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Legal > Housing
Zoning Laws and Group Homes: Understanding Local Restrictions
...of a hostile zoning board. What Federal Law Says About Group Homes and Zoning. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing based on disability. That includes zoning decisions that treat group homes for people with disabilities differently from other residential uses. When a city restricts...
Legal > Housing
Group Home Rights Under the Fair Housing Act
...discriminatory zoning, and residents retain specific rights inside those homes. Both protections are enforceable,...it illegal to discriminate in housing based on disability. For group homes, this means local governments...If a zoning board requires special permits for disability group homes but not for fraternities or boarding...
Career > Discrimination
Disability-Based Termination: Recognizing Wrongful Discharge
...Protection Against Disability-Based Termination....because of their disability. That protection...because you have a disability." It covers terminations...terminations motivated by disability, even when the employer...Your Employment Rights Under the ADA provides...because they have a disability Firing someone because...asserting their ADA rights Discharging someone...
Career > Advancement
Performance Improvement Plans for Employees with Disabilities: Rights and Risks
...Performance Improvement Plan. You have a disability, and the timing feels off. PIPs can...what you need to know about your rights, what discriminatory discipline looks...performance deficiency is related to a disability, your employer must engage in the...you've never formally disclosed your disability. If your manager knows or should...
Career > Accommodations
Service Animals in the Workplace: Employer Obligations and Employee Rights
...performs tasks directly related to your disability. Now you need to bring that animal...perform tasks for a person with a disability. The tasks must be directly related...must be directly related to the disability. Emotional support animals, therapy...employer gets to decide whether your disability is real or whether the dog is necessary....
News > Advocacy
Pennsylvania Just Signed Three Executive Orders to Protect Disability Families. Here's What It Means and What Other States Can Do.
...agencies collect and share disability data, create a new advisory...requests for autism and disability data from states, requests...different aspects of disability rights and services...aspects of disability rights and services in Pennsylvania....places new limits on disability data collection. State...database using state disability records. Executive...
News > Advocacy
The Federal Agency That Funds Independence for People with Disabilities Is Being Eliminated. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...support programs, disability research, and civil...research, and civil rights protections for people...regardless of age or disability, should be able to...families navigate disability services, access...advocate for their rights. CILs are consumer-controlled,...National Institute on Disability, Independent Living,...community living. Elder rights programs: Including...
News > Education
Three School Employees Were Arrested for Abusing Children with Disabilities in a Special Education Classroom. Here's What Families Need to Know.
...Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into alleged...when staff aren't properly trained in disability rights and restraint protocols. What...aren't properly trained in disability rights and restraint protocols. What Happened...complaint with the Office for Civil Rights alleging that staff failed to implement...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Wheelchair-Accessible School Bus Transportation: Legal Rights and Practical Solutions
...corrective, and other supportive services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education." Transportation falls squarely into...category. If your child needs transportation to get to school and their disability requires accommodations on that transport, it must be documented in their...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...your child of their decision-making rights. Many parents approaching their child's...their decisions. The person with a disability retains all legal rights. The supporter...with a disability retains all legal rights. The supporter doesn't make decisions...guardianship, the person loses legal rights. Under SDM, they keep them. Texas...
Education > Special Education
Why Special Education Looks Different in Every State
...uniform national system. It establishes minimum rights: a free appropriate public education in the least...restrictive environment, procedural protections, and the right to an IEP. States can go further than IDEA requires,...Not Qualify in the New State. IDEA defines 13 disability categories but leaves...
Education > Special Education
Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...(IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants...your native language. If a disability affects how you receive written...make other arrangements. The Rights That Matter Most. The notice...Most. The notice covers many rights, but a handful will be most...child's records. You have the right to review any educational record...