Resources

The Adult Protective Services (APS) Act In Pennsylvania

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Protection from Abuse Act and Obtaining a Protection From Abuse (PFA) Order

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Access To Public Accommodations And Commercial Facilities

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Curb Ramps Requirements

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Sidewalk Accessibility For People With Physical Disabilities

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Do You Have a "Disability" Covered by the ADA?

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Information on Medical Equipment and the BB Settlement

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How To Get Assistive Technology From ACCESS Plus Medical Assistance

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Medical Assistance: Coverage Of Durable Medical Equipment And Repairs

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How To Get Assistive Technology From Your Medical Assistance Managed Care Health Plan

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How To Appeal A Medical Assistance Denial Of Assistive Technology

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How To Get Assistive Technology In Nursing Facilities

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Augmentative Communication Devices For Nursing Facility Residents

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Augmentative Communication Devices For Children

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Augmentative Communication Devices For Residents Of Intermediate Care Facilities/Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

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Your Rights Under The Pennsylvania Motorized Wheelchair Warranty Act

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Assistive Technology For People With Brain Injuries

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Assistive Technology and Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Schools, Medical Assistance, and Assistive Technology

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Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities: An Overview

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Census Accessibility Information

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National Disability Rights Network: An Accessible Census 2020

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#CountDisabledPeopleIn Census 2020

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Impugnación De Decisiones Sobre Elegibilidad Y Servicios Según La Exención De Hcbs De Community Healthchoices (CHC)

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Servicios Disponibles a Través de la Exención de HCBS de Community HealthChoices (CHC)

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Services Available Through the CHC HCBS Waiver

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Elegibilidad para Community HealthChoices (CHC) y otros programas que brindan servicios en el hogar y la comunidad para adultos como alternativas a los hogares de ancianos

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Eligibility for CHC and Other HCBS Programs for Adults

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CHC Webinar Hosted by DRP June 8th, 2022 (Video)

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CHC Webinar Hosted by DRP Presentation June 8th, 2022 (PDF)

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Challenging Eligibility and Service Decisions Under the Community HealthChoices (“CHC”) HCBS Waiver

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva Tribunales Y Abogados

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Entertainment

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva En El Entretenimiento

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People to Get ID Services (Sign Language Video)

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People to Get ID Services

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva De Recibir Servicios Por Discapacidad Intelectual

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Medical Settings (Sign Language Video)

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Medical Settings

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva En El Trabajo

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People at Work (Sign Language Video)

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People at Work

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Police and Jails (Sign Language Video)

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Police and Jails

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva Policia Y Carcels

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Right of People Who Are Deaf and Deaf/Blind to Effective Communication in Women’s Shelters and Other Services for Any Victim of Domestic Violence

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Courts and Lawyers (video)

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Courts and Lawyers

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Derechos De Las Personas Sordas Y Con Dificultad Auditiva En El Entretenimiento

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Rights of Deaf and Hard of Hearing People With Entertainment (video)

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ELC School Enrollment Guide for Older Youth

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School Enrollment Guide for a Child Living with Someone other than Their Parent

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How to File a Complaint with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

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The Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania – 2016 Edition (This comprehensive guide was written by the Education Law Center and covers the gamut of getting appropriate special education supports and services for a child from the initial evaluation through graduation.)

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ODR Resources for Parents and Families: ODR collaborated with parent advocacy organizations (PEAL Center, HUNE, and Mission Empower) to create resources to help families access special education information. The new publication and videos can be viewed at:

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ODR ConsultLine: ODR has a ConsultLine, a toll-free information help line for parents and advocates of children with disabilities who have questions or concerns about the education of a school-aged child.

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Office for Dispute Resolution (ODR): ODR provides the resources for parents and educational agencies to resolve educational disputes for children served by the early intervention system, students who are gifted (or thought to be gifted), and students with disabilities (or thought to have disabilities).

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Truancy: Truancy Reduction Toolkit: The Pennsylvania School Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction Toolkit is designed to provide resources and strategies for educators, child welfare professionals and court personnel to effectively address truancy in their local community. The toolkit is web-based in order to enable updates and changes in the future as required by any changes in the School Code.  

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Truancy: Truancy Law Fact Sheet: This fact sheet from the Education Law Center, explains Pennsylvania’s truancy law, focusing on the rights of families and obligations and roles of schools, courts, and children and youth agencies.

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Truancy Law Fact Sheet: This fact sheet from the Education Law Center answers frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania’s truancy laws.

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Enrolling in School: Going to School in Pennsylvania: This is a one-page, easy-to-read guide on how to enroll in school written by the Juvenile Law Center.

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ELC School Enrollment Guide for a Student Experiencing Homelessness

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Enrolling in School: Enrollment of Students: This Basic Education Circular written by the Pennsylvania Department of Education provides information about what is needed to enroll a student in school and what a school district’s obligations are upon receiving required enrollment items.

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Children With Disabilities Living in Out-of-Home Placements: Educational Programs for Students in Non-Educational Placements: This Basic Education Circular (BEC) written by the Pennsylvania Department of Education provides information about the obligations school districts have to children living in residential placements.

