tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post6811181869681969746..comments2024-03-09T03:53:10.077-05:00Comments on NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT: Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara Scolds the NYC Department of Education For Not Making Schools Accessible To Disabled ChildrenBetsy Combierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16854478415247528997noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post-73769401496861744192015-12-25T11:19:17.238-05:002015-12-25T11:19:17.238-05:00And it is even worse for employees.I acquired a mo...And it is even worse for employees.I acquired a mobility disability due to osteoarthritis in my left knee subsequent to a CVA.A speech teacher for 28 yrs., I asked merely for an ADA accomodation to have a work space on the same ( first )floor on which my students were located.Instead, I got an office on the fourth floor and an administrator with a stopwatch telling me I would be getting letters to file for "cheating the students of therapy time" due to the length of time it took me to do the 160 stairs in each direction in between each 30 min. session.Ended up taking an early retirement due to disability, approved in 2011.Would otherwise have stuck it out until this year.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654113884484725656noreply@blogger.com