Historical Timeline

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    Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)

    Rowley was one of the first cases bought to the U.S. Supreme Court requesting for description of a provision of the (EHA) The case focused on Amy Rowley who happens to be a first grade student that has a hearing disability. Amy's family pursued their fight and ended up winning U.S.courts and later the U.S. courts of appeal.The ruling supported students with disabilities by granting Amy the help she needed.
    http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/458/176.html
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    Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1984)

    Amber was born with Spina-bifida and needed a CIC during school hours. The district felt like it wasn't their responsibility to administer the CIC during school. District appealed to Supreme Court. The court ruled that catheterization was essential for a student with physical disabilities to stay in school and that it can be done by a nonphysician therefore requiring the school district to administer the service Ruling shows no students are treated differently https://massadvocates.org/irving/
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    Daniel R.R. V. State Board of Education (1989)

    This case deals with problems of least restrictive surroundings and free and suitable education. Parents argued the school district failure to put Daniel in a class of non- disabled students with a breach of the (EHA) The court ruling confirmed that the State Board of Education was giving a free and suitable education for Daniel with non-disabled students to the highest degree suitable, therefore was not breach of the EHA.
    https://openjurist.org/874/f2d/1036/daniel-rr-v-state-board-of-education