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- Accessibility and Accommodations
- Assistive Technology
- Autism
- Education and Transition to Adult Life
- Employment
- Estate Planning/Guardianship/Substitute Decision-Making
- Housing
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
- Mental Health
- Mental Health Advance Directives
- Miscellaneous
- Parking
Accessibility and Accommodations
- The Role of Disability Service Organizations
- Service Animals in Housing
- Derechos de Los Presos Bajo ADA (Rights of Prisoners Under the ADA)
- Summary of 2008 Amendments to ADA
- Summary of 2010 Amendments to ADA Regulations
- Service Animals in Public Places
- Inmate Rights Under the ADA: A Brief Overview
- Access to Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities
- Voter I.D. Requirements and Election Day Issues
- Your Right to an Accessible Voting Polling Place
- Sidewalk Accessibility
- Curb Ramps: Getting From Here to There
- Your Right to Get Assistance in Voting
- Victims of Domestic Violence - Accessing Services when Deaf or Hard of Hearing
- Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
- Polling Place Accessibility
- Voting by People with Disabilities
Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technology For Persons with Disabilities: An Overview
- Assistive Technology: How to Pay for the Device or Service That You Need
- Tecnologias De Asistencia Para Personas Incapacitadas: Informacion General (AT Overview-Spanish)
- 개요 : 장애인을위한 보조 기술 (AT Overview-Korean)
- Your Rights Under Pennsylvania Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act
- PowerPoint Presentation: Schools, Medical Assistance and Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technology for Persons with Brain Injury
- Assistive Technology and Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Assistive Technology and Medical Assistance (Medicaid) Including Dual Eligibles
- How to Get Assistive Technology from ACCESS Plus Medical Assistance
- How to Get Assistive Technology from Your Medical Assistance Managed Care Health Plan
- How to Appeal a Medical Assistance Denial of Assistive Technology
- Ayuda Con Los Equipos Medicos Duraderos (DME) Por Medio de la Asistencia Medica
- Help With Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Other Medical Supplies Through Medical Assistance
- La Asistencia Medica: Financiamiento de Equipos Medicos Duraderos y Sus Reparaciones
- Medical Assistance: Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment and Repairs
Assistive Technology and Nursing Facilities
Augmentative Communication Devices (Speech Generating Devices)
Autism
Education and Transition to Adult Life
The special education publications below were produced by the Education Law Center. To learn more about ELC and its work, find alerts, or access additional education-related publications, visit the ELC web site.
Education and Transition to Adult Life: Manuals
- The Right to Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers and Their Families in Pennsylvania
- Transition to Adulthood: A guide for transition age individuals with disabilities and their families
- Transition to Adulthood: Special Education in High School
- Transition to Adulthood: Post-Secondary Education
- Transition to Adulthood: Housing
- Transition to Adulthood: Employment
- Transition to Adulthood Healthcare
- Transition to Adulthood: Getting Social Security Benefits
- Transition to Adulthood: Legal Assistance Resources
Education: Fact Sheets - Chapter 15: Children With Disabilities Who Do Not Need Special Education
Education: Toolkits
Education: Fact Sheets - Early Intervention: Children With Disabilities Birth to School-Age
- Early Intervention: Birth to Age 3
- Early Intervention Services for Children with Disabilities Under Age Three
- What Families Should Not Accept From Their School Districts or Early Intervention Providers
- Individualized Family Service Plan for Children with Disabilities Under Age Three
- Resolving Disputes in the Early Intervention System (For Children Below Age Three)
- Early Intervention: Questions and Answers
- Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- En espanol: Preguntas Comunes Sobre Centros de Cuidado Infantil y la Ley Para Personas con Discapacidades
- Ten Things Parents Should Know About Charter Schools & Students with Disabilities
Children in Out-of-Home Placements
Special Education: General
- The Special Education ConsultLine
- El Derecho A Educacion Especial En Pennsylvania (Right to Special Education in PA)
- Office for Civil Rights Bullying and Harassment Factsheet
- 특수교육법(Special Education Law)의 기초사항
- The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania
- The Basics of Special Education Law (2009)
- Lo Fundamental de las Leyes de Educacion Especial
- Getting Help for Children with Disabilities in Private Schools
- Overview of the Special Education Process
- Key Timelines in the School-Age Special Education System
- ?Que Puede Hacer si su Hijo(a) Esta Siendo Hostigado(a) por Otros Estudiantes en La Escuela?
