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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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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.
Self Advocacy Guide: Reasonable Accommodations in Public Places
General guide for people with disabilities on their rights in public places.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Exhausting Administrative Remedies in Correctional Facilities
Guide for incarcerated people with disabilities on the prison complaint process.
Form Letter: Asking for Your Child's Special Education Records
Form letter that parents of special education students can use to ask the school district for their child's special education record.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Wisconsin Employment Discrimination Complaint Process
Guide for people with disabilities on making a complaint of employment discrimination with the state of Wisconsin.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Disability Rights and the Grievance Process in Wisconsin Jails
Guide for people with disabilities in jails on their rights and options if they experience poor treatment in a jail.
Frequently Asked Questions: Emotional Support Animals
Common questions and answers for people with disabilities who have emotional support animals in their housing.
Form Letter: Writing to a Public Place About Needed Accommodations
Sample letter that people with disabilities can use to ask public places for the accommodations, or changes, they need for equal access.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Disability Discrimination by Law Enforcement
Guide for people with disabilities on their options if they have an encounter with police and believe they were treated unfairly due to disability.
Advocacy Guide: Special Education Due Process Hearings
Guide for students with disabilities and their families on the Due Process Hearing dispute resolution option with school districts.
Form Letter: Writing to Your Landlord About a Breed Restriction
Sample letter that people with disabilities can use to tell their landlord that the law doesn't allow limits on breeds of assistance animals in housing.
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's Order of Selection (OOS)
Guide on the Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's current waitlist for services, called the Order of Selection.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Post-Secondary Transition: A Guide for Students and Parents
Self-advocacy guide for students and parents on the transition process from high school to life after high school.
Filing an IDEA State Complaint with the Department of Public Instruction: A Guide for Parents
Guide for parents on how to file special education complaints against public school districts with Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction.
Fact Sheet: Truancy
Factsheet for parents of students with disabilities about repeated absences from school, or "truancy."
Frequently Asked Questions: Language Access in Schools
Guide for non-English-speaking parents on language access with their child's school.
Self-Advocacy Guide: Wisconsin Public Accommodations Discrimination Complaint Process
Guide for people with disabilities on the public accommodations complaint process in Wisconsin.
Requesting a Fair Hearing to Challenge Involuntary Discharge from Comprehensive Community Services (CCS)
Guide for people with disabilities who have been discharged against their will from the Comprehensive Community Services (CCS) program.
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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.