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. Service Animals
3. Top Ten ADA Issues Titles II and III

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. ADA and the Supreme Court
4. Americans with Disabilities Act Outline
5. Contradictory Statements about Disability
6. Documenting Discrimination
7. Disability Disclosure (English and Spanish)
8. Disability Disclosure F.A.Q.
9. Disability Harassment
10. Employee Leave under the ADA and FMLA
11. Employment Rights (English and Spanish)
12. Mitigating Measures Cases
13. Reasonable Accommodation Request Sample Letter
14. Top Ten ADA Issues Title I
15. Where to File Employment Discrimination Claims

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

Mental Health

1. Advance Directives in Illinois
2. Involuntary Admission to a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
3. Involuntary Treatment in a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
4. Mental Health Self-Advocacy
5. Restraint in a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
6. Rights While in a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
7. Seclusion in a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
8. Treatment Plan & Access to Records in Illinois
9. Voluntary, Informal, and Agreed Orders for Admission to a Mental Health Facility in Illinois
10. Glossary of Mental Health Terms

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