District of Columbia residents, visitors and District of Columbia government employees with disabilities are protected by a number of laws and regulations. Below are links to federal and District civil rights laws and regulations that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities. To find out more about how these laws and regulations may apply to you, please contact ODR at (202) 724-5055.
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services [PDF]
- Rights of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities [PDF]
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities -Taxicabs [PDF]
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Housing and Commercial Space [PDF]
- Rights of Blind and Physically Disabled Persons [PDF]
- Public Housing Accommodation Policies and Procedures [PDF]
- Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools [PDF]
- Parking Privileges for Physically Disabled [PDF]
- Mental Health Consumers Rights Protection Act [PDF]
- Eligibility Requirements for Receiving HCBS Waiver for Services [PDF]
- Discipline of a Student with a Disability - DCPS [PDF]
- DC Special Education Policy [PDF]
- DC Human Rights Law [PDF]