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Self-Advocacy Guides

 

The Center offers several self-advocacy guides and presentations covering different disability-related legal issues free of charge. These guides and presentations are not a substitute for legal advice, but may provide you with valuable information to assist you in advocating for yourself. Many of the guides and presentations are currently available on-line in PDF format. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these guides. A link is available to download Adobe.  If there are guides or presentations you are interested in receiving that are not on-line, we can e-mail them to you. Please request the guide by its corresponding number and let us know what format works best for you (Word, WordPerfect or Adobe Acrobat).

 


 

General Presentation

Arizona Center For Disability Law Overview

 

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GUIDES

AT-1

A Self-Advocacy Guide: Assistive Technology

AT-2

A Consumer's Guide to the Assistive Technology Device Warranty

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT GUIDES

E-1

An Overview of the Employment Protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act

E-2

How to Enforce Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (Title I)

E-3

The ADA and the Job Applicant: Recruitment, Applications, and Interviews (Title I)

E-4

The ADA and Reasonable Accommodations (Title I)

E-5

Drug and Alcohol Testing Under the ADA

E-6

The ADA and Medical Examinations

E-7

The ADA and Confidentiality of Medical Information

E-8

The ADA and Disability-Related Harassment

 

 Employment Presentations

E-9

Overview Of Title I Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

   

 

ADA GUIDES

ADA-1

Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA-2

Title III Self-Advocacy Guide

ADA-3

The Duty of Health Care Professionals to Provide Sign Language Interpreters (Title III)

ADA-4

Legal Rights of Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Schools

ADA-5

Action Guide for Students in Public Postsecondary Schools

ADA-6

Action Guide for Students in Private Postsecondary Schools

  Title II of ADA Section 504 Discrimination Complaint Form
  Department of Justice How to File A Discrimination Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights Form
 

 ADA Presentations

ADA-7

ADA and Daycare Centers

ADA-8 ADA Rights in Health Care
ADA-9 ADA Title II
ADA-10 Overview of Titles II & III of the ADA
ADA-11 Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities Who Use Service Animal
ADA-12 Title III Of The Americans With Disabilities Act
   
   

SPECIAL EDUCATION GUIDES

SE-M

Understanding Your Child's Educational Rights: Serving students with special needs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation of 1973 *

[This updated version incorporates the final federal IDEA regulations published on August 14, 2006 ].

 

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SE-MS

Entienda los derechos educacionales de su hijo: Brindamos servicios a estudiantes con necesidades especiales bajo la Ley de Educación de las Personas con Discapacidades y la Fracción 504 de la Ley de  Rehabilitación de 1973

 

[Esta versión al día incorpora los reglamentos finales de IDEA publicados en Agosto de 2006].

 

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Filing an Administrative Complaint with the AZ Department of Education

If you have questions or wish to file a complaint, the Arizona Department of Education has the latest information, procedures and complaint form

 

Presentación De Una Queja Administrativa Ante El Departamento De Educación De Arizona: Una Guía Para Asesorarse Usted Mismo

http://www.ade.az.gov/ess/dispute/complaints/

 

  If you feel that your child's civil rights have been violated in regards to special education, you may file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights.  For more information click on the website link below.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintprocess.html

 

Special Education Presentations
SE-IDEA English - Spanish IDEA - 504
   

What’s He Done Now?

This power point presentation is designed to provide an overview of the disciplinary provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

 

DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES

DDD-1 Identifying, Reporting and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Persons from the DDD
DDD-1S Identificando, informando y previniendo el abuso y descuido de las personas que reciben servicios de la División de Discapacidades del Desarrollo (DDD)

 

FAIR HOUSING GUIDE

FH-1

Fair Housing Rights for People with Disabilities

 

 Fair Housing Presentations

FH-2  Fair Housing for People with Disabilities

 

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDES

CAP Brochure General Client Assistance Program Brochure

CAP-1

Summary of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Eligibility for Services

CAP-2

Summary of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Evaluations

CAP-3

Summary of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Individual Plan for Employment

