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PA Health Law Project Toll-Free Helpline - Call: 1-800-274-3258 The PA Health Law Project provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services. For assistance, call the PHLP Helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail the PHLP at staff@phlp.org. Information from the PHLP is also available online at www.phlp.org.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Health Care for Persons with HIV/AIDS
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Information on Getting Health Insurance through Medical Assistance Programs; Accessing Health Services for Persons with HIV/AIDS on Medical Assistance; and Targeted Case Management.
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Programs:A manual for consumers and advocates [PDF]
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This manual provides information on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
Programs in Pennsylvania. Under these programs Pennsylvania gets the Federal Government to waive, or not apply, existing service limits to individuals with disabilities who require healthcare and supportive services in order to remain in their home or community based setting. (PDF Format, 20 pages)
By: Pennsylvania Health Law Project
AIDS and the Law: Your Rights in Pennsylvania (PDF)
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This is an easy-to-read, 61 page handbook about the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS in Pennsylvania.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
Returning to Work: A Helpful Guide (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This is a guide for people with AIDS who are attempting to return to work. This guide will tell you what to expect when re-entering the workforce and how to gauge the effect a return to work will have on Social Security benefits.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
The HIPAA Privacy Rule (PDF)
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Information on the Standards for Privacy of Individually Indentifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) which came into effect on April 14, 2001. The rule creates national standards to protect individuals' personal health information and gives patients increased access to their own medical records.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
Comparison of Pennsylvania Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act and Federal HIPAA (PDF)
(Separate Website)
A Comparison of the Pennsylvania Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act (Act 148) and the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: May 1994 - Documenting Personal Decisions (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Information on documenting personal life decisions regarding health care and financial issues made in advance of decisional incapacity.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: March 1994 - AIDS/HIV and Discrimination: Protection Under Federal and State Law
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Information on protections under Federal and State law against discrimination based on AIDS/HIV status. (PDF)
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
PA AIDS Law Report: July 1993 - Act 148: The Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act (PDF)
(Separate Website)
Information on Act 148, the Confidentiality of HIV-Related Information Act.
By: AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
Online Applications, Benefit Screening, Resources and Forms
Application for Person with a Disability or Hearing Impaired Registration (PDF)
(Separate Website)
PA Department of Transportation Application form (MV-145) for a vehicle registration plate or plate decal.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Person with Disability Parking Placard Application (PDF)
(Separate Website)
PA Department of Transportation Application form (MV-145A) for a Disability Parking Placard.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Access to Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act's physical accessibility requirements with which public accommodations and commercial facilities must comply.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Accessible Parking for People with Disabilities (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This booklet addresses several issues relating to parking for people with disabilities to give you some general guidance on what the law does and does not provide.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Curb Ramps: Getting From Here to There (PDF)
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This Fact Sheet provides general information about the obligations of governments and public accommodations to assure access to sidewalks, including installing curb ramps (sometimes called curb cuts), under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Discriminatory Zoning and the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
(Separate Website)
This booklet is designed to acquaint people with disabilities, advocates, providers, and attorneys with the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and, in particular, its impact on state and local zoning laws and land use regulations.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Reasonable Accommodations for Tenant Posing "Direct Threat" to Others (PDF)
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This information sheet from Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law explores what constitutes a “direct threat” to others not requiring a reasonable accomodation, what kinds of behavior have triggered the exclusion in the past, and finally what circumstances will require a reasonable
accommodation despite a tenant’s admittedly threatening behavior.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
(Separate Website)
Information on the use of assistive technology for persons with traumatic brain injury
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
How to Appeal a Medical Assistance Denial of Assistive Technology
(Separate Website)
This manual will explain your rights when Medical Assistance, including your Medical Assistance managed health care plan, denies prior authorization or denies a program exception. This includes an approval of something less or different than what your doctor prescribed.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology: How to Pay for the Device or Service That You Need
(Separate Website)
Information on resources available to pay for assistive technology
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Assistive Technology Publications
(Separate Website)
Listing of publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
(Separate Website)
Find answers to questions about employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment.
PDF Version By: U.S. Department of Justice
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
(Separate Website)
Booklet for disabled individuals regarding your employment rights under the Americans With Disability Act of 1990.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
A Guide to Employment Discrimination Information on your legal rights when you find yourself being discriminated against based on race, color, national origin, gender (including sexual harassment), religion, age (if over 40), disability, or sexual orientation.
By: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
Employment Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Information on discrimination in the workplace
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Overcoming Barriers to Employment
Informational brochure relating to barriers to employment, specifically mental health issues and interview questions
By: MidPenn Legal Services
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Discrimination and Erie Human Relations Commission (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA.
3-27-2008: Information regarding discrimination, specifically relating to education, housing and sexual orientation, how to file a complaint with the Erie (PA) Human Relations Commission. Host - Robert A. Oakley, Esq., NWLS Executive Director; Guest - Charlotte Scalise, Paralegal and Director of Erie Human Relations Commission.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Filing an Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Charge
(Separate Website)
A Do-It-Yourself Packet for Immigrant Workers. This Packet Contains a Basic Information Brief:
Employer Sanctions and Discrimination; Sample I-9 Form; Practical Tips on Dealing with a Discriminatory Employer; How to File a Discrimination Charge; Instructions on Filling out the Charge Form; and Sample Charge and Complaint Forms.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Reasonable Accommodations in Employment (PDF)
(Separate Website)
The Fact Sheet addresses the duty of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Employment Publications from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Publications about disability and employment from the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania.
By: Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Information on discrimination in employment and housing fromo the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Sexual Harrassment
(Separate Website)
Information on sexual harrasment in the workplace from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Legal Briefs: Employment Law (Video)
(Separate Website)
Information presented on the November 7, 2006 edition of Legal Briefs on KDKA-TV's Pittsburgh Today Live Show. (5:22)
By: Allegheny County Bar Association
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Website
(Separate Website)
The EEOC was established by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and began operating on July 2, 1965. The EEOC enforces various federal statutes relating to discrimination.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Filing a Charge of Employment Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Description of the process to be followed to file a charge of employment discrimination.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Website
(Separate Website)
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission is mandated to enforce the Commonwealth's laws that prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, ancestry, age (40 and above), sex, national origin, non-job related disability, known association with a disabled individual, possession of a diploma based on passing a general education development test and familial status.
By: Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
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