Basic
You have the right to PRIVACY
What does privacy mean?
-The right to have time to spend alone
-The right to have things that belong to you
- to think and feel things in your mind and choose to share them or not with others
-the right to give others information or keep it to yourself
-the right to choose who sees you without clothing
The right of FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
True or False
You get to choose which people you want to spend your time with?
TRUE! You can make choices about who you spend time with!
- you can choose who your friends are
-you can choose if you want visitors
-you can choose to be a part of a group of people or not to
-you can choose to spend time with people who have the same interests as you do
-you can choose to call or see your family
The right to VOTE
Voting is where you tell someone your choice from the options given. The option that the most people want wins!
What are some things we can vote for?
Anything there are choices for when the whole group cannot decide on one thing
People who run our country
What restaurant to go to
What movie to see
Where to go on vacation
The Right of CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT
true or false
It is ok for someone to hurt me or make me feel bad
FALSE!!!
NO ONE should cause you mental or physical pain
NO ONE should hit you
No one should force you to be alone as a punishment
NO ONE should make fun of you
The right to ACCESS SERVICES FOR HABILITATION
Habilitation means you have a plan to help you attain, keep or improve skills and functioning for daily living.
TRUE OR FALSE
Brushing my teeth is a daily living skill
TRUE
If you need help with things, you have the right to habilitation services such as the EC. The EC wants you to be successful and feel good and will help you with a plan to do just that.
The right to RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION
You have the _____ to practice or not practice a religion and tell others about it.
RIGHT
That's right! You get to decide if you want to have a religion and what you want to believe in
you can decide if you want to tell others about your religion by talking about it or wearing symbols for it
No one should force their beliefs on you. You get to decide for yourself.
The right of FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
True or False
I can only think and feel what other people want me to
FALSE
you have the freedom to think about anything you want to think about, feel any way you feel, and have opinions about anything you want. You can let others know about what makes you YOU if you choose to.
The right to OWN PROPERTY
What are some examples of property?
Things that belong to you because you could buy them with your own money
Things such as:
your clothes, your technology, your car, your house, land for your house to be on, your shoes etc.
If you do not have a guardian you have the right to make all decisions related to your money and property
If you do not have a guardian you must give your permission to someone if you want help to manage your money
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NO ONE should force you physically to do something you _____ (do/do not) want to do UNLESS your health or safety is at risk.
DO NOT!
no one should force you physically to do something you DO NOT want to do UNLESS your health or safety is at risk.
-no one should try to control you by putting their hands on you or use objects to keep you still
The right for ACCESS TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HABILITATION SERVICES
I have autism and I am 50 years old, do I have access to medical treatment or a habilitation service?
YES/NO
YES!
No matter your disability, age, race, religion, gender or nationality YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to access medical treatment and habilitation services.
The right to EDUCATION
You have the right to free and public education through the age of ____.
a.65
b.22
c.5
d.38
B.22
You have the right to free and public education through the age of 22.
Your education prepares you for opportunities, employment and independent living!
The right to FREEDOM OF SPEECH
True or False:
If my friends or staff does not agree with what I have to say or what I believe, I should never talk about it again.
False!
You have the right to talk about anything you choose to talk about
Staff may help you to think of better ways to say things BUT you have the right to choose to listen to their advice or say the things anyway
we must always try to be respectful to others AND stand up for ourselves
The right to EQUAL PROTECTION
All human beings should be treated the SAME and no matter the color of their skin, their age, their gender, their nationality or ______!
a. their religion
b. what kind of clothes they wear
c. where they go to school
d. all of the above
D: all of the above
no matter what you look like or what you come from we all should be seen equally by the law of the state and the country and be treated the same
Your caregiver has locked you in your room and will not let you see anyone. Is this ok? Why or why not?
no one should force you to be alone
no one should lock you in a room
you have the right to choose to be a part or something or not to be a part of something
The Right to ACCESS MEDICAL TREATMENT
If you are at the doctors office, can you refuse to get treatment if you choose to?
YES/NO
YES
if you are in a facility that provides treatment you have the right to receive that treatment or medication or refuse to receive treatment or medication.
The right of FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION
You have the right to fair and equal treatment when ___________________.
a. looking for housing
b. looking for a job
c. applying for any benefit available to you
d. all of the above
D. all of the above
You have the right to fair and equal treatment when looking for housing, looking for a job and applying for any benefit available to you.
Fair and Equal treatment means all humans have the right to be treated the same no matter your race, your disability, your age, your nationality or your religion.
The right to MARRY
If you are in love with someone who also loves you, you could ask them if they would like to be married to you.
What does it mean to be married?
If you are in a relationship where both adults love each other you can choose to spend your life with that person.
Marriage is recognized by the law and allows couples to share things such as property, money and their children.
Married couples make a promise to each other to only have an intimate relationship with the person they are married to
The right to DUE PROCESS
true or false
If you break the law you automatically go to jail forever
FALSE
If you are accused of breaking the law you have the right to have your case gone over in a courtroom with a judge who decides the punishment. If you choose to, you can also have a lawyer. A lawyer is someone you pay to talk to the judge for you and protect you.
The right to be FREE FROM NEGLECT
I am neglected when someone fails to ______ for me.
a. collect eggs
b. call a spaceship
c. care
d. both a and b
c. Care
I am neglected when someone fails to CARE for me.
NEGLECT is when you are given little or no respect. NEGLECT is also if you are left unattended because someone does not care about your wellbeing.
Neglect can be:
PHYSICAL- for example, your caregiver has not helped you bathe all week
MEDICAL- ex. you have a cut that is infected and no one has looked at because they have not given you attention
EDUCATIONAL- ex. someone tells you that you cannot go to school or the EC because of your disability
EMOTIONAL- ex. you tell someone you are feeling really sad and they don't listen to you
The right to CONFIDENTIALITY
True or False
Confidentiality is when someone gives out your information without your permission?
FALSE
You must always give someone permission to have your information and no one should give that information out unless you say it is ok.
For example, you would need to tell your doctor it is ok to send your medical information to another service provider.
The right to DIGNITY
Do people treat you with dignity when they make fun of you or when they treat you with respect?
When they treat you with respect!
Dignity is being treated with the same respect as all other people. People are polite to you and treat you like an adult when they treat you with dignity.
The Right to PROCREATE AND HAVE CHILDREN
PROCREATE means to have a sexual relationship so that you can make children
CONSENT means you give permission to someone or agree to do something sexual with them
True or False
Your partner MUST consent to a sexual relationship?
TRUE TRUE TRUE
You must ALWAYS ask someone if they want to have a sexual relationship
That person MUST give you their permission before you have a sexual relationship with them
NOONE SHOULD FORCE YOU TO DO SOMETHING YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO
You have the right to make your own choices, even if you have a GUARDIAN
True or False
True.
A guardian is provided to help you make decisions when you need them, but they cannot make choices for you that you do not want. The law does not require that adults with IDD have guardians. People with IDD can get help without guardians.
The right to be FREE OF EXPLOTATION
Is a staff member exploiting you if he or she asks you to use your money to buy them things?
YES!
Exploitation is benefiting from someone else's hard work.
For example a caregiver should never ask you to clean their house for free or use your money to buy them a new bike.
The right to CONFIDENTIALITY
Do you have to give PERMISSION to the EC to send your information to another agency or can the EC MAKE you give out your information?
a. GIVE MY PERMISSION
b. THEY CAN FORCE ME
YES
No one can force you to give permission to release your personal information
You or your guardian must SIGN a release for us to give any information about you to other agencies or professionals. This is a a paper saying it is ok because we have your permission.