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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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Court Order to Restore Voting Rights Under Guardianship
Form that Wisconsin courts use to restore the right to vote to someone under guardianship.
Guardianship and Voting: How to Get Your Right to Vote Back
Guide for people with disabilities, explaining steps they must take if they have lost their right to vote and want to get it back.
Voting: Resources
External links to learn more about voting rights for people with disabilities.
Form Letter: Asking Your Guardian for Support
Form letter that people with disabilities can use to ask their guardian for help reaching a goal.
Guardianship and Voting: The Basics of Wisconsin's Guardianship Law and its Impact on the Right to Vote
Guide for people with disabilities on Wisconsin's guardianship law and how it may affect their right to vote.
Guardianship and Alternatives: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with issues related to guardianship and less restrictive alternatives to guardianship.
Guardianship and Voting: How to Keep the Right to Vote in a Guardianship Case
Guide for people with disabilities on keeping the right to vote when a court is deciding whether to give them a guardian.
Guardianship and Alternatives: Resources
External links to learn more about guardianship and less restrictive alternatives to guardianship for people with disabilities.
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.
How to Ask the Court to Restore Your Right to Vote Under Guardianship
Form that a person with a disability who is under guardianship can file to petition the court to get their right to vote back.
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.
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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.