ADA and People with a Hearing Disability
How the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects people with a hearing disability.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
DisabilityInfo.gov - A Website for Disability-Related Government Resources
(Separate Website)
This web site provides a comprehensive list of the federal government's online information for people with disabilities. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you may select the category of information or services you're interested in from tabs at the top of the page. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you can also use the search function to look for any information by typing in related words.
By: First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government
If Your Are Blind or Have Low Vision - How Social Security Can Help
(Separate Website)
Social Security Administration website for the blind.
By: Social Security Administration
Legal Rights of the Deaf
(Separate Website)
Legal rights, mostly regarding interpreters and effective communication in a variety of settings.
By: National Association for the Deaf
Social Security for the Blind
Guide to when you can be declared blind for Social Security and what can cause the blindness.
By: Social Security Administration
ADA and Employment of People Using Illegal Drugs
How the problem of illegal drug use is handled by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and People Traveling on a Demand Responsive System
How the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects people using a demand responsive system to travel.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and People Traveling on a Fixed Route System
How the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects people using a fixed route system, like trains and buses, to travel.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and People Traveling on Intercity and Commuter Rail Lines
How the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects people using intercity and commuter rail lines.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and People Who Travel on Public Services
How the Americans with Disabilities Act affects people using public services for travel.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and People with a Hearing Disability
How the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affects people with a hearing disability.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and Public Building Access
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) can guarantee access to buildings.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
How the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) affects transvestites and other sexual issues.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
Americans with Disabilities Act - A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
(Separate Website)
If you are seeking a job or are new to the workforce, you should become familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), a federal civil rights law designed to prevent discrimination and enable individuals with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of society. One fundamental principle of the ADA is that individuals with disabilities who want to work and are qualified to work must have an equal opportunity to work. This brochure, from the Social Security Administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Department of Justice answers questions you may have about your employment rights under the ADA.
By: Social Security Administration, EEOC and Department of Justice
Benefits for children with disabilities
(Separate Website)
This booklet will tell you the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits a child with a disability might get. It also tells you how the government evaluates disability claims for children.
By: U.S. Social Security Administration
Challenging Social Security Decisions
(Separate Website)
Learn how to use the social security hearing and appeals system.
By: Social Security Administration
DisabilityInfo.gov - A Website for Disability-Related Government Resources
(Separate Website)
This web site provides a comprehensive list of the federal government's online information for people with disabilities. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you may select the category of information or services you're interested in from tabs at the top of the page. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you can also use the search function to look for any information by typing in related words.
By: First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government
How ADA Affects Employment
What the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says about employment.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
How ADA Affects New and Remodeled Building Construction
How the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) affects new and remodeled construction.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
How ADA Affects Public Accommodations Owned by Private Organizations
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) says a public accommodation is a public place and it must be open to people with disabilities.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
Social Security: Your Right to Representation
(Separate Website)
How you can use your right to representation with SSA
By: Social Security Administration
SSI/SSDI Issues
SSD helps people who have worked a certain amount of time to continue to receive income when they become disabled. SSI is based on financial need. It is for people who are 65 years of age or older with little or no income, or people of any age who are blind or disabled, including children, with little or no income.
By: Law Access New Mexico [CLSC-funded]
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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
(Separate Website)
The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 was enacted on Dec. 17, 1999. This new law: increases beneficiary choice in obtaining rehabilitation and vocational services;
removes barriers that require people with disabilities to choose between health care coverage and work; and assures that more Americans with disabilities have the opportunity to participate in the workforce and lessen their dependence on public benefits. The provisions of the law become effective at various times, generally beginning one year after enactment. They are described in this document from the Social Security Administration web site.
By: Social Security Administration
What an Employer Can and Cannot Do Under ADA
How an employer may act under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
What Disability Law Means to Americans
A short explanation of why the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
ADA and Employment of People Using Illegal Drugs
How the problem of illegal drug use is handled by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: New Mexico Legal Aid - ABQ [CLSC-funded]
Benefits for children with disabilities
(Separate Website)
This booklet will tell you the kinds of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits a child with a disability might get. It also tells you how the government evaluates disability claims for children.
By: U.S. Social Security Administration
Common Questions About General Assistance
Questions and answers about General Assistance.
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