Browse all the Lawforwa Resources on Disability Law

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Cleveland v. Policy Management Systems Corp.
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?n
Source: Findlaw

US Supreme Court opinion discussing whether a disabled person may assert a claim under Social Security, claiming total disability, and sue their employer for disability discrimination.
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• Can a person sue an employer for disability discrimination while pursuing disability compensation under Social Security?
• What is the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Program?
• How does the Social Security Act and ADA help individuals in different ways?

Ready, Willing, and Available
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/rwa00/toc.htm
Source: United States Department of Labor

Link page with instructions to employers on how to accommodate disabled employees.
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• Where can I get help making my business accommodate disabled employees?
• How do I make my workplace more accommodating to disabled employees?

Title 29, Chapter 31: Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/ch31.html
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

Chapter of the U.S. Code covering assistive technology for individuals with disabilities with links to each section.
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• What is assistive technology?
• Does my employer have to provide me with assistive technology if I need it?
• Is there a federal law covering assistive technology?

Title 20, Chapter 55 U.S. Code: Education of the Deaf
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/20/ch55.html
Source: Cornell Law School/The Legal Information Institute

Section of the U.S. Code describing what is required of schools in relation to deaf students.
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• What are the education requirements for schools in regards to deaf students?
• Are deaf students entitled to special treatment in school?

Housing Rights of Disabled Tenants
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/obj
Source: Nolo

An overview of how the Fair Housing Act applies to tenants with disabilities. Includes information on both landlord and tenant responsibilities.
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• What criteria must a landlord apply when evaluating a potential tenant with mental or physical impairments?
• What questions may a landlord ask a potential tenant with disabilities?
• Who pays for changes required to a dwelling unit to accommodate a disabled tenant?
• What limits are there to what a landlord must do to accommodate a tenant with disabilities?
• Do landlords have to allow disabled tenants to modify their rental units?
• Are landlords entitled to ask disabled tenants for proof that modifications to rental unit are necessary due to a disability?