Teens lobby for curriculum on disability rights
June 15th, 2008From the Newark Star-Ledger:
Students in Morris County, New Jersey, are lobbying state lawmakers for a required disability awareness curriculum that would be taught in all New Jersey public schools, from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The students are mentors with Pathways for Exceptional Children, a nonprofit group based in Montville that provides programs for children with disabilities and their families.
“There’s so much lack of acceptance,” said one student. “A lot of that stems from lack of information. Children don’t understand about kids with disabilities.”
States that require the teaching of disability awareness include West Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Idaho and Washington.
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