April 2014 Archives

Your Rights During Confinement in a Georgia Institution

by donnaApril 17, 2014

Know Your Rights: a Summary of Your Rights During Confinement in a Georgia Mental Health or Developmental Services Institution Civil rights: You keep all of your...

Your Rights and Involuntary Mental Health Treatment

by donnaApril 17, 2014

Understanding Your Legal Status: a Summary of Your Rights Pertaining to Civil Involuntary Mental Health Treatment I. If You are Confined in an Emergency Receiving...

Participate in a Discussion about Self Advocacy

by donnaApril 17, 2014

Do you have a self-advocacy project that you would like to undertake but are not sure of how to go about doing it? The Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) wants to support...

Self Advocacy Project Application

by donnaApril 17, 2014

New Minimum Wage Bill in Senate

by donnaApril 14, 2014

On April 9, 2014 Senator Harkin (IA) introduced a new minimum wage bill in the Senate. It contains a tax depreciation change to support businesses in using the...

Statewide (Rhode Island) Settlement Agreement Addresses Integrated Employment

by donnaApril 8, 2014

On April 8, 2014, the United States Department of Justice reached a settlement agreement with Rhode Island to address the rights of people with disabilities to receive...