Q: What accomplishment as an attorney are you most proud of? A: I spent my first five years in practice as a staff attorney at a fantastic nonprofit advocacy group, the National Center for Law and Economic Justice,…
Read More →NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Favorable Final Settlement in Hawaii SNAP Delay Case On September 3, 2013 the U.S. District Court approved a settlement of this class action case challenging the Hawaii state agency’s failure to timely process SNAP…
Read More →This Voice of America piece features NCLEJ Executive Director Henry Freedman on America’s growing income gap: Read the full article (includes transcript).
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Read More →NCLEJ’s comments address issues such as assuring that the exchanges and their services are accessible to individuals with low literacy, individuals with disabilities, limited English speakers, and lawfully present immigrants in mixed status families. NCLEJ also recommends that…
Read More →After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, thousands of displaced persons with disabilities were left stranded in shelters, forced into institutions, and given trailers without ramps, with inaccessible bathrooms, inadequate room to maneuver wheelchairs, and other accessibility barriers…
Read More →NCLEJ and Maximus have issued Modernizing Public Benefits Programs: What the Law Says State Agencies Must do to Serve People with Disabilities. The pamphlet, adapted from NCLEJ materials, discusses the legal obligation to make agency websites accessible to…
Read More →State public benefits agencies increasingly rely on their website as a means of providing information to the public, and as a means of applying for Medicaid, Food Stamps, and cash assistance. Cary LaCheen’s new report, discussing the findings…
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