Downloads

• Empowerment in Action Advocacy Guide: A Plain Language Guide to Advocacy for People with Disabilities
  • Empowerment in Action Video Playlist

• Title I and II ADA Factsheet from the SC ILC
• Title II ADA Factsheet

• Equity is belonging: Equity in schools for students with disabilities
• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program(EPSDT) Transition to Home and Community-Based Services Tool

Emergency Guides for Professionals:

• Emergency Communication Checklist for the media, state and local government
• Tips for Emergency Shelters for Accessibility for People with Disabilities

Personal Emergency Guides:

• Building  a Personal Emergency Kit
• Building an Emergency Kit for your Pet or Service Animal
• Stay Secure After a Disaster: Protect Your Finances and Avoid Scams
• Stay Safe Emergency Booklet
  • folleto de emergencia para mantenerse a salvo
• Emergency Alert Card 

Step-by-step guides:

• Emergency Tips for People with Disabilities: Tips for different kinds of emergencies
• Calling 911: How to make a 911 phone call
• What to do if you lose phone service during an emergency
• When Help Arrives: What to expect from first responders
• Know Your Rights: Emergencies and you

• Ticket to Work Brochure

• Disability Inclusive Language: A Quick Guide
• Disability Inclusive Language: A Quick Guide SPANISH

• Visitable Homes Guide

• Obligations of PCAs Booklet
• Health Literacy Fact Sheet
• Disability Healthcare Resource Hub
• Mental Health Awareness Resources

• Social Work Ethics and Disability Rights

• Supported Decision-Making: Promoting Individual Rights as an Alternative to Guardianship

• Your Rights as a Parent with a Disability (Factsheet for Parents - PDF)
• Representing Parents with Disabilities (Factsheet for Lawyers - PDF)
• Parents with Disabilities and their Rights (Factsheet for DSS and Child Welfare Professionals - PDF)
• Parent-Centered Planning for Parents with Disabilities
• Rights of Parents with Disabilities | Beta.ADA.gov: A plain language webpage about how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to child welfare and the rights of parents with disabilities
• Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities (ada.gov): Joint Department of Justices and Health and Human Services technical assistance (Q&A)
• DOJ’s & HHS’s Joint Letter of Findings to the MA Dept. of Children and Families (ada.gov): explaining why it was determined that the Massachusetts child welfare agency discriminated against a mother with an intellectual disability in violation of the ADA.

• Able SC Violence Prevention and Survivor Services Fact Sheet

Building Healthy Relationships:

• Building Healthy Boundaries: Respect Yourself, Respect Others
• Building Healthy Relationships Worksheet

Advocacy and Help Guides for People with Disabilities

• Self-Advocacy and Understanding Your Rights
• How to Get Help When You are Being Hurt: A Guide for Victims of Abuse and Assault with Disabilities
• Guide to Interacting with Police for People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
• Advocacy with Law Enforcement and Victim Service Providers
• End Abuse of People with Disabilities
• See Something, Do Something: Prevent Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
• Connect to Safety: Ending Violence and Abuse for People with Disabilities

For Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders:

• Practical Communication Tips for Law Enforcement and Emergency Responders when Interacting with People with Disabilities
• Human Trafficking and People with Disabilities