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Guides


Advocacy


New sign Paint Picture with Advocacy Letters

This article, originally published by MOBILE in their spring 2003 edition of In Gear, offers excellent tips for writing effective advocacy letters.

Self-Advocacy Guides

Arizona Center for Disability Law offers several self-advocacy guides covering different disability-related legal issues free of charge. The guides cover such issues as assistive technology, employment, fair housing, health care, special education, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and more. These guides are not a substitute for legal advice, but may provide you with valuable information to assist you in advocating for yourself. Many of the guides are currently available on-line in PDF format. If there are guides you are interested in receiving that are not on-line, they can e-mail them to you. Please request the guide by its corresponding number (as shown on their website) and specify which format works best for you (Wordperfect, Word, HTML). For more information, please Contact the Center.

United Kingdom Accessibility Guide

United Kingdom Accessibility Guide is a comprehensive directory to accessibility in the United Kingdom. Search every county in the UK for any type of establishment you want to access by your specific access requirements. Every entry has been personally checked by a researcher. Sponsored by CADET Technologies. The site asks for input, exchange of views, and feedback on personal access issues. Links to the UK's Disability Discrimination Act and British Standards Online are available.

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