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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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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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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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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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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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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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AJ was born in Texas with spina bifida and a number of other health issues. His grandmother, Alfreida Connell, brought him to Minnesota soon after his birth in 2016. After multiple surgeries, he still wears braces on his legs. He has marked limitations...
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Learn how Legal Aid is making a difference in partnership with Promise Neighborhood, a community organization in central Minnesota that connects families with educational and economic opportunities....
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