As local elections approach, it’s vital to recognize their impact on advancing disability rights in education. At the Legal Council for Health Justice, we see these elections—especially school board races—as…

Graciela is a middle-aged, Spanish-speaking trans woman living with HIV. Her journey, like that of many others at the intersection of marginalized identities, is filled with daily resilience, hard-won dignity,…

Each summer, Legal Council welcomes a dynamic group of law students who are passionate about public interest work and eager to make an impact. This week, we are thrilled to…

Earlier this week, the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act was introduced in Congress. Legal Council supports this legislation, which is a reintroduction of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to update SSI’s outdated…

Guided by our clients’ stated needs and experiences, Legal Council routinely undertakes legislative advocacy. We have a small but highly effective policy and advocacy team that works to address systemic…

Two-year-old Amara was born with profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, meaning she could not hear out of either ear due to a malformation and a deficiency in her cochlear nerve.…