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Graduation and Transition to Adulthood: Developing an IEP Plan - A Toolkit to Help Pennsylvania Youth Prepare for IEP Meetings

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Other Helpful Educational Resources

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Graduation and Transition to Adulthood for Students with Disabilities - link to National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)

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Children with Disabilities who are Bullied or Harassed at School

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Special Education for School-Age Children (age 3 to graduation or age 21)

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Early Intervention (EI) for Infants and Toddlers (birth through age 2)

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Chapter 14 and IDEA: A Comparison of Special Education Rights: This side-by-side quick reference guide, published by the PA Department of Education, is intended to help you understand your child's special education rights under both state law (left column) and federal law (right column). The state law column contains provisions in addition to the federal regulations adopted by reference, for the delivery of special education to students and eligible young children. Please note that this side-by-side document does not include a complete version of the federal regulations.

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Should I Graduate This Year? A Guide for Students Who Receive Special Education

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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

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Accessible Instructional Materials for Students with Disabilities

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DRP Emergency Preparedness Webinar

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Derechos de las personas con discapacidades en una emergencia: Acceso a servicios sociales, de salud y de recuperación

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Derechos de las personas con discapacidades en una emergencia: Acceso a refugios y viviendas temporales

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Derechos de las personas con discapacidades en una emergencia: Notificaciones y comunicaciones eficaces para las personas con discapacidades

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Derechos de las personas con discapacidades en una emergencia: Plan de evacuación, inclusión y accesibilidad

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Rights of People with Disabilities in an Emergency: Access to Shelter and Temporary Housing

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Rights of People with Disabilities in an Emergency: Access to Healthcare, Social Services, and Recovery Services

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Rights of People with Disabilities in an Emergency: Effective Notification and Communication For People with Disabilities

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Rights of People with Disabilities in an Emergency: Evacuation Plan Inclusion and Accessibility

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Unemployment Comp SSA Benefits

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Employment Network Fact Sheet

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Your Right to Competitive, Integrated, and Meaningful Employment

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Filing Employment Discrimination Complaints Pursuant to the ADA and PHRA

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Combatting Employment Discrimination Through the ADA

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Reasonable Accommodations in Employment

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Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees and Applicants

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Family and Medical Leave Act

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Private Disability Insurance

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Resources for People With Disabilities in Pennsylvania Who Are Seeking Employment

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Impugnación de Tutela

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Challenging Guardianships

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PA Advance Health Care Directive with Directions

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Health Care Representatives fill in form

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Alternatives to Guardianship for Adults with Mental Illness

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CAPÍTULO 10: LA TUTELA EN PENSILVANIA

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Alternatives to Guardianship Youtube Series

Guardianship: Questions and Answers

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Less Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianship

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Alternatives to Guardianship for Transition-Age Adults

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Decision-Making by People with Intellectual Disabilities (Chapter 1)

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Consent and Capacity to Make Decisions (Chapter 2)

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Types of Substitute Decision-Making (Chapter 3)

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Health Care Decision-Making (Chapter 4)

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Health Care Decision-Making (Video)

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Capacity, Sexuality & Family Life (Chapter 5)

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Mental Health Advance Directives (Chapter 6)

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Financial Powers of Attorney (Chapter 7)

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Financial Powers of Attorney (Video)

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Educational Decision-Making Under the IDEA (Chapter 8)

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Substitute Decision-Making Through Trusts (Chapter 9)

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Guardianship in Pennsylvania (Chapter 10)

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Guardianship (Video)

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Glossary of Important Terms (Chapter 11)

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Estate Planning for Families of People with Disabilities

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Estate planning (video)

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Complete Guide to Consent, Capacity and Substitute Decision-Making

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Consentimiento, Capacidad Y Toma De Decisiones Por Sustitutivas

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HealthCare Decision-Making Without Guardianship – The Role of Health Care Representatives

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Health Care Decision Making: Life Preserving and Life Sustaining Treatment

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Pennsylvania Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Program: How and When Substitute-Decision Makers Can Sign or Alter a POLST (Disability Rights Pennsylvania)

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Hospital Patients’ Right: Hospital Complaints

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and regulations create national standards to protect the privacy of your medical records and other personal health information held by doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, and other health care providers. It generally allows you to control access to your own health information and to find out how your information has been disclosed or used. It also sets limits on when and under what circumstances your health information can be disclosed without their consent.

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Filing a HIPAA Complaint

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THE FAIR HOUSING ACT: AN OVERVIEW FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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Elevator Outages and the Fair Housing Act (Disability Rights Pennsylvania)

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Tenants' Rights Under the Federal Fair Housing Laws: Live Where You Choose

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Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Justice Joint Statement Regarding Reasonable Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Act

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Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Justice Joint Statement Regarding Reasonable Modifications Under the Fair Housing Act

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Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Justice joint statement regarding accessibility requirements for covered multifamily dwellings under the Fair Housing Act

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Discriminatory Zoning and the Fair Housing Act

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Filing a Complaint with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Pa Housing Finance Agency: this publication includes resources for people seeking funding for home modifications

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The Wetzel Settlement Agreement

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Inmate Rights Under the ADA

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Derechos de Los Presos Bajo ADA

