living with a disability

If you need immediate hospitalization to protect yourself or others from physical harm, you may be admitted through the admission by emergency certification process.

Learn about when a student may be eligible for a 504 plan, how 504 plans are different than IEPs, and what to do if you disagree with the school about a 504 plan.

Information about rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission, transfer, and discharge.

When Social Security pays a large amount of past-due SSI benefits for a child, the money must go into a special account called a “dedicated account.” Learn about how to set up and use dedicated accounts as a representative payee.

Learn how to ask the school to evaluate your child for special education and related services.

Explains who qualifies for AABD benefits in Illinois. Recipients receive cash and medical assistance.

Explains what you can expect if you are moving to a long-term care facility.

Defines and describes housing discrimination and how to fight against it.

Explains qualifications to receive Supplemental Security Income benefits.

Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a tenant when renting an apartment or condo with an assistance animal.

A student with a disability can be suspended for the same reasons as a student without a disability. But there is a limit to how many days a student with a disability may be suspended in the same school year.

Learn how the testing process for special education works and the eligibility criteria for children to qualify for help.

Describes the rules and patient rights which apply to all types of admissions to a mental health facility.

Step-by-step guide on how to request a due process hearing for a special education issue, and how the hearing works.

Steps to apply for Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled (AABD) benefits including how to appeal an AABD decision.

Describes the process of expelling a student with disabilities.