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Disability & Aging Justice Clinic at CUNY School of Law

The Disability and Aging Justice Clinic (also known as the Elder Law Clinic) advocates to enhance and promote the civil rights, autonomy, and self-determination of older adults and people with disabilities through direct legal representation, estate planning, public policy advocacy, and community outreach and education. Although the Clinic’s work serves older adults, case and project work is based on legal issues rather than chronological age. DAJC represents people of all ages and their families with legal issues related to aging, incapacity, mortality, and the possibility of deportation.

Low-Cost Insurance Help with an In-Person Assister (IPA)

In-Person Assisters (IPAs)/Navigators provide in-person enrollment assistance to individuals, families, small businesses, and their employees who would like help applying for health insurance through the Marketplace.

The IPA/Navigator program is designed to meet the needs of New Yorkers by providing assistance in convenient, community-based locations. IPAs/Navigators provide culturally competent, linguistically appropriate, and disability accessible enrollment services. They are available at convenient times, including evenings and weekends, at no cost to enrollees.

Autism Science Foundation

The Autism Science Foundation’s mission is to support autism research by providing funding and other assistance to scientists and organizations conducting, facilitating, publicizing and disseminating autism research. The organization also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and the needs of people and families affected by autism.

Government Resources Manual

Benefits Plus Learning Center has compiled a Government Resources Manual with information on services such as advocacy, mental health programs, benefits and entitlements. 

Free National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass

U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States that have been medically determined to have a permanent disability can obtain a free, lifetime pass that provides access to more than 2,000 recreation sites and National Parks. The pass provides entrance or access to the pass owner and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at Federal operated recreation sites across the country.

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