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Board of Education Vs. Rowley
The court decided that public schools are not required to provide sign language interpreters to deaf students who are receiving an equal and adequate education. -
Burlington School Committee vs. Mass. Board of Education
A case where the court ruled that parents had a right to be reimbursed for private school tuition if the public education does not provide a free and appropriate public education. -
Honig v. Doe
A case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California school board had violated the Education for All Handicapped Children Act when it indefinitely suspended a student for violent and disruptive behavior that was connected to his disability. -
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children. First introduced in 1975 by President Ford, In 1990, the United States Congress reauthorized EHA and changed the title to IDEA. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.