Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc. (NAS), The Center for Disability Rights, Law and Advocacy, has an extensive program of legal advocacy. Our Legal Advocacy Team is staffed with attorneys and case advocates and offers:
Individual advocacy, including investigation of abuse and neglect allegations or direct legal representation, within selected priority areas to ensure that the rights of citizens with disabilities are not being violated;
Advice on legal rights and remedies; and,
Information about disability rights and services
Referrals to other agencies serving people with disabilities.
- Law-In-Brief Series
A law-in-brief series was created to assist individuals with understanding different aspects of the law. Click on one of the following topics to open a fact sheet from our law-in-brief series:
Una serie de leyes en-breve fue creada para ayudarles a los individuos a comprender los diferentes aspectos de la ley. Haga clic en uno de los siguientes temas para abrir una hoja informativa de nuestra serie de leyes en-breve:
- AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA)
- A Guide to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- A Guide to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- A Guide to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
- How to Pay for an Assistive Technology Device or Service (PDF)
- Assistive Technology and the Lemon Law (PDF)
- Assistive Technology and Special Education (PDF)
- FAIR HOUSING
- A Guide to the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Mental Health Commitment Act (PDF)
- Payment of Prescription Medicine for Persons who are Outpatients (PDF)
- The Interstate Compact on Mental Health (PDF)
- MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
- A Guide to Filing a Claim in Small Claims Court (PDF)
- A Guide to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule (PDF)
- Dignity, Equality & Empowerment (PDF)
- Financial Planning for Adults with Disabilities: Special Needs Trusts (PDF)
- Medicine Assistance Programs (PDF)
- Service Animals in Business - Frequent Questions
- Transportation (PDF)
- SOCIAL SECURITY
- PASS-Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PDF)
- Resources for Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program (PDF)
- Social Security and Medical Continuing Disability Review (CDR) (PDF)
- Ticket to Work Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Social Security Overpayments (PDF)
- SPANISH
- Una Guía para el Título I del Acta sobre los Americanos con Discapacidades (PDF)
- Una Guía para el Título II del Acta sobre los Americanos con Discapacidades (PDF)
- Una Guía para el Título III del Acta sobre los Americanos con Discapacidades (PDF)
- Tecnología Asistiva y la Ley Limón (PDF)
- Una Guía para el Acta de Justicia en la Vivienda (PDF)
- Una Guía del Acta de Nebraska Acerca de la Reclusión para la Salud Mental (PDF)
- A Guide to Voter Eligibility in Nebraska (Spanish) (PDF)
- Nebraska Voters' Bill of Rights (Spanish) (PDF)
- SUBSTITUTED JUDGMENT
- Conservatorship (PDF)
- Durable Power of Attorney (PDF)
- Guardianship (PDF)
- Power of Attorney for Health Care Decisions (PDF)
- Power of Attorney (PDF)
- Representative Payee (PDF)
- VIETNAMESE
- A Guide to Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)
- A Guide to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)
- A Guide to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)
- Assistive Technology and the Lemon Law (PDF)
- Assistive Technology & Special Education (PDF)
- A Guide to the Fair Housing Act (PDF)
- Mental Health Commitment Act (PDF)
- Dignity, Equality & Empowerment (PDF)
- A Guide to Voter Eligibility in Nebraska (PDF)
- Nebraska Voters' Bill of Rights (PDF)
- VOTING
- A Guide to Voter Eligibility in Nebraska (PDF)
- Nebraska Voters' Bill of Rights (PDF)
- Polling Place Evaluation (PDF)
Special Education Law-In-Briefs
These fact sheets are only available in English at this time. Spanish and Vietnamese versions will be available in the future. Please click on the appropriate title to open the fact sheet.
Filed Court Documents
The court documents below were filed in federal court in the Elizabeth M. and Bill M. class action lawsuits.
