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The Basics (10)
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Can I change the date my rent is due?
You can now ask your landlord to change the date your rent is due. Learn why you might want to do this, and how to do it. #6343EN Read More
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Disability Rights Washington Resources
Disability Rights Washington (DRW) is a private, non-profit organization that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide. This site has links to many resources. Read More
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Making My Own Decisions
Making My Own Decisions is a workbook filled with helpful information and worksheets aimed at strengthening a person’s decision-making and advocacy skills. Read More
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Protecting the Rights of Persons Living with HIV/Aids
A brief summary of protections for persons living with HIV/AIDS. Read More
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Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications: A Guide for Residents with Disabilities
A guidebook for rental applicants and residents, and members of condominiums and homeowner associations, to understand the reasonable accommodation and modification process. 8408EN Read More
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Special Education Issues: Things Parents and Caregivers Can Do
Short explanation of options for parents, families and students having problems with special education. #1300EN Read More
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Video - Filing an ADA Complaint: A Video in ASL
This short video focuses on Title II and Title III of Americans with Disabilities Act which guarantee access to government agencies and services, and businesses open to the public. The ADA prohibits all of these places from discriminating against people with disabilities. Read More
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Video - Students with Life Threatening Conditions: School Requirements
Before a student with a "life threatening condition" can begin school, the school has to have a medication or treatment order addressing the condition. Read More
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Video - 10 Tips for Attorneys Working with Deaf and Deaf-Blind Clients: A Video in ASL
This video presents tips for advocates working with Deaf and Deaf-Blind clients. Read More
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Your Child with Disabilities is Turning 18
If you have a child who is unable to care for them self because of a disability, you may be concerned about what to do when your child turns 18. Parents do not automatically have the authority to make legal decisions for their children who turn 18, when the law considers the person an adult. #3303EN Read More
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Moving In / Reading Your Lease (1)
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Can I change the date my rent is due?
You can now ask your landlord to change the date your rent is due. Learn why you might want to do this, and how to do it. #6343EN Read More
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- Spanish / Español
Nondiscrimination Laws (1)
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Guide to Disability and WA State Nondiscrimination Laws
Discrimination in employment on the basis of Disability is a violation of RCW 49.60 and of the Americans with Disabilities Act. It is also a violation of the law for an employer to fail to reasonably accommodate an employee's disability. Read More
Paratransit (1)
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ADA Paratransit Eligibility: How to Make Your Case
The purpose of this handout is to assist people with disabilities to obtain an accurate and fair ADA paratransit eligibility determination. Many people with disabilities who should be eligible for paratransit services according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are denied eligibility because transit agencies are not accurately assessing their capacities. Read More
Public Benefits and Accommodations (2)
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DSHS Help for People with Disabilities: Necessary Supplemental Accommodations
If you get DSHS benefits, such as TANF, SFA, Disability Lifeline, Medicaid, or food assistance, DSHS must accommodate your disabilities. This means that DSHS must try to make their services and benefits available to you to the same extent that they are available to people without a disability. #7151EN Read More
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How to Ask for a Reasonable Accommodation of Your Disability from the Office of Administrative Hearings
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) must make sure its services and its hearings are fully available to all persons with disabilities. This may mean OAH needs to make a change in the way it handles a hearing or communicates with you to make sure you have the same chance to take part in the hearings as a person without disabilities. #8406EN Read More
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- Ukrainian / Українська
Service Animals (3)
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Change in Washington Law about Service Animals Starting January 1, 2019
The state legislature has found that misrepresentations of pets, therapy animals, or emotional support animals as service animals has made it harder for people with disabilities to get acceptance of their properly trained and essential service animals. The new law limits the definition of “service animal” and imposes a fine for misrepresenting an animal as a service animal. #8405EN Read More
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Guide to Service Animals and Washington State Law Against Discrimination
Read about the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) which includes provisions prohibiting discrimination against persons with disabilities who use a service animal to assist them with the disability. Read More
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Service & Companion Animal Owners - Know Your Rights!
Service and companion animals can help people with disabilities go about their daily lives. Unfortunately, there’s still a lot of confusion about the rules that govern service and companion animals in businesses. Worse, the rules change from state to state, so it can be really hard to keep up. Read More
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