Formal Grievance
File a disability-access grievance with DYCD.
Children with IEPs, 504 plans, and disability-related access needs depend on trusted adults, predictable routines, and continuity of programming. A mid-contract provider swap with no published transition plan puts that continuity at risk.
This is a DYCD grievance — not a federal OCR complaint.
This action goes to NYC DYCD (with DOE and oversight CCs). It is faster and local, and can include program-quality and transition concerns. It does not file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. If you want to file federally as well, see the OCR complaint page (federal, slower, 180-day deadline, narrower scope).
Legal basis
- Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II (28 CFR Part 35)
- Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- NYC Human Rights Law — Title 8, NYC Admin. Code
- NY State Human Rights Law — Exec. Law Art. 15
What the grievance asks for
- A written, school-specific transition plan before the fall 2026 contract start, 2026.
- Continuity of staff who currently serve students with IEPs / 504s.
- A documented accommodations crosswalk between outgoing and incoming providers.
- An interactive process with the family before any service change.
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