CAP-4

Summary of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Vocational Rehabilitation Services

CAP-5

Your Appeal Rights for Disputes About Vocational Rehabilitation Services

CAP-6

A Summary of Your Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Assistive Technology and Services

 

MENTAL HEALTH GUIDES

MH-1 Court-Ordered Mental Health Evaluation and Treatment in Arizona
MH-2

Appeal Rights for Title 19/AHCCCS - Children’s Behavioral Health Services

MH-2S Derechos de Apelación para Servicios de Salud Conductual para Niños Bajo Título 19/AHCCCS

MH-3

Your Rights as a Person with Serious Mental Illness

MH-4 Your Rights as a Patient of the Arizona State Hospital
MH-5 Your Rights as a Patient of the University Physician's Healthcare Hospital, Kino Campus
MH-6 Your Rights as a Patient of the Maricopa Medical Center Psychiatric Annex, Desert Vista
MH-7 Your Rights as a Patient of the Casa Grande Regional Medical Center
MH-8 Your Rights as a Patient of the Verde Valley Medical Center - Senior Lifestyles Behavioral Health Unit
MH-9 Your Rights as a Patient of the West Yavapai Guidance Clinic - Windhaven Psychiatric Hosp.

MH-10

Your Rights as a Patient of a Behavioral Health Facility

MH-11 Appeal Process for Persons with a Serious Mental Illness
   

HEALTH CARE GUIDES

H-1

How To Make Your Health Insurance Work For You

H-1S Como Hacer que el Seguro Medico Funcione Para Usted

H-2

How To Get The Services You Need When Your AHCCCS Health Plan Tells You “No”

H-2S Como Conseguir los Servicios Que Usted Necesita Cuando Su Plan de AHCCCS Dice Que "No"

H-3

How To Get The Services You Need When Your Private Health Plan Tells You “No”

H-3S Como Conseguir los Servicios Que Usted Necesita Cuarndo Su Seguro Medico Particular Dice Que "No"

H-4

Managing Dual Insurance Coverage

H-4S Como Mandjar la Cobertura Doble de Seguro Medico

H-5

How To Represent Yourself At An Administrative Hearing

H-6 Establishing Eligibility for Arizona Health Care Cost Containment (AHCCCS) Health Insurance
H-7 Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) Self Advocacy Guide
   
  Arizona Long-Term Care System Member Handbook (2008)
  List of AHCCCS/ALTCS Health Plans
  Top 10 Things to Know about AHCCCS Appeal Process
  Appeal Form for AHCCCS/ALTCS Service Denials
  Fair Hearing Request Form for AHCCCS/ALTCS Service Denials
  Appeals Flow Chart for AHCCCS/ALTCS Service Denials
  How to Write an Effective Letter of Medical Necessity

 

BACK TO THE BASICS

B-2

Getting What Your Child Needs To Do Well In School

B-3

Taking Action-How To File A Charge When You've Been Treated Unfairly By An Employer Because You Have A Disability

B-3 (Spanish) Tomando Medidas - Cómo presentar una denuncia en caso que haya sido tratado injustamente por un patrón porque tiene una discapacidad

B-4

How to Ask Your Employer For An Accommodation That You Need

B-4 (Spanish) Haciendo Que Su Trabajo Trabaje para Usted - Cómo Solicitar a su Patrón Una Acomodación que Usted Necesita

B-5

Have You Been Treated Unfairly At Work?

B-5 (Spanish)

¿Le Han Tratado Injustamente en el Trabajo? Descubra si la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA) Pueda Ayudarle

DDD-LL

Protecting People with DD from Abuse and Neglect:  A Family Guide
FHA-LL Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
 

LEGAL OPTIONS MANUAL

 

Legal Options Manual

 

Manual de Opciones Legales 

 

VOTING GUIDE

V-1 Voting Rights for Persons with Disabilities (Appendices Listed Below)

 

Appendix A  Appendix B  Appendix C  Appendix D  Appendix E