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Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Fourteen families came together to fight for their children. Each family has a different story, but each child was denied access to public education. The families won the case and the right to educate their children within the public-school system. The families were allowed access to education as well as access to their child’s records and plan for educating them moving forward (Henley, Ramsey, & Algozzine, 2009). -
Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Colombia (1972)
This case made it known that a student's education should be based on the individual need and there should be accommodations based on these needs (Henley, Ramsey, & Algozzine, 2009). -
Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984)
The child with spina bifida was not provided services needed to gain an education. The case found that special services need to be available as needed for a child with a physical or mental disability (Cheatham, 2011).