Equip for Equality

Advocacy and Informational Materials by Topic Area

Abuse & Neglect

1. Equip for Equality's Abuse Investigation Unit

ADA - General Topics

1. ADA Practical Tips
2. Top Ten ADA Issues Titles II and III
3. ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disabilities: Regarded As, Record Of, and Association Disability
4. Hot Topics in ADA Title III Litigation
5. Impact of the Supreme Court’s ADA Decisions
6. Invisible Disabilities and the ADA
7. Service Animals Under the ADA
8. Postsecondary Education and Licensing Under the ADA
9. Drugs, Alcohol, and Conduct Rules Under the ADA
10. Barriers and Requirements for ADA Litigation

Assistive Technology

1. Equip for Equality's Assistive Technology Project
2. Assistive Technology Web Links
3. Assistive Technology Special Education Fact Sheet

Employment Rights

1. The ABCs of Employment Cases
2. The ADA and Personality Testing by Employers
3. Americans with Disabilities Act Outline
4. Contradictory Statements about Disability
5. Documenting Discrimination
6. Disability Disclosure (English and Spanish)
7. Disability Disclosure F.A.Q.
8. Disability Harassment
9. Employee Leave under the ADA and FMLA
10. Employment Rights (English and Spanish)
11. Reasonable Accommodation Request Sample Letter
12. Top Ten ADA Issues Title I
13. Where to File Employment Discrimination Claims
14. Disabilities Inquiries and Medical Examinations Under the ADA
15. Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
16. Reassignment as a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
17. Disability Harassment, Retailiation and Discipline: Three Emerging ADA Issues
18. Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities Under The ADA
19. Direct Threat Under the ADA
20. ADA Amendments Act Update Legal Brief
21. The Litigation Landscape Three Years After the Passage of the ADA Amendments Act

Housing Rights

1. Protecting Your Housing Rights: A Guide for Seniors and Their Families

Legislation or Laws

1. Equip for Equality's Public Policy Program

Treatment Rights

1. Advance Directives in Illinois
2. Involuntary Discharge from Long-Term Care Facilities in Illinois
3. Involuntary Treatment in Mental Health Facilities in Illinois
4. Mental Health Self-Advocacy
5. Restraint in Mental Health Facilities in Illinois
6. Rights While in Mental Health Facilities in Illinois
7. Seclusion in Mental Health Facilities in Illinois
8. Treatment Plan and Access to Records in Illinois
9. Voluntary, Informal, and Agreed Orders for Admission to Mental Health Facilities in Illinois

Special Education

1. Assistive Technology Special Education Fact Sheet
2. Communication Records and Records Access Fact Sheet
3. Discipline and MDR Timeline Fact Sheet
4. Discipline Facts in IDEA 2004 Fact Sheet
5. Due Process Hearing Timeline-Parents Request Fact Sheet
6. Due Process Hearing Timeline-School District Fact Sheet
7. Early Intervention Fact Sheet
8. IDEA Services by Age Fact Sheet
9. IEP Eligibility Review Timeline Fact Sheet
10. Remedies Under the IDEA Fact Sheet
11. Resolution Session Timeline-Parents Request Fact Sheet
12. Resolution Session Timeline-School District Fact Sheet
13. Special Education Transportation Fact Sheet
14. Suspension and Alternative Placements in Special Ed Fact Sheet

Transportation

1. Equip for Equality's Transportation Rights Project
2. Buses & Rapid Rail Web Links
3. Airplane Web Links
4. Taxicab Web Links
5. Amtrak Train Web Links
6. Commuter Train Web Links
7. Other Buses Web Links
8. Paratransit or Dial-A-Ride Web Links

Welfare or Social Security

for Beneficiaries of Social Security

1. Equip for Equality's Ticket to Work Project
2. Ticket to Work Articles and Web Links
3. Ticket to Work Checklist
4. Overpayment Fact Sheet (English and Spanish)
5. Transition Fact Sheet (English and Spanish)
6. Social Security and Unemployment Compensation Fact Sheet
7. Americans with Disabilities Act Outline
8. Employment Rights (English and Spanish)
9. The ABCs of Employment Cases
10. Reasonable Accommodation Request Sample Letter
11. ADA and the Supreme Court
12. Documenting Discrimination
13. Disability Disclosure (English and Spanish)
14. Mitigating Measures Cases
15. Where to File Employment Discrimination Claims

Voting

1. Equip for Equality's Voting Rights Project
2. Voting Rights & Information Fact Sheet