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Bullying and Harassment
Bullying can have serious and lasting effects on children and young adults. No one should suffer in silence. If you or someone you know is being bullied—whether in school, online, or anywhere else—it’s important to understand your rights and the steps you can take to stop it.
Ticket to Work Program
Social Security's Ticket to Work (Ticket) Program supports career development for people ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits and want to work. The Ticket Program is free and voluntary. It helps people with disabilities move toward financial independence and connects them with the services and support…
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004, or (IDEA), students with disabilities are entitled to a Free and Appropriate Public Education, or (FAPE). Parents of students with disabilities and school districts sometimes disagree as to what services are appropriate. While it is best to discuss disagreements and make…
Rights in a Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) for Children under 21
Services for Individuals under the age of 21. Youth must have a primary diagnosis of mental illness or emotional disturbance as defined in Chapter 394, Florida Statutes and require treatment in a psychiatric residential setting. Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) services are provided in an intensive residential setting and include:…
Title IV - Telecommunications
The ADA required the establishment of telephone relay services for individuals who use teletypewriters (TTYs, also known as telecommunications devices for deaf persons or TDDs) or similar devices. The Federal Communications Commission has issued regulations specifying standards for the operation of these services. On October 8, 2010, President Obama signed…
Service Animals
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice revised the regulations governing the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements for Service Animals. The information on this page may assist you to better understand the ADA's revised service animal rules. In 2014, the ADA National Network published a highly recommended self-advocacy resource titled…
Rights in a Juvenile Justice Residential Program
Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Residential Services provides a continuum of care for youth with disabilities committed to the care and custody of the Department, beginning with commitment management services through placement within residential commitment programs. The commitment management system is designed to place youth in the most appropriate program…
Rights in a Forensic Mental Health Facility
Everyone living in the United States of America has certain legal rights, including individuals detained in a forensic mental health facility. In Florida, individuals in mental health facilities get their rights from various sources including the Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Children & Families policies, and from court decisions.…
Rights in a Civil Mental Health Facility
Florida's Mental Health Act (also known as the Baker Act ) helps protect the rights of individuals in a civil mental health facility by outlining the Rights of Patients . The rights include the right to dignity, treatment, quality of treatment, communication, abuse reporting, visits, personal property, voting, and habeas…
Seclusion in Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Programs (SIPP) for Children under 18
In Florida, an individual who has a mental health illness and is in a Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP) can only be secluded to control behaviors that create an emergency or crisis situation. Seclusion is enforced isolation or confinement of a person in a room or area away from other…