Disability Law
- Accessibility Guidelines / Standards
- Disability & Impairment 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. - 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)
- Office for Civil Rights (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
- Social Security Administration
- Disability Resources from Federal Agencies
- Wisconsin
- Complaints
- ADA Investigative Agencies
- Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Complaints (U.S. Access Board)
- ADA Investigative Agencies
- Court System and ADA Frequently Asked Questions (WI Court System)
- Education / Students
- Special Education and Students with Disabilities Records (WI Dept. of Public Instruction)
- 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)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
- Service Animals
- Wisconsin
- ADA and the WI Court System (WI Court System)
Includes information about service animals. - Rentals and Service Animals (Tenant Resource Center)
- Service animals (WI Coalition for Advocacy)
- Service and support animals (WI Legislative Council)
- Support and Service Animals (City of Madison)
- 50 State Assistance Animal Law Chart (Animal Legal Center)
- WI Statutes: s. 106.50(2r) Housing accomodations and "Animals Assisting Persons with Disabilities"
- 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"
- ADA and the WI Court System (WI Court System)
- Federal
- Commonly asked questions about service animals in places of business (US Dept. of Justice)
- 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.
- Wisconsin
- Statistics
- 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.
County Resources
Recommended links from our County Resources database:
Legal Assistance
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
855-417-6892, (608) 240-7400 Disability Benefit Specialists (DBS) assist individuals between the ages of 18 and 59 who have physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental health issues and/or substance abuse issues
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Act 317: More changes to landlord-tenant law
91 Wis. Lawyer 8, September 2018
Library Resources
- Accommodating disabilities: business management guide
- Americans with disabilities: practice and compliance manual
- Federal Disability Law in a Nutshell
- Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Handbook on Mental Disability Law
- Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability