December 1, 2023 by Natalie Cochran
December 3, 2023 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Lone Star Legal Aid’s Ongoing Advocacy for Clients with Disabilities
On December 3, 2023, International Day of Persons with Disabilities initiative joins partners around the world for a call to action. More than 1.3 billion people experience a significant disability today which represents 16 percent of the global population. Many people with disabilities are at an increased risk of developing a range of health conditions. They also suffer from unequal treatment when it comes to their health and human rights. This includes discrimination, inequality in care, and negative stereotypes.
People with disabilities are at an increased risk of being victims of violent crimes, physical and sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Research shows that people with disabilities are twice as likely to experience the negative effects of victimization compared to those without disabilities.
Lone Star Legal Aid has successfully helped many clients with disabilities of all ages obtain Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), healthcare options and other public benefits. To learn more about successful LSLA disability cases, click the story links below.
Lone Star Legal Aid Helps Survivor of Crime Obtain Social Security Disability Income
Lone Star Legal Aid Helps Disabled Husband and Father Obtain Social Security Disability Insurance
Teenager Denied Social Security Insurance Benefits While Living with a Rare Disease Disability
LSLA Helps Disabled Veteran with Multiple Legal Cases
Other LSLA Victim/Survivor Stories
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Lone Star Legal Aid (LSLA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations by providing free legal education, advice, and representation. LSLA serves millions of people at 125% of federal poverty guidelines, who live in 72 counties in the eastern and Gulf Coast regions of Texas, and 4 counties in Southwest Arkansas. LSLA focuses its resources on maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability; preserving housing; improving outcomes for children; establishing and sustaining family safety, stability, health, and wellbeing; and assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, the aging, survivors of crime and disasters, the unemployed and underemployed, the unhoused, those with limited English language skills, and the LGBTQIA+ community. To learn more about Lone Star Legal Aid, visit our website at www.LoneStarLegal.org.
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