Did you know ...
- Many of the laws described in this guide (and some that aren't) can help you access assistive technology?
- You can get free telephone equipment if you can't use standard equipment?
- State must provide telecommunications relay services for TTY users?
- There's a wheelchair lemon law?
Did you know ...
- Physical access to public buildings is required by law?
- Voting places must be accessible?
- Your town cannot refuse to let you put a ramp on your home if the ramp complies with state laws?
Did you know ...
- There are laws requiring accessible parking spaces?
- People with HP plates or placards don't have to pay parking meters?
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- You have rights when riding on buses (such as Greyhound), trains, cabs, and planes?
- Drivers must stop and let a person with a white can or guide dog cross the street?
Did you know ...
- People with mental illness or mental retardation have specific rights when receiving treatment?
- People with certain disabilities can get exemptions on excise, sales, and property taxes?
- People who are deaf have the right to an interpreter if they are arrested or must go to court?
Did you know ...
- There are federal and state laws that protect your rights when you rent a home or apartment?
- Sometimes a landlord has to install grab bars, install a ramp and widen doorways?
- Your landlord may have to modify his policies to accommodate your disability?
- In some circumstances you can have an animal live with you even if your landlord has a "no pets" policy?
Did you know ...
- There are ways to fight back when you are denied your rights or discriminated against?
- Disability laws protect teenagers and children with disabilities, not just adults?
- That there are more laws than those referenced above? Read on to learn about your rights!
For more information on your rights, call CORD at (508) 775-8300
or one of the other resources listed at the end of this guide.
or one of the other resources listed at the end of this guide.