Media ContactLisa Ramirez, Communications Director, lramirez@mylegalaid.org
More than 4,000 Minnesotans with disabilities earn less than the minimum wage — often in mundane jobs with little hope for advancement.
The National Disability Rights Network honored Minnesota Disability Law Center with its 2023 Advocacy Award citing Legal Aid’s victory in Murphy v. Harpstead.
Legal Aid Attorney Justin Page reflects on his career and the role diversity has played in work and life. That diversity, as he shares, is central to what you see and also what you don’t.
Minnesota Housing says it’s working on a proposal to distribute the money
Respondents in immigration court aren’t guaranteed representation if they can’t afford to hire an attorney. Here’s how to find free or low-cost attorneys, and why many legal experts recommend hiring a lawyer.
What is it like relying on public transportation for people with disabilities? KSTP examines the plight and victorious court case of Legal Aid client, Barry Segal, who identifies as Deafblind.
The class action, Murphy v. Harpstead, filed on behalf of people with disabilities living in group homes is nearing its end. This preliminary agreement is expected to positively affect the lives of 1,000 Minnesotans.
“Things changed so fast when I got a lawyer — well, if you wear a hijab, they don’t even give you time to talk. I told them, that’s not how you talk to people, you need to treat everyone the same. But once the lawyer talked to them, they said, okay, you can move.”
A friend asked to stay in his home for a week. Then COVID happened and David became an unintentional landlord who couldn’t get his visitor, turned tenant, to leave.
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