Legal Options Under Review
This page describes legal questions parents are raising. It is not a filed case, not legal advice, and not yet reviewed by counsel. We are seeking an Article 78 / municipal attorney. Phrases like "per se violation" or "will be filed" should be read as "parents allege" or "counsel is reviewing" until an attorney signs off.
Verified families and providers can submit impact privately. Corrections: dycdparentaction@gmail.com.
Legal Toolkit
Parent-readable. Not a law review.
The clearest legal sentence in the whole campaign:
DYCD removed the known access structure before proving that an equivalent disability-access structure exists.
Core arguments
- Meaningful access
- Reasonable modification
- Methods of administration
- Contractor responsibility
- Present harm before implementation
- Community-wide disability impact
- School-choice reliance
- Contract registration
- Article 78 / arbitrary and capricious
- Failure to disclose public records
Core cases
- Alexander v. Choate
- Olmstead v. L.C.
- A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools
- Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled v. Bloomberg
- OCR NYC DOE / Manhattan Youth afterschool matter
- DOJ child-care / afterschool ADA guidance
A disabled child should not have to fail in the new program before the City proves the program is accessible.