Publications

Disability rights, Federal and State laws, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

PAI Publications - Please feel free to download and copy any of these materials for your personal use. We will appreciate your sending a donation so that PAI can continue its advocacy for people with disabilities - such as making these materials available.

You may order copies of publications. Please order by publication number. Call 1-800-776-5746 - or- fill out and mail the order form to the office nearest you.

How to Use Aids and Services in Medical Settings (htm) or (pdf) (March 2005, 13 pages, PAI #5447.01)

Summary of PAI Authority Under State and Federal Law (html) or (PDF) (January 2005, 3 pages, English, PAI #5031.01)

Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (html) or (PDF) (July 2004, 50 pages, English, PAI #5068.01)
Chinese: Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (PDF) (PAI #5068.04)
Korean: Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (PDF) (PAI #5068.03)
Spanish: Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (PDF) (PAI #5068.02)
Vietnamese: Employment Rights Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (PDF) (PAI #5068.05)

How to Sue a Private Business for Discrimination in Small Claims Court (PDF) (July 2004, 17 pages, English, PAI #5206.01 plain language)

Using Small Claims Court for Discrimination by Private Businesses (html) or (PDF) (May 2003, 60 pages, English, PAI #5206.01)
Spanish: Using Small Claims Court for Discrimination by Private Businesses (PDF) (PAI #5206.02)
Korean: Using Small Claims Court for Discrimination by Private Businesses (PDF) (PAI #5206.03)

Access to the Courts - A Guide to Reasonable Accommodations for People With Disabilities (html) or (PDF) (April 2003, 30 pages,  English, PAI #5026.01) Includes court form.
Spanish: Access to the Courts - A Guide to Reasonable Accommodations for People With Disabilities (PDF) (PAI #5026.02).

Legal Rights of Students With Disabilities Under Federal Law: A Guide for College and University Students (October 2002, 20 pages, English, PAI #5309.01).

Assistive Technology (html) or (PDF) (May 2000, 2 pages, English, PAI #5212.01)
Armenian: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.10)
Cambodian: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.06)
Chinese: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.04)
Hmong: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.09)
Korean: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.03)
Laotian: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.12)
Russian: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.07)
Spanish: Assistive Technology (PDF) and Spanish: Assistive Technology (html) (PAI #5212.02)
Tagalog: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.08)
Thai: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.13)
Ukrainian: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.11)
Vietnamese: Assistive Technology (PDF) (PAI #5212.05)

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD Legislation, Health & Welfare 42 U.S.C. 6000-6083) (69 pages, PAI #5221.01)

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI Legislation, Health & Welfare 42 U.S.C. 10801-10851) (18 pages, English, PAI #5222.01)

Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR Legislation, Labor 29 U.S.C. 794e) (5 pages, English, PAI #5223.01)

Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities (TRAID Legislation, Labor 29 U.S.C. 2201-2288) (50 pages, English, PAI #5224.01)

Non-PAI publications: If these materials are not on line, you may order copies directly from the publisher by title, or from PAI by publication number. We will appreciate your sending a donation so that PAI can continue its advocacy activities for people with disabilities - such as making these materials available.

Commonly Asked Questions About the Americans with Disabilities Act and Law Enforcement (April 2006, 11 pages, English, PAI #5030.01) U.S. Department of Justice, 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Fourth Edition (November 2003, 85 pages, English, PAI #5415.01) Download from http://ag.ca.gov/consumers/pdf/disabled.pdf at the California Department of Justice http://ag.ca.gov/

Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (October 2002, 42 pages, English, PAI #5416.01) Download from http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/accommodation.html.

The Americans With Disabilities Act - Questions and Answers (August 2002, 19 pages, English, PAI #5054.01)
Spanish: The Americans With Disabilities Act - Questions and Answers (April 2004, 20 pages, PAI #5054.02)
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on ADA, Civil Rights Division, P.O. Box 66118, Washington, D.C. 20035-6118; Voice (202) 514-0301; TDD (202) 514-0381.

EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act and Psychiatric Disabilities (February 2002, 26 pages, English, PAI #5439.01)

ADA Business Brief: Restriping Parking Lots (html) or (PDF) (October 2001, 2 pages, English, PAI #5267.01) U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

ADA Business Brief: Service Animals (html) or (PDF) (October 2001, 1 page, English, PAI #5268.01) U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section, 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (August 2001, 23 pages, English, PAI #5260.01) U.S. Department of Justice, Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, P. O. Box 66738, Washington, D.C. 20035-6738, 1-800-514-0301 (voice), 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

Employment Discrimination Based on Disability (PDF)(April 2004, 2 pages, English, PAI #5217.01) Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), or contact DFEH at 2014 T Street, Suite 210, Sacramento, CA 95814; 1-800-884-1684 (voice/toll free), 916-227-0551(voice), 1-800-700-2320 (TDD).

Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations (July 2000, 17 pages, English, PAI #5440.01)

Americans with Disabilities Act: A Comprehensive Overview (January 2000, 59 pages, PAI #5097.01, English) California Department of Rehabilitation. 

How to file a Title III Complaint (2002; 2 pages, English, PAI #5179.01) Available from http://www.ada.gov/t3compfm.htm or order from U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Office of the Americans With Disabilities Act, P.O. Box 66738, Washington, D.C. 20035-9998; 1-800-514-0301 (Voice), 1-800-514-0383 (TDD).

Department of Justice ADA Mediation Program (html) or (PDF), (September 1999, 7 pages, English, PAI #5259.01) U.S. Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm. Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights Division, P. O. Box 66738, Washington, D.C. 20035-6738, 1-800-514-0301 (voice), 1-800-514-0383 (TDD). 

Addressing Police Misconduct: Laws Enforced by the United States Department of Justice
(April 1999, 6 pages, English, PAI #5053.01)
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division - http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/cor/pubs/polmis.htm.

The Americans with Disabilities Act: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability (1997, 6 pages, English, PAI #5437.01)

Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act, EEOC - http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-ada.html
(January 1997, 2 pages, English, PAI #5445.01)
Korean: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (PAI #5445.03)
Russian: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (PAI #5445.07)
Spanish: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (PAI #5445.02)  
Vietnamese: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (PAI #5445.05)
Arabic: Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act (PAI #5445)

Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals In Places of Business (html) or (PDF) (July 1996, 8 pages, PAI #5231.01) California Attorney General's Office

Americans with Disabilities Act - Title II Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan Guide (March 1995, 67 pages, English, PAI #5090.01) California Department of Rehabilitation, ADA Implementation Unit, 830 K Street Mall #102, Sacramento CA 94244-2220, 916-322-0251 (voice), 916-322-1096 (TDD).

Child Care Settings and the ADA (August 2003, 2 pages, English, PAI #5173.01) The Arc, National Headquarters, 500 East Border Street, Number 300, Arlington, TX 76010. 

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Working. (December 1993, 11 pages, English, PAI #5165.01) The Arc, National Headquarters, 500 East Border Street, Number 300, Arlington, TX 76010.

Guide to Disability Benefits. (January 1993, 24 pages, Spanish, PAI #5174.02) Independent Living Resource Center, 70 10th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103; Voice (415) 863-0581; TDD (415) 863-1367

Title III Highlights (undated, 11 pages, English, PAI #5393.01) http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/t3hilght.htm
Spanish: Title III Highlights (undated, 12 pages, PAI #5393.02) http://www.usdog.gov/crt/ada/t3hilght_spanish.htm Or order from ADA information line: 1-800-514-0301 (voice) or 1-800-514-0383 (TTY).

Questions & Answers: The Americans With Disabilities Act and Persons with HIV/AIDS (Undated, 16 pages, English, PAI #5199.01) Also available at 1-800-514-0301 (voice), 1-800-514-0383 (TDD), Electronic Bulletin Board at 1-202-514-6193; in Braille, large print, audiocassette and computer cisk; U.S. Department of Justice.