Legal Rights

This section of our site has information and resources related to legal rights and procedures. It has been divided into several sub-sections to make the navigation a bit easier.

ADA has information and resources related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

General has information on general legal issues.

Guardianship has information about the legal tool that grants a parent or other adult the legal authority to make decisions for a legally disabled adult.

Involuntary Treatment has information on how the state may hospitalize and treat you against your will. 

Patient/Resident Rights has information on your legal rights as a psychiatric hospital patient or resident of a long-term care facility. 

Research has information about basic legal research and how to find the text of statutes and regulations.

Section 504 has information about one of the federal anti-discrimination laws.