Documents designed for people with disabilities about your legal rights and how to advocate for yourself as a resident in Massachusetts.

COVID-19 Related
	COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
	COVID-19 Know Your Rights
	Know Your Rights - Health Care Rationing and Accommodations
	Legal Resources Related to COVID 19
	Model Hospital Visitation Policy

General
	DLC Brochure (English)
	Folleto en Español
	Tờ rơi bằng tiếng Việt
	ខិតបណ្ណជាភាសាខ្មែរ
	Civil Legal Aid for Persons with Disabilities Who are Victims of Crime
	Our P&A Authority
	Title II of The ADA
	Title II and the Courts

Benefits
	SSDI Overpayments
	SSI and Work
	SSI Overpayments
	What is SSI?

Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
	DDS Appeals
	DDS Eligibility
	Individual Support Planning
	Services and Supports for Adults and the Prioritization Process
	Community Integration

Employment
	Employment and Reasonable Accommodation
	Requesting Reasonable Accommodation and Engaging in the Interactive Process
	Right To Fair Wages And Work In The Community
	Service Animals in the Workplace
	Sheltered Workshops Group Supported Employment Submin Wage

Health Care
	MassHealth Durable Medical Equipment
	MassHealth Durable Medical Equipment Prior Approval Appeals
	MassHealth Prior Authorization and Appeal for Wheelchair Repairs
	New MassHealth Managed Care Health Plans
	Wheelchair Lemon Law
	Wheelchair Repairs for MassHealth Consumers

Housing
	Emotional Support Animals in Housing
	Emotional Support Animal in Housing - Sample Letter
	Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
	Terminating a Residential Lease as a Reasonable Accommodation
	Lease Termination as a Reasonable Accommodation - Sample Letter

Rights In Facilities
	Advocacy Organization Overview Chart
	Admission to a Psychiatric Hospital
	DMH Complaint Process
	Informed Consent
	Restraint and Seclusion in Facilities
	Six Fundamental Rights
	Traumatic Brain Injury Waivers

Self Determination
	Alternatives to Guardianship and Guardianship
	Community Integration

Special Education
	Assistive Technology for Special Education Students
	The Basics of Special Education Law
	Independent Educational Evaluations
	Massachusetts DESE Time Out Advisory
	Life After Special Education Manual
	Resolving Special Education Disputes
	School Discipline Laws in Massachusetts
	What Is An IEP and How to Sign It
	What To Do - IEP Non-Compliance

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