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| Resources and References |
ADA Hot Links and Document Center
- A deep, extensive set of resources about the Americans with Disabilities Act: articles, web sites, text of the law and regulations, accessibility standards, and much, much more. Provided by the "Job Accommodation Network" at WVU, operated under contract from the Office of Disability Employment Programs of the US Department of Labor.
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Other Civil Rights
Other Mental Health
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DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TESTING UNDER THE ADA
- Acknowledgement: This publication utilizes materials originally developed by
the Arizona Center for Disability Law as adpatged by Idaho P&A. Except for reference to state law, federal law applies in WV.
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Health Care
Contributor: WVDDC
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Deaf Rights in Mental Health Facilities
- Facilities which receive any federal money, either directly or through a state agency, must comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. sec 794. Section 504 requires that federal financial recipients' programs be equally accessible to handicapped persons. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations to Section 504 require provision of necessary auxiliary aids, such as sign language interpreters, to ensure equal access to these programs.
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Mental Health Issues
Facility Based Services
Rehab Act
Contributor: WVDDC
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Deaf Rights in inpatient health care facilities
- Inpatient health care facilities have important responsibilities under federal law to be accessible to deaf and hard of hearing individuals. Failing to provide interpreters and adapted equipment may be discrimination on the basis of disability. In addition, failure to establish effective communication with a deaf
patient may expose a health care provider to liability for medical malpractice.
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Mental Health Issues
Facility Based Services
Health Care
Rehab Act
Contributor: WVDDC
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Handling Your Psychiatric Disability in Work and School
- Link to an interactive and informative web site for people with a psychiatric condition. The site addresses issues and reasonable accommodations related to work and school. This is the only site designed exclusively to provide information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other employment and education issues for people with psychiatric disabilities.
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Mental Health Issues
Discrimination
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Manual - Fair Housing Laws for People With Disabilities
- Comprehensive 58 page manual to explain how Fair Housing laws protect people with disabilities, when dealing with emergency shelter programs and with transitional housing programs. Written in California, it covers both federal law (which will apply in WV) and California law (which will not apply in WV).
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Federal Fair Housing Act
Homelessness
Fair Housing
Community Services
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Olmstead Fact sheet
- This paper is to help people understand the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Olmstead v. L.C. This paper will discuss the critical components influencing the decision
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Community Services
Facility Based Services
Contributor: WVDDC
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Progress Since Olmstead - How Is Your State Doing?
- The Court wrote that "institutional placement of persons who can handle and benefit from community settings perpetuates unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are incapable or unworthy of participating in community life." In the decision, the Court noted that a State's efforts should "not be controlled by the State's endeavors to keep its institutions fully populated." How much progress has been made in your state between the 1999 Olmstead decision and FY 2006 (the last year for which we have data) regarding people in nursing homes?
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Community Services
Facility Based Services
Contributor: WVDDC
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Public School Obligations to Deaf Individuals
- This memorandum addresses the obligations of a public school system under
Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Deaf students, parents and
personnel are entitled to a physically accessible facility and to services including
qualified sign language interpreters when they need accommodations to have
meaningful access to school activities. The ADA and Section 504 apply to all
programs and activities offered by a school system, including school board
meetings, extracurricular programs, teacher conferences, recreational activities,
social and cultural activities, adult education, summer school or hobby classes.
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Education
Rehab Act
Contributor: WVDDC
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Q and As about the ADA
- Barriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services, and
telecommunications have imposed staggering economic and social costs on American
society and have undermined our well-intentioned efforts to educate, rehabilitate, and
employ individuals with disabilities. By breaking down these barriers, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) will enable society to benefit from the skills and talents of
individuals with disabilities, will allow us all to gain from their increased purchasing power
and ability to use it, and will lead to fuller, more productive lives for all Americans.
Contributor: WVDDC
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Right to a Qualified Sign Language Interpreter
- Description of patient right to a qualified sign language interpreter when seeking medical services.
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Civil Rights
Health
Mental Health Issues
Technology
Health Care
Contributor: WVDCC
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THE IMPACT OF THE BUCKHANNON DECISION FIVE YEARS LATER
- PREPARED BY THE DISABILITIES LAW PROJECT AND
THE BAZELON CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW
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Community Services
Contributor: WVDDC
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Web site - ADA Hot Links and Document Center
- Deep and extensive set of resources about the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Articles, web sites, text of statutes and regulations, accessibility standards, and much more. Maintained by the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) housed at West Virginia University.
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Mental Health Issues
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What is the ADA?
- The ADA is a federal civil rights law for people with disabilities, comparable to civil rights law passed in the 1960s for other minorities. It covers employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, and telecommunications for the deaf.
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Other ADA
Contributor: WVDDC
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| Forms |
Form for filing DOJ complaint for government services
- Can be used for both Title II and 504 complaints.
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Self Advocacy Tools
Facility Based Services
Contributor: WVDDC
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