Disability: Physical

Cyrus Habib

Key Voice, Politician (Washington)

Cyrus Habib

Politician, lawyer, and professor. Democratic member of Washington State Senate. First Iranian-American elected to a state office in the US. Fully blind.
Tags: Disability: Physical

Justice Index

Research/Policy/Organizing (NATIONAL, STATE COMPARISONS)

Justice Index

Launched 2014 by the National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ), this website presents data comparing the performance of state-based justice systems in assuring access to justice.
Tags: Courts, Disability: Mental Health, Disability: Physical, Pro Se/Self-Help, Research/Data

Rebecca Vallas

Policy Advocate (NATIONAL, Pennsylvania)

Rebecca Vallas

Associate Director, Poverty to Prosperity Program, Center for American Progress. Previously worked as legal aid attorney at Community Legal Services in Philadelphia.
Tags: Disability: Mental Health, Disability: Physical, Poverty

Push to Provide Lawyers in New York City Housing Court Gains Momentum

Feature, News Story (New York)

Push to Provide Lawyers in New York City Housing Court Gains Momentum

December 16, 2014 | Mireya Navarro | New York Times (NYT)
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing strategy to help tenants remain in rent-regulated apartments, the lack of counsel in Housing Court is drawing increased attention.
Tags: Courts | Disability: Mental Health | Disability: Physical | Funding: State & Local | Housing: Homelessness | Minorities: Racial/Ethnic | Seniors | Women

Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

Blog Post (NATIONAL)

Big Ideas in Social Change, 2014

December 11, 2014 | Tina Rosenberg | New York Times (NYT)
NYT Opinionator blog Fixes column cites medical-legal partnerships as one of the biggest ideas in social change of 2014.
Tags: Benefits of Legal Aid | Children & Juvenile | Disability: Mental Health | Disability: Physical | Health Care | Medical-Legal Partnerships | Minorities: Racial/Ethnic | Seniors | Veterans | Women