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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 (WordPerfect, Word, HTML).

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Assistive Technologies

Employment Guides

ADA Guides

Special Education

Fair Housing

Client Assistance Program

Mental Health

Health Care

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Legal Options Manual

Guides marked with * are available in Spanish

General Presentation

Arizona Center For Disability Law Overview

 

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GUIDES UP

AT-1

A Self-Advocacy Guide: Assistive Technology

AT-2

A Consumer's Guide to the Assistive Technology Device Warranty

AT-3

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

 

EMPLOYMENT GUIDES UP

E-1

An Overview of the Employment Protections of the Americans With Disabilities Act (Title I)* (Revised October 2007)

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 (Revised October 2007)

 

 Employment Presentations

E-9

Overview Of Title I Of The Americans With Disabilities Act

   

 

ADA GUIDES  UP

ADA-1

Your Rights Under Title II of the ADA

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

 

 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  UP

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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This guide can be viewed on line or downloaded by clicking on the document title. We encourage you to print this document for your reference. If you would like a hard copy of this document, please contact our office, one copy per family is free. For organizations and professionals, the charge is $ 25.00, please click for order form.

 

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

 

 

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/  

 
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.

 

FAIR HOUSING GUIDE  UP

FH-1

Fair Housing Rights for People with Disabilities

 

 Fair Housing Presentations

FH-2  Fair Housing for People with Disabilities

 

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDES  UP

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  UP

   
MH-2 Appeal Rights for Title 19/AHCCCS - Children’s Behavioral Health Services (Updated January 2008)

MH-3

Your Rights as a Person with Serious Mental Illness

MH-4

Your Rights as a Patient of the Arizona State Hospital

HEALTH CARE GUIDES  UP

H-1

How To Make Your Health Insurance Work For You

H-2

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

H-3

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

H-4

Managing Dual Insurance Coverage

H-5

How To Represent Yourself At An Administrative Hearing

   
  List of AHCCCS/ALTCS Health Plans
  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

 

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B-1

Getting the Services You Need When Your Health Plan Tells You No

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-4

How to Ask Your Employer For An Accommodation That You Need *

B-5

Have You Been Treated Unfairly At Work? *

 

 

 

LEGAL OPTIONS MANUAL  UP

 

Legal Options Manual