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Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act: Focus on Employment
(Separate Website)
Brief overview of the employment-related protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: The National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD)
Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act
(Separate Website)
Read this pamphlet to learn about legal protections from discrimination based on a disability.
By: Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
(Separate Website)
JAN is a toll-free information and referral service on job accommodations for people with disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Small Employers And Reasonable Accommodation
(Separate Website)
Find out what accommodations an employer must make for an employee with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual With a Disability
(Separate Website)
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Work At Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
(Separate Website)
Are employers required to allow employees with a disability to work from home as a "reasonable accomodation" under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
(Separate Website)
JAN is a toll-free information and referral service on job accommodations for people with disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
To Will or Not to Will
(Separate Website)
Explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
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Alternatives to Guardianship In guardianship, the court transfers some or all of the health care and business decision making authority of an incompetent or mentally disabled person to the guardian.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Designation of Guardian in Advance of Need Competent surviving parents of minor or disabled children may designate a guardian in the event of the parent's death or disability. A competent adult may designate a guardian in the event of later disability.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Legally Adequate Consent
(Separate Website)
Explains requirements of legally adequate consent, when it is necessary, and who is authorized to give consent.
By: Advocacy, Inc. -- Main Office
Altenatives to Nursing Home Medicaid If you are not eligible for Nursing Home Medicaid, you may still be able to get care.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Covering the Cost of Medicare
(Separate Website)
Helpful information to help you pay your out-of-pocket expenses associated with Medicare.
By: Texas Department of Insurance
Frequently Asked Questions About Medicare
(Separate Website)
By: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
HICAP: Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program
(Separate Website)
Information about the HICAP Program and how to reach a benefits counselor for assistance with issues related to Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance (Medicare supplement and long-term care), guardianship, social service programs, and insurance fraud against seniors.
By: Texas Department of Insurance
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Medicare Basics Overview
(Separate Website)
What is Medicare? Who is eligible? Enrolling in Medicare.
By: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
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Spanish / Espaņol
Medicare Savings Programs Medicare Savings Programs are Medicaid programs that help with medical expenses.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
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