OLRS Publications Listed by Topic

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The Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) has written many publications about different issues that affect people with disabilities. In this section, the publications are listed by topic. You can also check our Alphabetical Listing of All OLRS Publications.

These publications are available to download in a Web (text-only) version. Most are also available in a PDF version. Most are also available in hard copy and special formats upon request (contact OLRS for more information).

• About OLRS
• Brain Injury
• Children with Disabilities
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Emergency Planning
• Employment / Vocational Rehabilitation
• Guardianship
• Housing
• Medicaid, Waivers, and Insurance
• Mental Health - Advance Directives
• Mental Health - Advocacy for Rights and Recovery
• Mental Health - Children's Issues
• Mental Health - Rights in Hospitals
• Mental Health - Rights in Prisons
• Newsletters
• Olmstead Decision
• Resources and Reports
• Service Animals
• Special Education
• Voting

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About OLRS

• Agency Brochure
• Agency Poster (PDF file)
• Agency Priorities
• Annual Report
• Client Assistance Program (CAP) Brochure
• Performance Audit Progress Report (PDF file)
• OLRS Newsletter
• News from OLRS - August 2008
• News from OLRS - Spring 2008
• News from OLRS - Winter 2008
• News from OLRS - Fall 2007

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Brain Injury

• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury
• The Housing Guides: A TBI and Disability Perspective
• The State of Ohio's Needs and Resource Assessment of Individuals with Brain Injuries and Their Families

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Children with Disabilities

• Children's Rights: The Rights of Children and Their Families Who Need or are Receiving Community Services
• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) and Funding for Individual Options Waiver - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers by Ohio Legal Rights Service
• Service Coordination: A Guide for Families
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury
• Trauma Informed Treatment in Behavioral Health Settings
• Closer Look: Are Your Services Trauma Sensitive? (PDF file)

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Deaf or Hard of Hearing

• It's Your Right! Rights in the Mental Health System for People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Video tape: Order by contacting OLRS)
• Sign Language Interpreters and Auxiliary Aids and Services
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System: An Advocacy Guide for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

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Emergency Planning

• Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit

Employment / Vocational Rehabilitation

• OLRS Client Assistance Program (CAP) Brochure
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act

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Guardianship

• Take Charge of Your Life: Know About Guardianship

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Housing

• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination
• The Housing Guides: A TBI and Disability Perspective

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Medicaid, Waivers, and Insurance

• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) and Funding for Individual Options Waiver - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers by Ohio Legal Rights Service
• What About Health Insurance?

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Mental Health - Advance Directives

• Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio
• The What-if? Workbook (PDF file) (This workbook was designed to be used with the "Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio" booklet.)

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Mental Health - Advocacy for Rights and Recovery

• A Closer Look: Trauma Informed Treatment in Behavioral Health Settings
• Closer Look: Are Your Services Trauma Sensitive? (PDF file)
• Abuse and Neglect: Awareness and Reporting for Individuals Labeled as Mentally Ill
• Advocacy - Let's Get Started!
• Advocacy Guide: Advocacy - The Act of Supporting and Promoting Rights and Recovery
• It's Your Right! Rights in the Mental Health System for People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Video tape: Order by contacting OLRS)
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System: An Advocacy Guide for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Your Mental Health Rights: How They Protect and Support Your Recovery

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Mental Health - Children's Issues

• Children's Rights: The Rights of Children and Their Families Who Need or are Receiving Community Services
• Service Coordination: A Guide for Families

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Mental Health - Rights in Hospitals

• Abuse and Neglect: Awareness and Reporting for Individuals Labeled as Mentally Ill
• Civil Commitment: Information about the Process for People Alleged to be Mentally Ill
• When a Person Wants to Be Released from a Psychiatric Hospital
• When You Don't Want to Take Medication in the Hospital

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Mental Health - Rights in Prisons

• Advocacy for Mental Health Services for Persons in Ohio's County and Regional Jails

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Newsletters

See the Newsletter section to read current and back issues of News from Ohio Legal Rights Service, a bi-monthly publication with information and updates about OLRS' case work and activities, and DD Quarterly, a newsletter funded by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC) and published by OLRS.

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Olmstead Decision

• Let Olmstead Ring!
• Olmstead and the ADA: A Guide to the Decision

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Resources and Reports

• Individuals with Disabilities and the Death Penalty: Amicus Brief

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Service Animals

• Rights and Liabilities for People with Service Animals

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Special Education

• Frequently Asked Questions: Special Education
• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury

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Voting

• Individuals with Disabilities and Voting: Glancy Consent Order
• Voter Rights and Assistance

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• Brain Injury
• Children's Issues
• Emergency Planning
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS)