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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).
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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).
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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).