Learn about the law and your legal rights in North Carolina. Find self-help resources to resolve your legal problems without a lawyer.
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Children with Disabilities
Self-Help
Disability Rights NC
(Separate Website)
Disability Rights NC gives a number of good resources that parents can access regarding their disabled child's education.
By: Disability Rights North Carolina
Disability.gov -- Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities
(Separate Website)
This is a user friendly online resource for people with disabilities, their families, and their employers.
By: US Government
Benefits.gov - Your Benefits Connection
(Separate Website)
Are there government benefit programs available to help you? GovBenefits.gov will help you answer that question. Our online screening tool is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. We do not require your name, phone number, Social Security number, or any other information that could be used to identify you. You answer a series of questions about yourself, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply. Whether it's a direct payment, a loan, insurance, training, or other services - there may be government benefit programs available to help you.
By: GovBenefits.gov
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Spanish / Español
Issues in Adoption and Foster Care
(Separate Website)
Explore issues that are being debated in the adoption and foster care communities. Adoption by gays and lesbians, transracial adoption, child welfare, and best practices are some of the issues under the microscope.
By: Adopting.org
Supplemental Security Income Payments
(Separate Website)
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. It is a program run by Social Security. SSI provides monthly payments to people who are elderly, blind or disabled and who have little or no income and assets. Children, as well as adults, can get payments because of blindness or disability. To get SSI, you must be elderly, blind or disabled.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Supplemental Security Income Rights and Responsibilities
(Separate Website)
This document lists your rights and responsibilities in connection with Supplemental Security Income payments.
By: Social Security Administration
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Arabic / العربية
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Spanish / Español
What You Need To Know When You Get SSI Benefits
(Separate Website)
This booklet, from the Social Security Administration web site is for people who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Facts
(Separate Website)
The Dept. of Education has provided the public with this site that is constantly changing and being updated with "IDEA" video, Q&A, and facts.
By: U.S. Department of Education
Social Security Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
Social Security pays monthly benefits to people who are unable to work because of a mental or physical condition. The condition must last for one year or more or be expected to result in death. To qualify for benefits, you also must have worked long enough and recently enough under Social Security.
By: Social Security Administration
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Arabic / العربية
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Armenian / Հայերէն
People with Disabilities and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Separate Website)
The health insurance reform bill and the Affordable Care Act is expanding the options for people with disabilities' health insurance and making it more affordable.
By: Dept. of Health and Human Services
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Brief Summary of the Education Rights of Children with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
This page is a quick informational guide on your child's rights to an sound and as least-restrictive-as-possible education if your child is a special-needs child in North Carolina Public Schools.
By: Children's Education Law Clinic, Duke Law School
Guide to Disability Rights Laws
(Separate Website)
This document provides a description of the Federal civil rights laws protecting people with disabilities, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Telecommunications Act, Fair Housing Act, Air Carrier Access Act, Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act, National Voter Registration Act, Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Architectural Barriers Act. The document contains other sources of disability rights information as well.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Social Security Appeals Process
(Separate Website)
When the Social Security Administration makes a decision on your claim, they will send you a letter explaining our decision. If you do not agree with our decision, you can appeal; that is, ask us to look at your case again. When you ask for an appeal, we will look at the entire decision, even those parts that were in your favor. If our decision was wrong, we will change it. This document answers the following questions: (1) When and how can I appeal? (2) How many appeal levels are there? (3) Will my benefits continue? (4) Can someone help me?
By: Social Security Administration
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Chinese / 中文
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Spanish / Español
Legal Rights for Parents With Disabled Children
(Separate Website)
It is important that parents understand the legal rights provided for them and their children with a disability.
By: North Carolina Public Schools
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Spanish / Español
Do You Need Legal Help?
(Separate Website)
This will explain who is eligible for our services, what kind of cases Legal Aid normally handles, some examples of them, and how to locate an office near you.
By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
(Separate Website)
A plan for achieving self--support, or PASS for short, is a plan for your future. Many people with disabilities want to work, and you're probably one of them. But maybe you need to go back to school before you can get a job. Or, maybe you'd like to start your own business, but you don't have the money. Whatever your work goal may be, a PASS can help you reach it. You may download a PASS form in PDF format from this page of the Social Security Administration.
By: Social Security Administration
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Services for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Serving Disabled Veterans is Our Number One Mission. Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) is the VA program that assists veterans with service-connected disabilities to achieve employment or enhance their ability to function independently at home and in the community. This web site provides more information about VR&E programs.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Control Over Health Care Decisions (Living Wills and Durable Powers of Attorney)
Self-Help
Advance Health Care Directive Registry
(Separate Website)
This web page is the official page of the NC Advance Directive Health Care Registry. On this site, you may register three advance directives as well as an organ donor card. Doing this will ensure that your desires for end of life procedures are carried out as you would have wished. For example, you may specify your desire for a natural death or your desire to donate your organs after death.
By: North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State
Choosing a Hospital - A Guide for People with Medicare
(Separate Website)
At some time in the future, you or a loved one may need to get hospital care. Research shows that some hospitals take better care of patients than others. This booklet can help you choose a hospital that will give you good quality care.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Spanish / Español
Choosing a Hospital: Tips for Making the Best Decision
(Separate Website)
Do you know what hospital your doctor would send you to if you became ill, or if you needed surgery? The hospital choice can make a big difference in the outcome of a surgery or illness. Unfortunately, many people don't realize this, and they miss out getting the best possible health care. Here's what you need to know.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Disability.gov -- Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities
(Separate Website)
This is a user friendly online resource for people with disabilities, their families, and their employers.
By: US Government
Information for Medicaid Consumers
(Separate Website)
This site explains many common questions about Medicaid, such as how to apply, eligibility requirements, and where to find Medicaid providers in your area.
