Parents to Improve School Transportation: VOTE YES! SCHOOL BUS BILL OF RIGHTS

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES IN THE FIGHT FOR PORTER SERVICE

1-Special Education lawyer Gary Mayerson will defend porter service students pro bono. 

Fill out the parent intake form at http://mayerslaw.com and/or call the office 212-265-7200.

2-Bronx Legal Services (718-928-3700) has experience defending porter service in a non-city building; each borough has its own free legal services office listed at: http://www.legalservicesnyc.org

3-We suggest you copy / inform Sara from Parents to Improve School Transportation of your plans using pistnyc@gmail.com and 347-504-3310; also Ellen from Parent 2 Parent of New York State using nyclead@parenttoparentnys.org and 800-405-8818.  Based on your child’s school district, they can suggest other supporters and possibly reporters.

4-Self-advocates: Center for Independence of the Disabled-NY (Queens 646-442-1520; Manhattan 212-674-2300): http://www.cidny.org/

Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled: 718-998-3000 or info@bcid.org.

5-The office of Public Advocate Letitia James has expressed interest in monitoring this situation as well.