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Accessibility

Factsheet: Discrimination in Sports
Factsheet: Accessible Architecture in Public Places
Factsheet: Childcare Center Accessibility
Factsheet: Mask Mandates and Exemptions for Persons with Disabilities (PDF)
Factsheet: Effective Communication for the Deaf and People who are Hard of Hearing (PDF)
Factsheet: Service Animals (PDF)
Factsheet: How to ask for a Reasonable Accommodation/Modification to Policy or Procedure (PDF))
Guide: Guide for Small Businesses (PDF)
Video: Public Accommodations, Including Interpreter Requests (ASL)
Link: Guide To Disability Rights Laws
Link: Title II – Discrimination Complaint Form
Link: Title III – Filing a Complaint
Link: FormsPal Free Legal Document Downloads

Alternatives to Guardianship

Factsheet: Alternatives to Guardianship (PDF)
Factsheet: Guardianship (PDF)
Factsheet: Obtención de Apoyo con Decisiones de Adultos: Alternativas a la Tutela (PDF)
Factsheet: Tutela (PDF)
Press Release: ACLU of Utah Files Lawsuit Over Legal Representation for PWD
Link: National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Assistive Technology (AT)

Brochure: Assistive Technology Program at the DLC (PDF)
Brochure: Programa de Asistencia Tecnologica (PDF)
Link: Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT)
- Information/technical services to help people acquire and/or use AT devices.
- Free consultations/evaluations, 30-day loans of equipment, and opportunities to try AT devices.
Link: Utah Assistive Technology Program (UATP)
- CreATe Program offers low-cost, refurbished mobility devices.
- Utah AT Foundation (UATF) provides low-interest AT loans.
Link: AgrAbility of Utah
- Assistance for farmers/ranchers with disabilities to stay in the agriculture business.
Link: Assist, Inc.
- Architectural, community planning, and accessible housing design assistance to low-income households, people with disabilties, non-profits and community groups.
Link: Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Sample and compare a variety of hearing-related AT devices.
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are responsible for AT assessment, evaluation, device demonstration, and training for people with disabilities. The following is a list of Utah CILs and the counties they serve:
- Ability First (Utah/Wasatch/Juab/San Pete)
- Active Re-Entry (Carbon/Daggett/Duchesne/Emery/Grand/San Juan/Uintah)
- Options For Independence (Box Elder/Cache/Rich)
- Red Rock Center For Independence (Beaver/Garfield/Iron/Kane/Millard/Piute/Sevier/Washington/Wayne)
- Roads to Independence (Weber/Davis/Morgan)
- Utah Independent Living Center (Salt Lake/Summit/Tooele)
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Civil Rights

Factsheet: Mask Mandates and Exemptions for Persons with Disabilities (PDF)
Factsheet: Commitment Procedures in Utah for Individuals with Mental Illness (PDF)
Factsheet: Guide to Mental Health Services in Utah (PDF)
Factsheet: Recognizing and Reporting Signs of Abuse and Neglect (PDF)
Factsheet: Utah State Hospital Commitment Process (PDF)
Factsheet: Utah State Hospital Forced Medication Procedures (PDF)
Factsheet: Utah State Hospital Patient Rights (PDF)
Factsheet: Utah State Hospital Restraint and Seclusion (PDF)
Report: Investigating Custody Relinquishment to Access Mental Health Services in Utah (PDF)
Link: Overview of ADA , IDEA, and Section 504
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Community Integration

Report: The Dangers of Institutional Living: COVID-19 and Utah’s Long-term Care Facilities
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources
Link: Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Link: Administration for Community Living
Link: Disability Information and Access Line (Administration for Community Living)
Link: Justice in Aging
Link: ADA.gov information about Olmstead
Link: Save Medicaid Utah
Fact Sheet: Involuntary Discharge from a Nursing Home (PDF)
Webinar: Save Medicaid Webinar

