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• Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982)
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. Amy Rowley was a deaf student whose school refused to provide a sign language interpreter. -
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•Irving Independent School District v. Tatro, 468 U.S. 883 (1984)
Amber was a preschooler that had spina bifida. As a result of her disability, Amber suffered from a neurogenic bladder, which requires her to get catheterized every three or four hours each day to avoid her kidneys from failing. Amber was to young to perform this technique herself, a nurse or someone trained could have performed this procedure. The court held that providing of clean intermittent catheterization was a “related service” under the IDEA and not a “medical service.” -
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• Honig v. Doe, 484 U.S. 305 (1988)
This case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on January 20, 1988, ruled (6–2) that a California school board had violated the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The school indefinitely suspended a student for violent and disruptive behavior that was related to his disability. The case centered on two disabled students One, identified as “John Doe” in court documents, was an emotionally disturbed 17-year-old who had difficulty controlling his impulses and anger.