Fun Facts
The max number of inches when providing an acceptable "reach range" for individuals with disabilities?
a) 5 inches, b) 12 inches, c) 48 inches
c) What is 48 inches
When asking someone with a disability a question you should... A. speak to them directly. B. speak to their companion. C. pretend you did not hear them.
What is speaking to them directly? When speaking to someone with a disability you should speak to them directly. They are no different than a normal person.
If something is not designed to be accessible, a student or parent may request A. Reasonable Accommodation B. Disability Studies C. Impairment
What is a Reasonable Accommodation?
When text is displayed on a television, video screen, or other visual display to provide information when sound is available but not understood by the viewer, this is known as... A. A Teleprompter B. Closed Captioning C. Sign language Interpreter
What is Closed Captioning?
The OAP has created over 700 of these to inform the public about how accessible school buildings are.
What are BAPs or school surveys?
ASL stands for this
American Sign Language
One of the reasons why we should all strive to find ways to increase accessible access to the DOE. (not a human left).
What is accessibility is a human right?
Provides accessibility rating of a school building.
What is a BAP?
The email address you contact if you have a question or request related to accessibility.
What is accessibility@schools.nyc.gov?
We will be enhancing this public facing information source.
What is the DOE Website?
Which President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law on July 26, 1990?
What is President George H.W. Bush?
Words like "the disabled" or "handicapped?
What are words we should not use?
(or things we shouldn't say)?
This allows us to educate people about the accessibility awareness.
What is training?
Some schools have this and it enables individuals that use wheelchairs to access the building with ease.
What is an accessible entrance?
(What is a ramp will also be accepted.)
A way to allow people to connect virtually with OAP to have their accessibility questions answered.
What are office hours?
ADA regulations trump these construction rules when providing accessibility upgrades to a building
What are landmark preservation rules?
Any physical, medical, mental or psychological impairment, or a history or record of such impairment.
What is a disability?
To ensure that one third of all primary school buildings in every district are fully accessible.
What is one of OAP's Capital Planning Goals?
This must accompany an announcement of a public meeting. (it starts with the letter 'n')
What is a notice?
Guidelines outlining next steps if a reasonable accommodation request has bee denied. (a type of procedure)
What is a grievance procedure?
This Federal agency sued NYC DOE due to the lack of accessible buildings which created the impetuous for OAP Team.
What is the U.S. Department of Justice?
Be intentional and thoughtful.
How to become an ally?
A plan of which schools in which districts will be targeted for capital projects (starts with the letter "f").
What is a forecast?
A sign language interpreter is a type of this.
What is a reasonable accommodation?
A plan to minimize the impact of an elevator outtage on a student who relies on a vertical transport system to access classes.
What is an Accessibility Contingency Plan (ACP)