Toolkit: Equal Rights Center: Americans with Disabilities Act Employment Pocket Toolkit
The Equal Rights Center developed this pocket guide to provide an overview of employment rights for individuals with disabilities.
Research Article: “We Want Respect”: Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Address Respect in Research
To illuminate the voices of those most affected, the author studies the views of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities on respect in research.
Website: Autism National Committee (AUTCOM)
AUTCOM is an advocacy organization that is dedicated to protecting and advancing the human and civil rights of individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities.
Webpage: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – Disability Discrimination
This webpage offers information specifically focusing on disability discrimination; reasonable accommodations, undue hardship, and harassment are among the topics covered.
Research Brief: University of Minnesota: Status of Institutional Closure Efforts in 2005
This Policy Research Brief from the Research and Training Center on Community Living at the University of Minnesota observes and summarizes research and policy considerations that state legislators may face as they make decisions pertaining to people with disabilities and institutions in their own states.
Website: Self Advocates United as 1
Self Advocates United as 1 is a group based in Pennsylvania that is dedicated to supporting the self-advocacy of people with disabilities.
Website: Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004
This site provides a one-stop shop for resources regarding The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 and the regulations that are used to implement it.
Website: Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000: An Introduction
he Developmental Disabilities Assistance Act and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, better known as the DD Act, serves to improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities, and for other purposes.
Guide: Life Journey through Autism
This guide is designed to provide parents, teachers, and other education professionals an introduction to the transition to adulthood.
Website: U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP): Disability.gov
Disability.gov is a federal government website that provides information about disability-related programs, services, laws, and benefits.
