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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, which you can download online, to view and print these guides. Note: Guides with PL = written in Plain Language, S = Spanish, PLS = Plain Language Spanish
 

General Presentation

Arizona Center For Disability Law Overview

 

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

Service Animals Presentation
Title I, II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
 
 

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY GUIDES

AT-1

Assistive Technology: A Self-Advocacy Guide

AT-2

A Consumer's Guide to the Assistive Technology Device Warranty

 

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM GUIDES

CAP Brochure General Client Assistance Program Brochure
CAP-S Brochure Programa de Asistencia a Clientes

CAP-1

Summary of Vocational Rehabilitation Rights: Eligibility for Services

CAP-1S Un Resumen de sus Derechos de Rehabilitación Vocacional: Elegibilidad para Servicios

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

 

Client Assistance Program Presentations
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Presentation
 

DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

DDD-1 Identifying, Reporting and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Persons from the DDD
DDD-1PL Protecting People with Developmental Disabilities from Abuse and Neglect from the Division of Development Disabilities (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)

 

EMPLOYMENT GUIDES

E-1

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

E-1PL An Overview of the Employment Protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Plain Language)

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-3PL How to File a Charge When You've Been Treated Unfairly
E-3PLS Cómo presentera una denuncia en caso que haya sido tratado injustamente por un patrón porque tiene una discapacided

E-4

The ADA and Reasonable Accommodations (Title I)

E-4PL Making Your Job Work for You
E-4PLS Haciendo Que Su Trabajo Trabaje para Usted - Cómo Solicitar a su Patrón Una Acomodación que Usted Necesita

E-5

Drug and Alcohol Testing Under the ADA

E-5PL Have You Been Treated Unfairly at Work?
E-5PLS ¿Le Han Tratado Injustamente en el Trabajo? Descubra si la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA) Pueda Ayudarle

E-6

The ADA and Medical Examinations

E-6PL Getting a Job When You Have a Disability

E-7

The ADA and Confidentiality of Medical Information

E-7PL How the ADA Protects Your Medical Information at Work

E-8

The ADA and Disability-Related Harassment

 

Employment Presentations

Title I, II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

 

FAIR HOUSING GUIDE

FHA-1

Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities

FHA-1PL Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities
HCV-1 Housing Choice Vouchers: Getting Started with Section 8
 

Fair Housing Presentations

Fair Housing for People with Disabilities

 

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 Cuando Su Seguro Medico Particular Dice Que "No"

H-4

Managing Dual Insurance Coverage

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

H-5

How To Represent Yourself at an Administrative Hearing

H-5PL 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
   
  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
 

LEGAL OPTIONS MANUAL

 

Legal Options Manual

 

Manual de Opciones Legales 

 

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 a Behavioral Health Facility
MH-5PL Your Grievance Rights as a Person with SMI and RBHA Member
  Form 5.3.1. - ADHS Grievance Form for Guide MH-5
MH-5S Cómo Presentar una Queja Si Soy Persona con Enfermedad Mental Grave
y Miembro de RBHA (Autoridad Regional de Salud Mental)
MH-6 Appeal Process for Persons with a Serious Mental Illness
   
 

SPECIAL EDUCATION GUIDES

Understanding Your Rights:

SE-2

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 (ACDL Guide)

SE-2S

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 (ACDL Guide in Spanish)

SE-4PL Getting What Your Child Needs to Do Well in School (Easy-to-Read Guide)
Click here to read the Center's position statement
on the graduation and transition services issue.
Filing a Complaint:
SE-1 Filing an Administrative Complaint with the AZ Department of Education (ACDL Guide)
SE-1S Presentación de una Queja Administrativa ante el Departmento de Educación de Arizona (ACDL Guide)

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

Direct link to ADOE website:

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/
 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Office for Civil Rights (OCR)).  For more information, click on the website link below.

Direct Link to OCR website:

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

Mistreatment:
SE-3 What to do if Your Child is Restrained, Secluded, Bullied, Harassed, Abused or Neglected at School (ACDL Guide)
SE-3S Qué hacer si su hijo(a) es Restringido, Aislado, Acosado, Hostigado, Abusado o Maltratado en la Escuela
 

VOTING GUIDE

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

 

Appendix A  Appendix B  Appendix C  Appendix D  Appendix E