By: North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance
Medical Care Decisions and Advance Directives--What You Should Know
(Separate Website)
This brochure explains what an advance directive is, the consequences of having or not having one, and whom you should consult about getting an advance directive.
By: NC Division of Medical Assistance
Safekeeping and Use of Your Legal Documents This publication by Legal Aid of NC defines basic vocabulary having to do with wills, living wills, and health care powers of attorney.
By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
Senior Rights Protection
(Separate Website)
Services, Hotlines, Fact Sheets, and Advocacy for senior citizens.
By: NC Department of Health and Human Services
Services for Older and Disabled Adults
(Separate Website)
This web page contains links of all the services the the NC Department of Health and Human Services offers to older and disabled adults.
By: NC Division of Aging and Adult Services
Your Insurance: Information About Insurance Coverage
(Separate Website)
Take charge of your health insurance! We?re here to help you understand your options, keep costs under control, and cope with emergencies.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
How Do I Pay For Long Term Nursing Home Care?
(Separate Website)
The U.S. Government site for Medicare provides a table shwoing a number of financing options to those who need long term care or who may need it in the future.
By: Medicare.Gov
Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards
(Separate Website)
This packet contains information about enrolling in a Medicare-approved prescription drug discount
card, which can help you save money on your prescription drugs.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Families with Children and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Separate Website)
The Affordable Health Care Act is giving you more control over your family's health care by expanding your options for health insurance and making them more affordable.
By: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Medicare and the Affordable Care Act in 2011
(Separate Website)
Secretary Sebelius of Health and Human Services talks about Medicare in the new year and how it's strengthened by the Affordable Care Act.
By: Department of Health and Human Services
People with Disabilities and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Separate Website)
The health insurance reform bill and the Affordable Care Act is expanding the options for people with disabilities' health insurance and making it more affordable.
By: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Seniors and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Separate Website)
Here are a few things you should know about the health insurance reform bill called the Affordable Care Act and how it affects your Medicare.
By: Dept. of Health and Human Services
What is Medicare?
(Separate Website)
Medicare is for people age 65+, certain disabilities or End-Stage Renal Disease, and Cornell Brown with CVS tells about some of the basics of Medicare, who is eligible, and the costs of enrolling.
By: CVS Pharmacy
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
AIDS/HIV Infection and The Law
(Separate Website)
This pamphlet describes your legal rights and responsibilities if you have AIDS or HIV. It also discusses important legal issues such as estate planning, housing, and employments.
By: North Carolina Bar Association
Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney
(Separate Website)
This document explains basic information about living wills, such as what a living will is, where you should keep your living will, and what the difference is between a living will and a health care power of attorney.
By: North Carolina Bar Association
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Spanish / Español
Senior Citizens Handbook
(Separate Website)
This helpful publication explains many services that are available to senior citizens in North Carolina. It also explores issues such as money matters, health care decisions, your legal rights, and planning for the future.
By: Young Lawyers' Division Law and Aging Committee, North Carolina Bar Association
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Spanish / Español
Do You Need Legal Help?
(Separate Website)
This will explain who is eligible for our services, what kind of cases Legal Aid normally handles, some examples of them, and how to locate an office near you.
By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
Disability Rights NC
(Separate Website)
Disability Rights NC gives a number of good resources that parents can access regarding their disabled child's education.
By: Disability Rights North Carolina
Disability.gov -- Connecting the disability community to information and opportunities
(Separate Website)
This is a user friendly online resource for people with disabilities, their families, and their employers.
By: US Government
Benefits.gov - Your Benefits Connection
(Separate Website)
Are there government benefit programs available to help you? GovBenefits.gov will help you answer that question. Our online screening tool is free, easy-to-use, and completely confidential. We do not require your name, phone number, Social Security number, or any other information that could be used to identify you. You answer a series of questions about yourself, and then GovBenefits.gov returns a list of government benefit programs you may be eligible to receive along with information about how you can apply. Whether it's a direct payment, a loan, insurance, training, or other services - there may be government benefit programs available to help you.
By: GovBenefits.gov
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Issues in Adoption and Foster Care
(Separate Website)
Explore issues that are being debated in the adoption and foster care communities. Adoption by gays and lesbians, transracial adoption, child welfare, and best practices are some of the issues under the microscope.
By: Adopting.org
Supplemental Security Income Payments
(Separate Website)
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income. It is a program run by Social Security. SSI provides monthly payments to people who are elderly, blind or disabled and who have little or no income and assets. Children, as well as adults, can get payments because of blindness or disability. To get SSI, you must be elderly, blind or disabled.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Supplemental Security Income Rights and Responsibilities
(Separate Website)
This document lists your rights and responsibilities in connection with Supplemental Security Income payments.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Arabic / العربية
,
Spanish / Español
What You Need To Know When You Get SSI Benefits
(Separate Website)
This booklet, from the Social Security Administration web site is for people who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Facts
(Separate Website)
The Dept. of Education has provided the public with this site that is constantly changing and being updated with "IDEA" video, Q&A, and facts.
By: U.S. Department of Education
Social Security Disability Benefits
(Separate Website)
Social Security pays monthly benefits to people who are unable to work because of a mental or physical condition. The condition must last for one year or more or be expected to result in death. To qualify for benefits, you also must have worked long enough and recently enough under Social Security.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Arabic / العربية
,
Armenian / Հայերէն
People with Disabilities and the Affordable Health Care Act
(Separate Website)
The health insurance reform bill and the Affordable Care Act is expanding the options for people with disabilities' health insurance and making it more affordable.
By: Dept. of Health and Human Services
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