Media ContactLisa Ramirez, Communications Manager, lramirez@mylegalaid.org
With the help of her Legal Aid Community Clinic in the Harrison neighborhood, Melody now has a Transfer on Death Deed. It’s like a will, but arguably better, easier and far less expensive.
MMLA’s Legal Services Advocacy Project, The Arc Minnesota and the Multicultural Autism Action Network invite media to meet with families
Help fight housing discrimination. Volunteer to be a Fair Housing tester with Legal Aid.
The National Disability Rights Network honored Minnesota Disability Law Center with its 2023 Advocacy Award citing Legal Aid’s victory in Murphy v. Harpstead.
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.
As a former social services worker, Trina knew her rights, yet she was denied the benefit of a live-in PCA. When that happened, she told them she would get an attorney to represent her. That’s when Legal Aid stepped in.
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