Florida

Florida Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws

Information on the statutes that comprise the state's laws regarding the use of assistance animals by people with disabilities.
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Florida Commission on Human Relations

Serves as a resource in addressing and resolving discrimination issues which impact residents of Florida.
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Florida Commits to Provide Effective Communication for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Persons

The Florida Department of Children and Families has committed to providing qualified sign language interpreters to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons across the state under a Settlement Agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). An HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation found that the state violated federal discrimination laws when it failed to provide interpreters to deaf persons in critical situations, such as during child protective services investigations, and during treatment in state mental health facilities.

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Home Ownership & Rental Assistance in Florida

Information from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Florida, including resources related to home buying and rental assistance.

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Judge Orders State of Florida to Provide Community Services to Jacksonville Woman at Risk of Institutionalization

A U.S. District Court in Jacksonville has ruled that the state of Florida must provide Michele Haddad with services that will let her stay in her home. Haddad, who has quadriplegia from a motorcycle accident with a drunk driver in 2007, has successfully resided in the community since the accident, but is at risk of having to go to a nursing home due to changes in her caregiver situation. Haddad has been on the waiting list for Medicaid community-based waiver services for two years, and she told the state of her increased need for services. She was informed that community services would only be available if she was willing to enter a nursing home for 60 days. The court ordered the state to provide community-based services as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act's (ADA) integration mandate in Olmstead v. L.C.

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Southeast ADA Center (DBTAC)

This Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) provides training, information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessible information technology (IT) to people in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Miami, Florida District Office

The Miami District Office has jurisdiction over the Tampa Field Office and the San Juan Local Office.

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Voting in Florida - A Guide for Persons with Disabilities

Information from the Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities on Florida voting rights and regulations for people with disabilities. Document is in .pdf format.

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