A Brief Pause Part II: A Question About Schooling

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a group of parents with very young children. All of whom are dealing with some form of physical disability. The major question that all of them had on their mind was - how do I find the approriate place to send my child? Where is a place that would provide the right services & adaptive tools that would benefit my child?

The one issue that was most surprising is that there was a minimal amount of services to meet the needs of these group of parents. Now what makes this situation a bit problematic is that this is in New York City. In this metropolitian city it is hard to believe that innovative services & education is not provided to this demographic.

The question one asks is why not? The second question is what can be done? There is a moral question that arises - why isn't a society providing the infastructure to help the needs of these children that can be active and productive members of society if given the chance. There are many questions here, my hope is that we can find some answers.