- Chapter 14 Special Education Services (Comparison)
- How to be a Good Advocate for Your Child: Tips for Parents
- Eight Common Myths About Special Education Laws
- Comparison of Rights of Chapters 14 and 15 Eligible Students
- How Can A Pennsylvania Judge Help a Child in Care Get Needed Special Education Help?
- How Can A Pennsylvania Child’s Attorney Help a Child in Care Get Needed Special Education Help?
- Private Schools/Equitable Participation Q&A
- Como Obtener Ayuda Para Ninos Que Estan Aprendiendo Ingles
- Accessible Instructional Materials
Special Education: ADD/ADHD Attention Deficit Disorder
Special Education: Charter Schools
Special Education: Discipline Rights
- Avoiding Discipline Problems: Positive Behavior Supports and Limitations on the Use of Restraints
- What Can You Do if Your Child With a Disability is Being Harassed by Other Students?
- School Discipline and Students with Disabilities
- ?Cuando Puede Ser Expulsado(a) su Hijo(a) por Traer Armas a la Escuela? (Ley ACT 26)
- Seclusion and Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Pennsylvania Schools
- Suspension y Expulsion en Pensilvania: Derechos del Estudiante
Special Education: Evaluation Process
- Getting a Special Education Evaluation for your Child
- Sample Letter Requesting Initial Special Ed Evaluation
- Modelo de Carta Para Solicitar Una Evaluacion Inicial de Educacion Especial
- Tips on Getting a Special Education Evaluation for Your Child
- Getting Your Child an Independent Educational Evaluation
- Consiquiendo Una Evaluacion Educativa Independenta Para Sue Nino(a)
- Sample Letter Requesting a Re-Evaluation
- Sample Letter Requesting an Independent Evaluation
Special Education: Extended School Year Programs
Special Education: IEPs and Placements
- Developing the Special Education Program
- Getting Help for Children Who Are Waiting for an Appropriate Placement: Intensive Coordination
- Common Myths About the Education Rights of Children in Foster Care
- Desarrollando el Programa de Educacion Especial de su Nino(a) (Developing the Special Education Program)
Special Education: Related Services (Therapies, Transportation, and Other Services)
- Assistive Technology: PIAT Programs (Institute on Disabilities)
- Long Bus Rides for Students with Disabilities
- When Is Your Child Entitled to Therapies or Other Related Services
- Deciding Where Your Child Will Get Services: “The Placement Decision”
- Assistive Technology for Children with Disabilities
- Transportation for Students with Disabilities in Pennsylvania
- How Can A Pennsylvania Foster Parent Help a Child in Care Get Needed Special Education Help?
- Transportacion Para Estudiantes con Impedimentos en Pennsylvania
Special Education: Graduation and Transition to Adult Life
- Transition to Adulthood: A guide for transition age individuals with disabilities and their families
- Transition to Adulthood: Special Education in High School
- Transition to Adulthood: Post-Secondary Education
- Transition to Adulthood: Housing
- Transition to Adulthood: Employment
- Transition to Adulthood Healthcare
- Transition to Adulthood: Getting Social Security Benefits
- Transition to Adulthood: Legal Assistance Resources
- Graduation Requirements for Children with Disabilities
- Should I Graduate This Year? A Guide for Students Who Receive Special Education Services and Their Families
Special Education: Dispute Resolution and Procedural Safeguards
- Sample Letter Requesting a Special Education Due-Process Hearing
- Sample Letter Requesting an IEP Team Meeting
- How to Resolve Special Education Disputes
- When Is a Child With a Disability Entitled to Compensatory Education
- When Are You Entitled to See And Correct Your Child’s School Records?
- Procedural Safeguard - Options for Resolving Disputes Between Parents and School Districts
- IEP Facilitation Request Form
- How to Resolve Special Education Disputes: Attachment “B” - Special Education Mediation Request Form
- How to Resolve Special Education Disputes: Attachment “C” - Special Education Due Process Complaint Notice
- ?Como Resolver Quejas Sobre Educacion Especial?
- IEP Facilitation Fact Sheet
- How to Resolve Special Education Disputes: Attachment “A” - Pennsylvania Division of Compliance Form
Employment
- Working and Keeping Your Medical Assistance Benefits
- When Can My Employer Pay Me Less Than The Minimum Wage?
- Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees and Applicants
- Combatting Employment Discrimination Through the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- PABSS Ticket to Work Program: A Beneficiary’s Guide
- PABSS Overpayment Fact Sheet Brief
- Social Security Overpayments
- Reasonable Accommodations in Employment
- PABSS General Brochure
- PABSS Ticket to Work Program
- Private Disability Insurance
- PABSS General Brochure (Spanish)
- Employment Resources 2013
- SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion
- How to Get Your Benefits Planning Query (BPQY)
- Section 301: Continued Payment Under a Vocational Rehab Program or Similar Program (SSDI and SSI Eligible)
- What To Do When You Are Working
- SSI and Age 18 Re-determination
Estate Planning/Guardianship/Substitute Decision-Making
- Guardianship in Pennsylvania
- Power of Attorney
- El Tutelaje en Pennsylvania (Guardianship in Pennsylvania)
- Designacion de Apoderados en Pennsylvania (Power of Attorney)
- Estate Planning for Families of Persons with Disabilities
- Consent, Capacity, and Substitute Decision-Making
Housing
- Joint Statement- DOJ & HUD- Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act
- Joint Statement- DOJ & HUD- Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act
- The Fair Housing Act: An Overview for People with Disabilities
- Discriminatory Zoning and the Fair Housing Act
- Reasonable Accommodations for Tenant Posing a “Direct Threat” to Others
Intellectual Disabilities
- Intellectual Disabilities Waiver Funding for Camp and Recreation
- The Juvenile Dependency System and Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Fact Sheet and Glossary
- Getting Medical Assistance for a Child (Under 18) with a Severe Disability, Mental Illness or Behavioral Health Disorder Under the “Loophole”
- Abuse: How Do I Report Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation?
- Facility Advocates Team
- Jean’s Story - A Life in the Community
- Intellectual Disabilities Waiver Services in Pennsylvania
- Termination by Providers of Intellectual Disability Services
- The Adult Protective Services (APS) Act in Pennsylvania
Medical Assistance (Medicaid)
- Applying for Personal Care Services for Children With Disabilities
- Medical Assistance for Children in Pennsylvania: An Overview
- Children on Medical Assistance Should Never Pay a Co-Pay for Prescriptions
- Hoja Informativa para las Familias y las Farmacias (Fact Sheet for Families and Pharmacies)
- Medical Assistance and Medicaid Waivers: Appeals, Complaints, and Grievances
- Living at Home with Major Disabilities and the HCBS Waiver
Mental Health
The publication in this category titled “Getting Medical Assistance for a Child (Under 18) with a Severe Disability, Mental Illness or Behavioral Disorder under the “Loophole”, can be found on the website of the Pa Health Law Project. If you would like to see their entire website, go to http://www.phlp.org.
- Getting Medical Assistance for a Child (Under 18) with a Severe Disability, Mental Illness or Behavioral Health Disorder Under the “Loophole”
- Summary of Paul D. Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
- Juvenile Dependency Proceedings: A Fact Sheet for Parents with Mental Illness
- If Your Residential Mental Health Services Are Terminated
- Si Su Servicios Residenciales de Salud Mental Han Sido Terminados
- The Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 5100. Mental Health Procedures
- Fact Sheet Regarding Termination of Residential Mental Health Services
- Confidentiality of Mental Health Records
Mental Health Advance Directives
- Checklist for Mental Health Advance Directive Agents
- Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Directives
- Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Directives for Providers
- Directions for Using the Combined Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration and Power of Attorney Form
- Directions for Using the Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration
- Directions for Using the Mental Health Advance Directive Power of Attorney Form
- Glossary of Terms - Mental Health Advance Directives
- Mental Health Advance Directives Guide for Agents
Miscellaneous
- DRN General Brochure
- Disability Advocacy Support Hub (DASH)
- Disability-Related Inquiries Concerning Individuals in Prisons
- Disability-Related Inquiries Concerning Individuals in Jails
- Hospital Complaints
- What Is A Brain Injury
- ¿Qué es una Lesión Cerebral (What is a Brain Injury?)
- DRN Intake Brochure
- DRN Folleto en Espanol
- The Power of the Disability Vote
- Protection From Abuse
- DRN Children’s Team
Parking
- Application for Person With A Disability Or Hearing Impairment Registration Plate or Person with a Disability Motorcycle Plate
- Person with a Disability Parking Placard Application
- Application for Disabled Veteran, Severely Disabled Veteran Registration Plate or Severely Disabled Veteran Motorcycle Plate Decal
- Accessible Parking for People with Disabilities
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