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Each resource has general information for people with disabilities and not legal advice. They are not intended to be a complete statement of the law and may not reflect recent legal developments. If you have specific questions about your own situation, we encourage you to consult with an attorney.
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Fact Sheet: School Transportation
Guide for parents of students with disabilities who are experiencing transportation issues with school.
Adults' Services: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with issues related to services for adults with disabilities.
Guardianship and Alternatives: Resources
External links to learn more about guardianship and less restrictive alternatives to guardianship for people with disabilities.
Neighbor Disputes or Harassment Issues
Resource for people with disabilities on how to deal with common examples of neighbor issues.
Home and Community-Based Services Form Letter: My Right is Being Restricted
Sample letter for people with disabilities to use to tell their guardian or other provider that their rights are being restricted and to ask why.
Appealing Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Denials
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities on how to appeal denials by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Employment: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with issues related to disability rights in employment.
Help Yourself: A Regular Person's Guide to Advocacy in Wisconsin's Family Care, IRIS, Partnership, and PACE Adult Long Term Care Programs
Guide for people with disabilities and their families on advocating for themselves or loved ones in long-term care.
Fact Sheet: Bullying
Guide for parents of students with disabilities who are experiencing bullying at school.
Fact Sheet: Disability Definition for Children
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities and their families on definition of "disability" for children under different laws.
Corrections: Resources
External links to learn more about disability rights in corrections.
Applying for Services from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities on applying to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for services.
Crime Victims: Resources
External links to learn more crime victims' rights for people with disabilities.
Adults' Services: Resources
External links to learn more about services for adults with disabilities.
Education and Schools: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with issues related to special education rights for children with disabilities in Wisconsin
Mental Health Institutions and Centers: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with disability rights in the mental health system, institutions, and centers.
Switching Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Self-advocacy guide on rights and options of people with disabilities who wish to change their DVR counselor.
Fact Sheet: Special Education Evaluation
Guide for parents on special education referrals, evaluation process, and options if the student is found ineligible for an IEP.
Children's Services: Resources
External links to learn more about services for children with disabilities.
Form Letter: DHS Ch. 94 Patient/Client Rights Grievance
Form letter that people with disabilities can use to write a Patient Rights Grievance under WI Dept. of Health Services Administrative Code, Ch. 94.
Advocacy Guide: Guardianship and the Criminal Justice System
Guide for guardians with questions about their role if their ward is charged with a crime or incarcerated.
Advocacy Guide: Children's Long Term Support (CLTS) Fair Hearings
Guide for parents of children with disabilities on appealing CLTS denials through Fair Hearings.
Form Letter: Asking for Your Child's Special Education Record
Form letter for parents of children with disabilities, to ask for their child's special education record from the child's school district.
Appealing a DVR Decision Through an Impartial Hearing
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities on exercising their Vocational Rehabilitation appeal rights through an Impartial Hearing with DVR.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Filing a Patient / Client Grievance
Guide for people with disabilities on the patient rights complaint or grievance process under Wisconsin Statute Section 51.61 and DHS Chapter 94.
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Self-Advocacy Guide: Filing a Patient / Client Grievance
Guide for people with disabilities on the patient rights complaint or grievance process under Wisconsin Statute Section 51.61 and DHS Chapter 94.
Form Letter: DHS Ch. 94 Patient/Client Rights Grievance
Form letter that people with disabilities can use to write a Patient Rights Grievance under WI Dept. of Health Services Administrative Code, Ch. 94.