Education

Brochure: Education Rights Matter (PDF) or (Audio)
Brochure: Los Derechos de Educación son Importantes (PDF)
Brochure: New Laws in Utah About Juvenile Justice (PDF)
Brochure: Fostering Youth with Disabilities: Navigating the School System (PDF)
Brochure: Cuidado Temporal de Jovenes con Discapacidades: Navegando el Sistem Escolar (PDF)
Brochure: Helping Students Understand the Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act (WIOA)(PDF)
Brochure: Ayudando Estudiantes a Enteder a Innovacion Laboral y ley de Oportunidades (WIOA)(PDF)
Factsheet: Reasonable Accommodation in Higher Education (PDF)
Factsheet: COVID-19 and Individualized Education Plans (IEP) (PDF)
Factsheet: Due Process Hearings (PDF)
Factsheet: Health Care Plans at School (PDF)
Factsheet: Individualized Education Program (IEP) – Overview (PDF)
Factsheet: Independent Education Evaluation (PDF)
Factsheet: Medications at School (PDF)
Factsheet: Filing a State Complaint (PDF)
Factsheet: Manifestation Determination Reviews (PDF)
Form: IDEA Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Worksheet for Parents (PDF)
Form: Communication Log for Recording School District/Charter School Dialogue (PDF)
Form: IDEA IEP/504 Parent Referral Form (PDF)
Form: Request for Related Service(s) Under the IDEA (PDF)
Form: IDEA State Complaint (PDF)
Form: Request for Mediation (PDF)
Form: Request for Due Process (PDF)
Report: Utah Transition Today: A 2014 Report of Opportunities and Barriers (PDF)
Video: Special Education Discrimination (ASL)
Video: Resolving Disputes about Special Education Services
Video: COVID-19 and Your Student with a Disability
Link: Financial Aid/Scholarship Guide for Students with Disabilities
Link: IDEA Dispute Resolution Parent Guides
Link: Special Education Division – Utah State Office of Education
Link: Special Education Rules – Utah State Office of Education
Link: Utah Parent Center
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation

Brochure: Client Assistance Program (CAP) (PDF)
Brochure: Employment Discrimination – Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division (PDF)
Brochure: Community Employment and the Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act (WIOA)(PDF)
Brochure: Empleo en la Comunidad y la Innovacion Laboral y ley de Oportunidades (WIOA)(PDF)
Brochure: Helping Students Understand the Workforce Innovations and Opportunities Act (WIOA)(PDF)
Brochure: Ayudando Estudiantes a Enteder a Innovacion Laboral y ley de Oportunidades (WIOA)(PDF)
Factsheet: Order of Selection – Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
Factsheet: Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation (PDF) or (Audio)
COVID-19 and Employment Discrimination – Fact Sheet (PDF)
Video: COVID -19 and Employment Q&A
Factsheet: Employment Discrimination (PDF)
Factsheet: Filing an Employment Discrimination Complaint (PDF) or (Audio)
Flyer: Benefits Planning Service (PDF)
Pocket card: Benefits Planning Service (JPG)
Video: Employment Discrimination (ASL)
Video: Reasonable Employment Accommodations (ASL)
Video: How to Ask for Reasonable Accommodations in Employment
Video: Disability and Employment: Your Rights (Transcript)
(Presentation Slides)
Video: How Can DLC’s Client Assistance Program Help?
Video: Applying for Vocational Rehabilitation’s Services
Worksheet: Priority Category Disagreement Worksheet (PDF)
Worksheet: Waitlist Disagreement Worksheet (PDF)
Link: Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
Link: Responsibilities of Employers
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Fair Housing

