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Justice Buses bring on-the-spot legal help to neighborhoods across Minnesota.

Legal Aid is bringing attorneys and Wi-Fi-enabled legal resources to people in remote locations who otherwise would not have access to these services. Learn how Justice Buses are providing on-the-spot legal help to people in 20 Minnesota counties – one stop at a time. ...

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Legal Aid Clinic has a unique mission to serve American Indians of Minnesota

Grandparents find support and help at DIW

Expecting the unexpected is not new for Sean and Nina Lewis*, but one thing they did not foresee was raising grandchildren in retirement. Sean, a member of the White Earth Band of the Chippewa, retired in 2018 from a long career as a special...

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Pro Bono and Senior Law Project

Wills Clinic brings peace of mind

Culminating a lifetime of hard work with thought devoted to creating a legacy can take years, sometimes decades. Easing that process for older Minnesotans is the mission of Legal Aid's Senior Wills Clinic.For our clients 60 and older, "We remove the barrier of cost...

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MINNESOTA DISABILITY LAW CENTER

Long-haul COVID brings new threats to housing stability

Maryan Ahmed is a single mother with five children. One son has asthma. After a bout of COVID-19, Ahmed and her son developed long-term sensitivities to smoke. Although they lived in a non-smoking building, lingering smoke in the elevators, hallways, and in their apartment...

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MINNESOTA DISABILITY LAW CENTER

Becoming an unintentional landlord during COVID-19

David Roberts* lives in a trailer in rural Minnesota. His friend Joann asked to stay in his home for a week before she went into treatment in early 2020. Roberts is four years sober and wanted to support her recovery, so he agreed that...

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MINNESOTA DISABILITY LAW CENTER

Racism creates barriers to housing rights

Trina Murray, who has a Section 8 voucher, applied for a two-bedroom apartment to accommodate a live-in Personal Care Assistant (PCA). It should have been simple. Murray has a number of health concerns, including fibromyalgia and diabetes. She has bilateral bone disease in both...

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MINNESOTA DISABILITY LAW CENTER

Pandemic heightens education discrimination: Tilly’s story

The COVID-19 pandemic and adjustments to schooling brought new challenges for many students. As schools switched to remote learning, and then back to in-person learning, new policies were developed that had a negative impact on many students with disabilities and their families. Tilly Davis...

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Minnesota Disability Law Center

Moving bureaucratic mountains just to get home

Alex Johnson*, a retired police officer and Ford Plant worker, has a spacer in his knee because of a failed surgery. Before the pandemic, he obtained a home modification loan to make his home easily accessible. He installed a ramp and modified the first...

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Minnesota Disability Law Center

Self-advocate fights for supports to finish college

James Lee is a baseball player and an Augsburg University student. He has been working toward a bachelor of science in physical education, and his goal is to eventually teach at a small-town elementary school in central or northern Minnesota. Lee has autism, ADHD...

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