EVENT: SCREENING
CATEGORY: HUMAN RIGHTS VIDEO PROJECT SERIES
DIRECTOR: RICHARD COHEN

COUNTRY: USA
LENGTH: 64 MINUTES
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
GENRE: DOCUMENTARY
RATING: N/A
AGES: All

Before congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975, millions of children received inadequate special education services, and at least one million children were prevented from attending public schools altogether. GOING TO SCHOOL details the effort of the Los Angeles Unified school District to include students with disabilities in the curriculum and provide them with the same educational opportunities as other students.

Part of our ongoing Human Rights Series presented with the City Library, speaks to the effort of the Los Angeles Unified School District to include student with disabilities in the curriculum and provide them with the same educational opportunities as other students. Before congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1975, millions of children received inadequate special education services, and at least one million children were prevented from attending public schools altogether. Today the problem of equal education for all is a right, but still a challenge.