Margaretta Kroeger, Author at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program, UD, and Delaware Law School Volunteers to Monitor Polling Place Accessibility on Election Day

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger November 4, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2022 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Laura J. Waterland, Esq., Project Director Disabilities Law Program of CLASI 302-476-8509 / lwaterland@declasi.org The Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) will be monitoring selected polling places statewide for accessibility for people with disabilities during Delaware’s General Election on Tuesday,…

Delaware Needs Increased Access to the Ballot for Voters with Disabilities

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger November 3, 2022

Laura Waterland, Project Director of CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program, has authored a guest blog post for the ACLU of Delaware titled “Delaware Needs Increased Access to the Ballot for Voters with Disabilities.” She observes that last month’s decision by the Delaware Supreme Court striking down vote by mail and same-day registration means that “accessible voting…

CLASI Strongly Opposes Delaware Division of Social Services SNAP Proposal

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger October 10, 2022

Last week, CLASI and our partners at the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Wilmington Community Advisory Council each submitted comments strongly opposing a proposed rule change by the Delaware Division of Social Services that would require families receiving SNAP food assistance to reapply twice as often as they do now. It is well known…

CLASI Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief Seeking to Preserve Court Access for Low-Income People

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger September 26, 2022

On Friday, CLASI joined in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana v. Talevski, a case that could threaten the ability of millions of vulnerable Americans—including nursing home residents facing abuse and neglect—to enforce their legal rights. The Supreme Court is being asked to…

CLASI Praises Efforts to Welcome Migrants to Delaware and Stands Ready to Assist

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger September 22, 2022

In the wake of Tuesday’s news that a chartered plane of migrants might be coming from Texas to Georgetown, CLASI stands ready and willing—as always—to provide whatever legal education and representation we can to support migrants arriving in Delaware. “All migrants deserve to be treated with dignity and respect as they navigate our legal system,”…

CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program to Monitor Accessibility of Voting Sites on Primary Day

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger September 13, 2022

The Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of the Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) will be monitoring selected polling places statewide for accessibility for people with disabilities during Delaware’s Primary Election Day on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. “We know that one in four adults in Delaware is a person with a disability, and it’s critical to…

Disabilities Law Program Invites Comments on Proposed FY23 Priorities

NewsBy Margaretta Kroeger August 15, 2022

The CLASI Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) proposes to adopt revised priorities for the fiscal year beginning October 2022 (FY23). We invite comments on the proposed priorities. Comments may be submitted to Susan Henry, Disabilities Law Program Administrative Assistant, through any of the following methods: By email to Susan Henry by clicking HERE; By mail to…

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