Brochure: Housing Discrimination: Are you the victim of unlawful housing discrimination? (PDF)
Brochure: Discriminación de Vivienda: ¿Es usted victima de discriminación ilegal en la vivienda? (PDF)
Factsheet: Assistance Animals in Housing (PDF)
Factsheet: The Disability Law Center Fair Housing Program (PDF)
Factsheet: Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities (PDF)
Factsheet: Group Homes and the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
Factsheet: How to File an Administrative Housing Discrimination Complaint (PDF)
Factsheet: Cómo Presentar una Queja Administrativa por Discriminación en la Vivienda (PDF)
Factsheet: Landlord Obligations Under the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
Factsheet: Requesting a Change to Landlord Facilities (PDF)
Factsheet: Requesting a Change to Landlord Pet Policies (PDF)
Factsheet: Requesting a Change to Landlord Rules (PDF)
Factsheet: Requesting Reasonable Accommodations (PDF)
Link: Fair Housing Video Series for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Link: Utah Legal Services Housing Resource List
Link: Utah Antidiscrimination & Labor Division
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources
Link: HUD.gov Fair Housing Information
Link: HUD COVID-19 Evictions Statement
Video: Your Rights in Housing Video
Video: Disability and Fair Housing Video
Video: Discrimination in Housing Video
Video: Assistance Animals in Housing Video
Video: Sexual Harassment in Housing Video

Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Report: Home & Community Based Settings Rule: Evaluating Utah’s Transition Process (PDF)
Brochure: HCBS Planning Process Brochure (PDF)
Factsheet: HCBS Settings Regulations Summary (The New Rules) (PDF)
Guide: HCBS Transition Plan Comments Guide for CONSUMERS (PDF)
Guide: HCBS Transition Plan Comments Guide for PROVIDERS (PDF)
Timeline: HCBS Transition Plan Timeline (PDF)
Factsheet: Frequently Asked Questions – CONSUMERS (PDF)
Factsheet: Frequently Asked Questions – PROVIDERS (PDF)
Link: Informational Webinars about Olmstead and the HCBS Settings Rule
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Incarceration

Factsheet: Guide for Inmates with Disabilities at the Utah State Prison (PDF)
Brochure: New Laws in Utah About Juvenile Justice (PDF)
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Medicaid & Medicare

Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources
Link: Save Medicaid Utah
Link: National Health Law Program
Link: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Healthcare
Link: Kaiser Family Foundation
Link: Justice in Aging
Webinar: Save Medicaid Webinar
Factsheet: Medicaid Fact Sheet

Social Security

Factsheet: Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) (PDF)
Factsheet: Representative Payee – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (PDF)
Factsheet: Easy Read Representative Payee – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (PDF)
Factsheet: Social Security Overpayments (PDF) or (Audio)
Guide: A Guide for Representative Payees (PDF)
Guide: Benefits for Children with Disabilities (PDF)
Guide: Beneficios Para Ninos Con Incapacidades (PDF)
Guide: Retirement Benefits (PDF)
Guide: Social Security: Working While Disabled (PDF)
Guide: Seguro Social: Como Podemos Ayudarle Si Trabaja Mientras Esta Incapacitado (PDF)
Guide: Supplemental Security Income (PDF)
Guide: Understanding the Benefits (PDF)
Guide: Comprendiendos los Beneficios (PDF)
Guide: What to Know When You Get Disability Benefits (PDF)
Guide: Lo Que Necesita Saber Si Recibe Beneficios de SSI (PDF)
Link: The Simple Dollar: Social Security Disability Benefits Guide
Link: The Simple Dollar: Social Security Disability Benefit Calculator
Link: Ticket to Work Program
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Transportation

Factsheet: Airline Travel with a Disability (PDF)
Factsheet: Paratransit Travel (door-to-door transportation) (PDF)
Factsheet: Riding Public Transportation with a Disability (PDF)
Brochure: UTA Paratransit Eligibility Process (PDF)
Brochure: Programa ADA del Servicio de Paratransit de UTA (PDF)
Guide: UTA Rider’s Guide to Paratransit (PDF)
Link: Utah Transportation Authority (UTA) Paratransit Services
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources

Voting Rights

Click here to register online to vote in Utah
*Note: Registering to vote online requires either a Utah Driver License or State Identification Number. If you do not have either of these, you can still register to vote! You can register to vote by mail using the last four digits of your Social Security number.

