[blindkid] white cane on school bus

[Mark Feliz]

Thanks for all your responses. I did talk to the sender of the message
about IDEA, ADA, and of course the IEP. but she was asking for
specific legislation quotes she could use in a discussion. I will have
her pull down IDEA and ADA to research.
Thanks
Mark Feliz

On 11/20/12, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well there is many laws and perhaps someone can direct you to certain
> parts.  off the top of my head.
>
> American with Disabilities Act
>
> Also since the school bus is part of the school district (ether as a
> department or a subcontracted company) This is also an IDEA issue.  The use
> of the child's cane shoudl be addressed in the IEP.
>
> The state may also have a white cane law.
>
> This is very shocking for me and I don't understand why this keeps
> happening.  This is much worse than what happened to my daughter at
> the museum because this affected the child's education.
>
> The bus department/company are going to address this because its very
> serious.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Mark Feliz <mafeliz0641 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have just been made aware of a situation where a blind elementary
>> student was not aloud to take her cane onboard a school bus. I am
>> quite sure this is special ed transportation. The driver stated that
>> it would be unsafe for the other students. Of course this is illegal
>> on so many levels but is there any legislation some one can direct me
>> to that I can quickly pull down and give to this student's mother?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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