ADA Without Capital Breeds Noncompliance

Decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act, many schools still lack accessible playgrounds, lunchrooms, bathrooms, and routes because capital upgrades are unfunded or de‑prioritized. Even large, one‑time state infusions can leave accessibility needs unmet when projects, standards, and enforcement aren’t aligned. — It reframes disability rights as an infrastructure-and-enforcement problem, not just a legal one, urging policymakers to tie civil‑rights mandates to sustained capital budgets and oversight.