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Senior Advocate Suhali Méndez Presents on Housing Accommodations for People with Disabilities
Senior Advocate for NYLPI's Disability Justice Program Suhali Méndez presented at a Boots in the Ground meeting for LiveOn NY and covered the topic of Housing Accommodations for People with Disabilities. Boots on the Ground is a workgroup that consists of service...
NYLPI Releases New Election 2020 Guide Addressing New Yorkers’ Voting Rights — and How to Counter Voter Intimidation and Combat Voter Suppression
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest is proud to offer a voting rights guide for New Yorkers to raise our voices and make change in the 2020 General Election. We explain details of absentee or mail-in voting, early voting, and Election Day voting options. Our...
NYLPI Social Workers Provide Virtual Training on Individualized Education Plans
Senior Advocate & Social Worker Paola Martinez Boone and Senior Social Worker Michelle Kraus, of NYLPI’s Disability Justice Program, hosted a virtual special education training focusing on the IEP (Individualized Education Plan) on October 15, 2020 for members of...
NYLPI and Community Partners Launch Clean School Bus Campaign
The Clean School Bus campaign works to transition New York City’s 10,000 school bus fleet from diesel to electric. Along with partner organizations, stakeholders and community members, the coalition is fighting for clean and safe busing for all NYC students. The Clean...
NYLPI AND PARTNERS LAUNCH COMMUNITY SURVEYING INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING POLICE BRUTALITY TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Over the last five years, 15 New Yorkers experiencing a mental health crisis were killed by the police, one person died by a self-inflicted gunshot during a police engagement, and another three were shot by police and left critically wounded. The scores of people...
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Our work activates the power of New York communities as they lead the fight to make equal justice a reality. Together we attack systemic bias based on race, poverty, disability, and immigration status. Guided by their priorities, we use every tool available to create lasting change. We file lawsuits, organize, seek policy reform, educate, create pro bono partnerships, and build the capacity of local nonprofits to serve our communities.
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