Family Care: An Overview
This is a comprehensive legal primer on Family Care.
WISCONSIN
This is a comprehensive legal primer on Family Care.
A power point presentation on the Family Care Ombudsman Program that was developed by the Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations.
Disability Rights Wisconsin, Wisconsin Family Ties, and Wisconsin Facets created a brochure to inform parents about their children’s rights regarding seclusion and restraint in schools in Wisconsin. Click here for the brochure: Seclusion Restraint Brochure
On December 2nd, 2008 DRW released its report entitled “A Tragic Result of a Failure to Act – the Death of Angellika Arndt” detailing the events surrounding the asphyxiation death of seven year-old Angellika Arndt, who died in 2006 as the result of an inappropriate use of physical restraint and seclusion in a state-licensed children’s day treatment program in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. This report was delivered to the Secretaries of the Departments of Health Services, Children and Families and the Governor. DRW hopes that the lessons learned from Angie’s tragic death will translate into action toward increased use of positive behavioral supports, a decrease in the use of seclusion and restraint with children and a prohibition of the use of restraints that have the potential to cause serious injury or death, as well as changes in the provision and oversight of day treatment services for children in the state of Wisconsin. DRW believes that the Department has not taken sufficient steps to protect children from inappropriate use of seclusion and restraint, and has urged the Department to declare a moratorium on the use of the type of restraint that resulted in Angie’s death, finalize a plan to provide training on ways to reduce seclusion and restraint use in children’s programs, and review the use of children’s day treatment to assure it is appropriate and properly regulated and funded. These and other recommendations are detailed in the report.
To download a copy of the report: A Tragic Result of a Failure to Act
2007 marked DRW’s 30 year anniversary of providing advocacy for persons with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. The 2007 Annual Report includes in depth articles on our activities during the last year, along with highlights of our advocacy successes over the past three decades. To read the report: Annual Report 2007
Voting is a constitutional right and responsibility of citizenship. It is an important way to help select the national, state and local officials who make laws, design programs and decide how tax dollars are spent. For information on voting in Wisconsin for individuals with disabilities, download a copy of the manual Voting in Wisconsin: A Guide for Citizens with Disabilities. Drafted by the ADA Wisconsin Partnership.
Voting in Wisconsin: A Guide for Citizens with Disabilities (English version)
VOTACIÓN en Wisconsin: Una guía para ciudadanos (Spanish version)
KEV XAIV TSA HAUV Wisconsin (Hmong version)
The information in this publication is based on current Wisconsin election laws and is believed to be accurate. Questions on specific interpretations of the law should be referred to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.
An Action Guide to the Rights of People with Disabilities in Wisconsin
The primary focus of this guide is to explain the basic legal rights and protections afforded people living in Wisconsin who have a disability. It is not a resource manual that provides complete descriptions of the various services and supports available to people with disabilities.
Descriptions of programs, funding sources, and agencies are intentionally limited. The degree of detail provided is governed by the amount needed to put the legal issues into context. However, most chapters direct the reader to a resource that can provide more in-depth information about a support, service, program, or agency. The Additional Resources Appendix is also intentionally brief and includes primarily statewide or regional legal services, advocacy groups, and disability (not direct service) organizations. 2001
Spiral Manual: 400 pages. $15.00 for consumers and families. $20.00 for others.
CD-ROM version: key word search capability; increase screen image size to 800%; can be run on Windows or Macintosh platforms; print directly from CD-ROM. $15.00 for consumers and families. $20.00 for others.
Click here to order Rights & Reality 2
Or contact us by email at info@drwi.org or by phone at (608) 267-0214 / (800) 928-8778 / TTY: (888) 758-6049
Or click below to download individual chapters:
Rights and Values in the 21st Century
Becoming an Effective Advocate
Social Security Disability Insurance & Supplemental Security Income
Health Insurance Risk Sharing Plan
Private Health Insurance & HMOs
2006 Update of Special Education Chapter
Child Care for Children with Special Needs
Integrated Services for Youth with Mental Health Needs
Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
Medicaid Waiver & Home and Community Based Services
Housing Resources and Strategies
Rights of Consumers of Disability Related Services
Rights in Residential Settings
Voting, Holding Office, and Jury Duty
Driver Licenses and Parking Privileges
Services for People with Sensory Impairments
Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults
Americans with Disabilities Act Title 1
Americans with Disabilities Act Title 2
Americans with Disabilities Act Title 3
Chapter 55: Wisconsin’s Guardianship and Protective Placement statute
Civil Commitment and Voluntary Treatment
Forensic Mental Health Commitments
Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Correctional Settings
Not everyone who is under guardianship has lost the right to vote. This brochure tells you how to find out if you have lost your right to vote, and the steps you can take if you want to restore that right.
Click here to download Competency, Guardianship and Voting in Wisconsin.
The purpose of the Election Day Accessibility Checklist is to quickly assess whether or not the polling place has barriers for people with disabilities on Election Day. This checklist does not identify all barriers that a person may face at the polls. Answering positively to the checklist does not mean a polling site is in compliance with such law as the ADA. If barriers are identified the municipal clerk should be notified so the barrier can be addressed as soon as possible. Many barriers can be easily addressed on Election Day.
Click here to download the WISC Election Day Accessibility Checklist
