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Obligations of Public Schools to Students Who Are Deaf or Hearing-Impaired: Compliance with the IDEA Does Not Necessarily Foreclose an ADA Claim

By Guest Author on September 4, 2013

Posted in Disability, Discrimination, Education

This blog entry was authored by Hengameh S. Safaei

In a case of first impression, K.M. v. Tustin Unified School District, the Ninth Circuit held that a public school district’s compliance with its obligations to a deaf or hearing-impaired student under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) does not necessarily establish compliance…