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Disability-Related Inquiries Concerning Individuals in Jail

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Disability-Related Inquiries Concerning Individuals in Prison

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A Message for Parents of Newly-Diagnosed Infants and Toddlers

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Termination by Providers of Intellectual Disability Services

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The Juvenile Dependency System and Parents with Intellectual Disabilities: Fact Sheet and Glossary

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Pennsylvania’s Autism Insurance Act

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Medicaid Waivers for People with Developmental Disabilities

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Medical Assistance for Children in PA

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Applying for Personal Care Services for Children with Disabilities

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Medical Assistance or Medicaid Waivers: Appeals, Complaints and Grievances

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Children on Medical Assistance Should Never Pay a Co-pays for Prescriptions

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Hoja Informativa para las Familias y las Farmacias

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Consent to Mental Health Treatment and Access to Mental Health Records for Children and Youth Under Age 18

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A Guide to the Mental Health Procedures Act for Adults Who are Not Involved in the Criminal Justice System

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Mental Health Advance Directive Power of Attorney Form - fill in form

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Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration Form - fill in form

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Combined Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration and Power of Attorney Form - fill in form

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Juvenile Dependency Proceedings — A Factsheet for Parents with Mental Illness

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Mental Health Advance Directives — Checklist for Agents

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Directions for Using the Mental Health Advance Directive Power of Attorney Form

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Directions for Using the Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration Form

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Directions for Using the Combined Mental Health Advance Directive Declaration and Power of Attorney Form

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Fact Sheet for Consumers — If Your Residential Mental Health Services Are Terminated

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Advance Directives — A Guide for Providers

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Advance Directives — A Guide for Consumers

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Frequently Asked Questions About Mental Health Advance Directives — Guide for Agents

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Mental Health Advance Directives – Glossary of Terms

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Mental Health Advance Directives — Guide for Agents

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Accessible Parking for People with Disabilities

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Application for a Person With a Disability Parking Placard

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Application for a Person With a Disability or Hearing Impaired Registration Plate or a Person With a Disability Motorcycle Plate

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Application for Disabled Veteran, Severely Disabled Veteran Registration Plate or Severely Disabled Veteran Motorcycle Plate Decal

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Representative Payee: What is it?

Service Animals in Public Places

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Service Animals in Housing

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Administracion del Seguro Social: pagos en exceso

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Social Security Administration: Overpayments

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Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) Factsheet

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Road Map to Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services for SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries

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When Can My Employer Pay Me Less Than The Minimum Wage? – A Fact Sheet For Social Security Beneficiaries

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Ticket To Work Program: A Beneficiary’s Guide

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How to Report Your Income When You Are Working

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Rights Under the ADA for People With Disabilities in Event Ticketing

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Education After High School: Seeking Reasonable Accommodations in College

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Resources for Transition Age Adults

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Transition to Adulthood: A Guide for Transition Age Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families - Chapter 5: Healthcare

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Transition to Adulthood: A Guide for Transition Age Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families - Chapter 4: Employment

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Transition to Adulthood: A Guide for Transition Age Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families - Chapter 3: Housing

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Transition to Adulthood: A Guide for Transition Age Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families - Chapter 2: Post-Secondary Education

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Transition to Adulthood: A Guide for Transition Age Individuals with Disabilities and Their Families - Chapter 1: Special Education in High School

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Employment First in Pennsylvania

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A Guide for Transition Age Individuals With Disabilities and Their Families

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Rights of People with Disabilities in Taxi and Ride Sharing Services

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Resources For Pennsylvania Military Veterans With Developmental Disability

Assistance for Pennsylvania Voters with Disabilities: Requesting, Obtaining and Returning a Mail-in or Absentee Ballot

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Assistance for Pennsylvania Voters with Disabilities: Ballot Marking

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Voting as a Resident of a Nursing Facility, Personal Care Homes, or other Long Term Care Facility

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How to Vote in Pennsylvania

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VIDEO: Let's Talk About Pennsylvania's Mail-In Ballots

Factsheet: Voting by People with Disabilities – Ensuring Participation for all Citizens

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The Disability Vote Matters! Voter I.D. Requirements and Election Day Issues

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Disability Voting Issues – Access, Assistance, and Accommodations

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The Disability Vote Matters! Exercising Your Right to Vote

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The Pennsylvania Department of State has a dedicated site (VOTES PA) where you can: register to vote, check you voter registration status, update your registration, find your polling place, contact your election officials, apply for an absentee ballot, and download a PA Voter Toolkit.

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American Sign Language Video Describing DRP's WIPA Program

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Ticket to Work Program

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Impairment-Related Work Expenses

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How to Report Wages to Social Security

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Spotlight on Special SSI Rule for Blind People Who Work

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What is a Pass?

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Understanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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What Things Do I Have To Report To Social Security?

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The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives

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What is a Work Incentive?

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Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program Flyer

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Section 301: Continued Payment Under a Vocational Rehabilitation or Similar Program (SSDI and SSI Eligible)

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SSI Student Earned Income Exclusion

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How to Get Your Benefits Planning Query (BPQY)

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What Is Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)?

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