Brochure: Voting Rights Matter (PDF)
Factsheet: Voting in Utah (PDF)
Link: Vote.Utah.gov Website and Resources
Link: Utah Voter Registration Information
Link: The Respectability Report: Nonpartisan Political Commentary with a Focus on Disability Issues
Link: RevUp America: Register, Educate, Vote! Use Your Power!
Link: Disability.gov Website and Resources
Video: DLC: Poll Worker Training on Serving Diverse Voters
Video: DLC: Poll Worker Training on Setting up the Polling Place
Video: DLC: Voting by Mail or at an Election Center in Utah
Audio Description of Video: Voting by Mail or at an Election Center in Utah
Video: Rooted in Rights: Youth Voting
Video: Rooted in Rights: The Deaf Vote
Video: Rooted in Rights: Formerly Incarcerated Vote
Video: Rooted in Rights: Spanish-Speaking Voters with Disabilities
Video: How to Vote in Utah (2016)

Resources in Arabic

Arabic – Requesting Changes to Landlord Pet Policy – طلب تعديالت على سياسة المؤجر حول الحيوانات األليفة
Arabic – Requesting Changes to Landlord Rules – طلب تعديالت على قواعد المؤجر
Arabic – Landlord Obligations under FHA – التزامات المؤجر بموجب قانون اإلسكان العادل
Arabic – Group Homes and the FHA – المنازل الجماعية وقانون اإلسكان العادل )FHA)
Arabic – Fair Housing and Rights of Persons with Disabilities – حقوق اإلسكان العادل لألشخاص ذوي اإلعاقة
Arabic – Fair Housing Program – برنامج اإلسكان العادل بمركز قانون اإلعاقة
Arabic – Assistance Animals in Housing – حيوانات الخدمة الم َرافِقة في المباني السكنية
Arabic – Healthcare Plans at School – خطط الرعاية الصحية في المدارس
Arabic – Mask Mandates and People with Disabilities – ارتداء الكمامة داخل والية يوتا: ما هي االستثناءات؟
Arabic – Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation – طلب التجهيزات والتعديالت

Resources in Vietnamese

Vietnamese – Renter Toolkit 2020 (Bộ Công Cụ cho Người
Thuê Nhà)
Vietnamese – Mask Requirements and Disabilities Factsheet (Đeo Khẩu Trang ở Utah: Các Trường Hợp Nào Được Miễn Trừ?)
Vietnamese – Requesting Reasonable Accommodation (Yêu Cầu Về Thay Đổi và Điều Chỉnh)
Vietnamese – Requesting Change to Landlord Facilities (Yêu Cầu Thay Đổi Đối Với Cơ Sở Vật Chất của Chủ Nhà)
Vietnamese – Requesting Changes to Landlord Rules (Yêu Cầu Thay Đổi Các Quy Tắc Của
Chủ Nhà)
Vietnamese – Requesting Changes to Landlord Pet Policy (Yêu Cầu Thay Đổi Chính Sách Vật Nuôi của Chủ Nhà)
Vietnamese – Landlord Obligations Under FHA (Nghĩa Vụ Của Chủ Nhà theo Đạo Luật Gia Cư Công Bằng)
Vietnamese – Group Homes and the FHA (Nhà Tập Thể và Đạo Luật Gia Cư Công Bằng (FHA))
Vietnamese – Fair Housing Rights of People with Disabilities (Quyền Nhà Ở Công Bằng cho Người Khuyết Tật)
Vietnamese -Fair Housing Program (Chương Trình Nhà Ở Công Bằng tại Trung Tâm Hỗ Trợ Pháp Luật Người Khuyết Tật)
Vietnamese – Assistance Animals in Housing (Động Vật Trợ Giúp trong Nhà)
Vietnamese – Medications at School (Dùng Thuốc ở Trường)
Vietnamese – Health Care Plans at School (Kế Hoạch Chăm Sóc Sức Khỏe tại Trường Học)

Resources in Chinese Simplified

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