So I try to be positive, but I am so tired of the New York City Public Schools insisting that they don't have money for accessibility. In a $16 billion capital budget they have $75 million for accessibility. 5%, for anyone who isn't a math person.
This week the PTA at my typical son's school is having movie night in the auditorium. But the auditorium is two double flights up. It takes two guys to get there - one to pull the wheelchair up and down and another to stand on the 20 minute line, carrying my son, on the school steps to be allowed to sign in. I could scream. But instead I will be providing snacks for the PTA to sell while we stay home. The school performances are hard enough. Schlepping up and down to see the 1979 Muppet Movie is too much to ask.
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