense of their personal lives,
their financial livelihoods and
their careers.
The reports also showed that
the Department of Education un
der Secretary Richard Riley, has
been more effective in using sanc
tions than previous administra
tions. However, Bristo stressed
that NCD'’s evaluation spanned
several administrations: Clinton,
Bush, Reagan, Carter and Ford.
Bristo thanked Riley for “his ef
forts to improve enforcement of
IDEA, an important civil rights
law that directly affects children
with disabilities.”
Walker urged responsible fed
eral officials to improve their en
forcement of IDEA. “Let’s stop
doing wrong to our kids,” he said.
“Let’s do the right thing — not the
easy thing - and educate all of our
children.”
NCD is an independent federal
agency charged with advising the
President and Congress on public
policy affecting people with dis
abilities. It is currently coordi
nating a multi-year study on the
implementation and enforcement
of the American with Disabilities
Act and other civil rights laws
For more information, contact
M.S. Quigley at 202-272-2004 or
visit NCD'’s award-winning web
site at http://www .ncd.gov.
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