Disability Rights and Inclusion Resources
Tools, tips and resources on disability rights and inclusive employment and education in the United States.
Disability Rights Resources
Information, tools and resources about U.S. disability rights laws, best practices, disability etiquette and more.
- Disability Rights Timeline
- A look at disability rights in the United States over the last 150 years.
- A Rights Perspective in the United States: Disability Civil to Human Rights
- This 27-page document produced by the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) looks at civil and human rights for peole with disabilities from a U.S. perspective pointing out that the discrimination and barriers faced by people around the world are similar.
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- A guide to disability rights laws in the United States compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice
- Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Disability Etiquette (txt)
- The booklet provides tips to follow that will help create positive interactions and raise the comfort levels when a non-disabled person meets a person with a disability for the first time; published by the United Spinal Association.
- Disability 101
- Important information everyone should know about disability terminology, vocabulary, and disability rights laws in the United States.
- United Nations (U.N.) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities
- A description of the convention, what is included and which countries have signed the convention, the optional protocol and additional ratifications.
- Change Your Life with Human Rights (.doc)
- A self-advocacy book for people with disabilities, produced by Harvard University Law School's Project on Disability.
- Herramientas de Capacitación para el Acceso al Transporte Público
- Herramientas de Capacitación para el Acceso al Transporte para ser utilizadas por autoridades del transporte y otros actores en el campo del transporte inclusivo. Estas herramientas han sido compiladas por Tom Rickert para el Banco Mundial.
- Guía de las Leyes de Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad
- Una guía para las leyes de derechos de las personas con discapacidad en los Estados Unidos elaborado por el Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU.
Disability Inclusion in Employment
Resources regarding employment rights and legislation for people with disabilities in the United States
- Leyes de Empleo para Personas con Discapacidades en los Estados Unidos
- Comisión de Igualdad de Oportunidades en el Empleo los Estados Unidos Departamento de Justicia los Estados Unidos División de Derechos Civiles
- Guía de Buenas Prácticas Incersión Laboral
- Guía de buenas prácticas para la incersión laboral de personas con discapacidad elaborado por La Red Iberoamericana de Entidades de Personas con Discapacidad Física y en coordinación con la Confederación Española de Personas con Discapacidad Física y Orgánica (COCEMFE)
Disability Inclusion in Education
Resources, in Spanish and English, for increasing and ensuring access to education for everyone.
- Better Education for All: When We're Included Too (PDF - English)
- A Global Report from Inclusion International. People with intellectual Disabilities and their families speak out on disability and inclusive education.
- Mejor Educacion para Todos: Cuando se nos incluya tambien (PDF)
- Un Informe Mundial. Los Personas con discapacidad intelectual y sus familias hablan sobre la discapacidad y educacion inclusiva.
- Ley Educativa de Individuos con Discapacidad (IDEA, siglas en inglés) y La Ley de Rehabilitación
- Los Resúmenes de la Ley Educativa de Individuos con Discapacidad y la Ley de Rehabilitación
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public schools to make available to all eligible children with disabilities a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment appropriate to their individual needs.
