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Find trusted information about your rights and options.
Each resource has general information for people with disabilities and not legal advice. They are not intended to be a complete statement of the law and may not reflect recent legal developments. If you have specific questions about your own situation, we encourage you to consult with an attorney.
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The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
Guide for people with disabilities on services from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Form Letter: Asking Your Guardian for Support
Form letter that people with disabilities can use to ask their guardian for help reaching a goal.
Adults' Services: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with issues related to services for adults with disabilities.
Home and Community-Based Services Form Letter: My Right is Being Restricted
Sample letter for people with disabilities to use to tell their guardian or other provider that their rights are being restricted and to ask why.
Appealing Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Denials
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities on how to appeal denials by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Help Yourself: A Regular Person's Guide to Advocacy in Wisconsin's Family Care, IRIS, Partnership, and PACE Adult Long Term Care Programs
Guide for people with disabilities and their families on advocating for themselves or loved ones in long-term care.
Applying for Services from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Self-advocacy guide for people with disabilities on applying to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation for services.
Adults' Services: Resources
External links to learn more about services for adults with disabilities.
Mental Health Institutions and Centers: Referrals
External links for other organizations that may be able to help with disability rights in the mental health system, institutions, and centers.
Switching Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors
Self-advocacy guide on rights and options of people with disabilities who wish to change their DVR counselor.
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Self-Advocacy Guide: Filing a Patient / Client Grievance
Guide for people with disabilities on the patient rights complaint or grievance process under Wisconsin Statute Section 51.61 and DHS Chapter 94.
Form Letter: DHS Ch. 94 Patient/Client Rights Grievance
Form letter that people with disabilities can use to write a Patient Rights Grievance under WI Dept. of Health Services Administrative Code, Ch. 94.