Human Rights
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) administers the Illinois Human Rights Act. The IL Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in Illinois with respect to employment, financial credit, public accommodations, housing and sexual harassment, as well as sexual harassment in education. A discrimination charge can be initiated by calling, writing or appearing in person at the Department’s Chicago or Springfield office within 300 days of the date the alleged discrimination took place in all cases except housing discrimination (one-year filing deadline). https://dhr.illinois.gov/
Guidebook on Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications
The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) is proud to release a first-of-its-kind Guidebook on Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications. In accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act, this book provides guidance and clarification on the accommodations and modifications that must be made in housing for persons with disabilities and their family members.
The release of the Guidebook comes at a time when the nation celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Fair Housing Act, an important civil rights law that guarantees equal access to housing for all by prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing. IDHR is committed to working with housing professionals to eliminate housing discrimination and achieve diverse, inclusive communities.
https://dhr.illinois.gov/publications/ra-rmguidebook.html
USEFUL RESOURCES ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE AND PROTECTION IN SITUATIONS OF RISK:
- An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities. US Department of Justice:
http://www.ada.gov/publicat.htm#Anchor-Emergency. - British Columbia Association for Community Living:
http://www.bcacl.org/index.cfm?act=main&call=788F8794 - International Disability Rights Monitor, Disability and Tsunami Relief Efforts in India, Indonesia and Thailand (Center for International Rehabilitation: September 2005):
http://www.disability.ws/idrm - Mental Disability Rights International:
http://www.mdri.org - National Organization on Disability, Disaster Readiness Tips for People with Disabilities Series:
http://www.nod.org - Nobody Left Behind Research Project, Research and Training Center on Independent Living, Lawrence, Kansas: “Final Report of the Nobody Left Behind: Preparedness for Persons with Mobility Impairments Research Project” (M.H. Fox et al. 2007):
http://www.nobodyleftbehind.org - Not Dead Yet:
http://www.notdeadyet.org - UN Human Rights Committee, General Comment No 6, the Right to Life (Article 6), 16th Session, 1982:
http://www.law.wits.ac.za/humanrts/gencomm/hrcom14.htm
PART 3: ADVOCACY! TAKING ACTION FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIEShttp://www.oercommons.org/courses/human-rights-yes-action-and-advocacy-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/view
