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Child gets legal help to stay in school June 21, 2007
A single mother in rural northeast Washington sought legal help for her third-grade daughter who has ADHD and multiple learning disabilities. The child did not perform well in the general classroom but felt marginalized in the special education program. When the school was unresponsive to requests for classroom modifications for the...
Class action relieves hunger for many April 1, 2008
Dawn is disabled; her income is only $603 per month. Dawn struggled to pay her bills and was getting food stamps through a DSHS program called WASHCAP. One day, Dawn received notice that DSHS was reducing her food stamps. “What I didn’t know was that I could get more food stamps...
A developmentally disabled couple from Everett was solicited by a door-to-door salesman who persuaded them to buy a $2,600 vacuum cleaner and finance the vacuum with a loan through a predatory lender.
Six weeks later, the lender called the couple and convinced them to roll their unsecured debt ($2,600 from the...
Disabled couple keeps their home April 1, 2008
Bill and Nancy, a disabled, almost completely illiterate couple, have owned their home for nine years. Scammers convinced the vulnerable couple that their home would be sold in a foreclosure sale; desperate to prevent this catastrophe, Bill and Nancy decided to sign the documents put before them. Due to their inability...
Disabled man’s benefits rightfully restored, meaning the difference between homelessness and stable housing January 7, 2010
Gary, a 49-year-old disabled, homeless man, depends on General Assistance Unemployable for his medical benefits and a modest monthly cash payment to survive. One Saturday, the first of the month, Gary received a Notice of Termination: he would not be receiving cash or medical benefits that month. Upset and...
Disabled senior gets legal help to avoid homelessness June 21, 2007
A disabled senior in Grays Harbor County sought legal help when he received an eviction notice from the manager of his public housing unit without a clear explanation of what he had allegedly done to violate his lease. The eviction notice came just a few weeks after the tenant posted notices...
A disabled bed-bound woman?s caregiver stole her credit card and used it to make hundreds of dollars worth of purchases for things like manicures and personal electronics. The woman reported the fraudulent charges, but she sought legal help when the credit card company refused to refund the charges. A legal aid...
Family gets the help they need for health and safety April 1, 2008
Jenny’s child, Kevin, lives with severe developmental disabilities. Kevin requires constant care from his mother. After injuring herself when lifting Kevin and his wheelchair into her van, Jenny applied for public assistance to install a wheelchair lift in her vehicle. DSHS denied her request twice. Finally, an attorney from the Northwest Justice...
Legal aid helps disabled single father July 18, 2006
A single father living with his son in south King County was terminated from his state financial assistance because his cognitive and mental disabilities interfered with his ability to process the necessary Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) paperwork. The man had no idea why his grant was stopped, and...
Man with disabilities needs surgery June 28, 2007
A King County disabled man sought legal help when he was denied Medicaid coverage for surgery to have numerous teeth removed. DSHS had approved his doctor?s request for partial dentures, but the man would not be able to wear the dentures without having the surgery. Without these procedures, the man would...
Mother and son get legal help to stay in housing June 28, 2007
A Thurston County woman and her son sought legal help when they received an eviction notice to move out of their subsidized apartment. The eviction was based on complaints from the downstairs neighbor that the woman and her son were too noisy when they played together. The son?s disabilities made it...
A King County student?s family sought legal help after years of discipline problems with the school district for the student?s behavioral problems. In spite of extremely low academic progress and chronic attention problems that have been evident since elementary school, the school district never evaluated the student for special education services....
Agnes recently found out that she is terminally ill. Her first concern was the well-being of her disabled daughter, Carrie. Agnes wanted to ensure that Carrie would receive the family’s home upon her death without affecting Carrie’s eligibility for SSI and Medicaid. The Volunteer Lawyer Program of Island County was able...
A Pierce County woman who has cognitive disabilities and mental health issues was living in a condemned house. Her mother sought legal help on her behalf when her landlord refused to pay relocation costs. A volunteer private attorney negotiated for relocation costs for this woman. Without legal help, this woman would...
Young boy with autism gets help to stay in school June 28, 2007
A Hispanic first-grader with autism was emergency-expelled from a Pierce County school following an incident in which he cried uncontrollably, thrashed around when touched by staff, and became physically sick. His mother had previously requested that he receive special education services based on a comprehensive diagnosis and plan that had been...
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