Disabilities

Office of Civil Rights Issues New Guidance on Access to Extracurricular Athletics

Office of Civil Rights Issues New Guidance on Access to Extracurricular Athletics

In June 2010, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that found that students with disabilities were not being afforded an equal opportunity to participate in extracurricular athletics in public elementary and secondary schools. The GAO emphasized that participation in extracurricular athletics provides important health and social benefits to all student, particularly those with disabilities. You can read the entire report here.