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Disability Law
- Accessibility Guidelines / Standards
- Accessibility Informational Resources (WI Dept. of Health Resources)
- U.S. Access Board
Accessibility requirements for the building environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic & information technology. The agency enforces these standards for federally funded facilities.
- Agencies & Organizations
- Wisconsin
- Disability Rights Wisconsin
Protects peoples' rights under the law by providing information and guidance, investigating problems, mediating solutions, and assisting with legal counsel/litigation services. - Family Voices of Wisconsin
Guides to services for children with disabilities. - WI Council on Developmental Disabilities
- WI Dept. of Health Services
Disability programs and information.
- Disability Rights Wisconsin
- Federal
- ADA Enforcement (U.S. Dept. of Justice)
- Disability.gov
- Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
- Social Security Administration
- Wisconsin
- ADA FAQs (ADA Wisconsin Partnership)
- Complaints
- ADA Investigative Agencies
- Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Complaints (U.S. Access Board)
- ADA Investigative Agencies
- Disability
Law (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
Commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations, and opinions.
- Employment
- Disability Discrimination (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
- Disability Resources (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- Job Accommodation Network (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Information on the employment provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act and on accommodating disabled employees in the workplace. - The Work Site (U.S. Social Security Administration)
- Worksource Wisconsin
Aimed at Wisconsin Businesses, this site presents information on how to best provide accommodations and to comply with federal and state law. Provides resources related to FMLA, workers' compensation law, ADA, fair employment and the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. - Vocational Rehabilitation Services (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
- Service Animals
- Wisconsin
- ADA and Service Animals (WI Department of Health Services)
- Service Animals (Legislative Reference Bureau, 2006)
- Service Animals & Housing (Delta Society)
- WI Statutes: s. 106.52 "Public Places of Accommodation or Amusement"
- WI Statutes: s. 174.055 "Exemption of dogs for blind, deaf and mobility-impaired."
- WI Statutes: 346.26 "Blind Pedestrian on Highway"
- Federal
- CFR: 24 CFR 5.303 "Exclusion for animals that assist, support, or provide service to persons with disabilities"
Requirements for pet ownership in HUD-assisted public housing and multifamily housing projects for the elderly and persons with disabilities.
- CFR: 24 CFR 5.303 "Exclusion for animals that assist, support, or provide service to persons with disabilities"
- Wisconsin
- Statistics
- Disability Statistics Center (Univ. of California, San Francisco)
- Disability Statistics (Cornell Univ.)
The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)
- WI Statutes: s. 15.197(4)(a)(2) "Definitions"
- WI Statutes: ch. 46 "Social Services"
- WI Statutes: ch. 51 "State Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Developmental Disabilities And Mental Health Act"
- WI Statutes: ch. 55 "Protective Service System"
- WI Statutes: s. 106.52 "Public Places of Accommodation or Amusement"
- WI Statutes: s. 174.055 "Exemption of dogs for blind, deaf and mobility-impaired."
- WI Statutes: s. 813.123 "Restraining Orders and Injunctions for Individuals at Risk"
- WI Admin. Code: DHS 30-99 "Community Services"
- CFR: 28 CFR pts. 35-37 "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability"
- U.S. Code: 42 USC 12101-12213 "Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
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