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Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery
...will decide you're not worth keeping. That worry is real, but there's a legal framework designed specifically for this situation. The Americans with Disabilities...decide you're not worth keeping. That worry is real, but there's a legal framework designed specifically for this situation. The Americans with Disabilities...
Legal > Advocacy
Supported Decision-Making: An Alternative to Guardianship
...supported decision-making. It's a legal framework that formalizes your role...supported decision-making. It's a legal framework that formalizes your role as a supporter...person with a disability retains all legal rights. The supporter doesn't make...Under guardianship, the person loses legal rights. Under SDM, they keep them....
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...students with disabilities. In college, that obligation disappears. The legal framework shifts to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section...students with disabilities. In college, that obligation disappears. The legal framework shifts to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the...
Global Insights > Employment
When (and How) to Tell an Employer About Your Disability: A Decision Guide
...depends on what you need, where you work, and what legal framework governs your employment. Here's how...what you need, where you work, and what legal framework governs your employment. Here's how to make that...consistent with business necessity. That's the US framework under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
Global Insights > Advocacy
Beyond the IEP: Legal Rights Parents of Children with Disabilities Should Know
...and understand procedural safeguards. But the legal framework doesn't stop at the school door. The...understand procedural safeguards. But the legal framework doesn't stop at the school door. The Americans...services. Many parents don't realize the same legal structure that governs their child's education...
Special Needs > Diabetes
Your Child's 504 Plan for Diabetes: A Complete Guide for School Management
...accommodations, and you're supposed to know what to ask for. A 504 plan is the legal framework that protects your child's access to the medical care they need...accommodations, and you're supposed to know what to ask for. A 504 plan is the legal framework that protects your child's access to the medical care they need during the...
Parenting > Adulthood
Supported Decision-Making vs. Guardianship: What Every Parent Should Know Before Their Child Turns 18
...most people know. Guardianship strips legal rights from the person under guardianship....decision-making doesn't. It builds a framework for making decisions together, with...with disabilities maintaining their legal autonomy. The difference matters because...court appoints a guardian who has the legal authority to make decisions on their...
Legal > Housing
Your Complete Guide to Disability Housing Rights Under Federal Law
...law applies to your situation, what you can demand from your landlord, and what happens if they say no. This isn't another overview. This is the framework you've been trying to piece together: which federal law covers your housing type, what reasonable accommodations and modifications mean in practice,...
Legal > Employment
Should You Disclose Your Disability to Your Employer? A Decision Guide
...underlying diagnosis. You might work successfully for years without disclosing, then face a medical change that makes disclosure necessary. There is no legal requirement to disclose unless you need accommodation. But disclosure is also the gateway to ADA protections. The question isn't "should I disclose?"...
Global Insights > Education
IEP or 504? How to Choose the Right Support Plan for Your Child
...one applies to your child starts with understanding what question each framework is designed to answer. An IEP, or Individualized Education Program, exists...instruction. The phrase "adversely affects educational performance" is the legal gate. A student with dyslexia who is reading below grade level and struggling...
Career > Interviewing
To Disclose or Not: Making the Interview Disclosure Decision That's Right for You
...before one, or even after an offer. That's the legal baseline, and it's more protective than most candidates...dissolve the real question. Most people get the legal answer and still spend weeks second-guessing the...situation you're walking into? That's what this framework is meant to sort out. What the Law Covers. The...
Career > Advancement
Negotiating Salary and Benefits: What to Say When Employers Bring Up Accommodation Costs
...you bring to it. Accommodations are handled separately, under their own legal framework, and the cost of those accommodations is not yours to absorb in...bring to it. Accommodations are handled separately, under their own legal framework, and the cost of those accommodations is not yours to absorb in the form...