Issues and resources

Each Issues and Resources section provides publications and other resources that may help attorneys, advocates, clients, people with disabilities and their families find the information they need to resolve their own challenges. To help you find what you need, we have divided Issues and Resources into the following sections:

  1. Disability rights
    - Federal and state laws on disability rights
  2. Abuse and neglect
  3. Education
    - Special education
    - Higher education
  4. Employment, housing and transportation
    - Employment
    - Housing
    - Transportation
  5. Government benefits and health
    - Children’s health and mental health benefits (CCS, EPSDT)
    - Health benefits
    - Mental health
  6. Government benefits
    - Social Security, SSI, SSDI
    - In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
  7. Services for people with developmental disabilities
    - Developmental disabilities
    - Lanterman Act
  8. Additional issues
    - Voting rights
    - Rights in facilities
    - Conservatorship and informed consent
    - Assistive technology
    - Parenting
    - Immigration
  9. Links to outside, non-PAI resources