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Laura Graham Receives DSBA Commitment Award
Congratulations to Laura Graham on receiving the Commitment Award at the Delaware State Bar Association (DSBA) 2025 Christopher W. White Access Justice Awards Breakfast, in recognition of her 19 years of outstanding advocacy and dedication to Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI) and our clients. The Commitment Award is presented annually “to a member of…
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Disability Rights Delaware Recognizes National Voter Registration Day with Call for Accessible and Inclusive Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2025 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Margaretta Kroeger, mkroeger@declasi.org Disability Rights Delaware Recognizes National Voter Registration Day with Call for Accessible and Inclusive Elections WILMINGTON, DE—On National Voter Registration Day, Disability Rights Delaware joins communities across the country in celebrating the power of the vote and highlighting the importance of…
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Disability Rights Delaware Applauds Passage of ADA Parking Bill
On the eve of Disability Pride Month, and the last day of the Delaware General Assembly’s session until January, the Senate passed House Substitute 2 for House Bill 48 (HS 2 for HB 48) to make certain that Delawareans with disabilities have equal access to Delaware businesses and government services by ensuring parking lots are…
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CLASI Issues Report on Revitalizing the Home Care Workforce in Delaware
On December 13, 2024, the Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”) of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”), issued a new report titled Revitalizing the Home Care Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Recruitment, Training, and Retention in Delaware. Authored by DLP Public Health Fellow Hadja Toure, the report examines one of the most critical issues facing our clients:…
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What Delaware Voters with Disabilities Should Know Before Election Day 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2024 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Marissa L. Band, Esq. Project Director, CLASI Disabilities Law Program 302-476-8506 / mband@declasi.org What Delaware Voters with Disabilities Should Know Before Election Day 2024 The Arc of Delaware, the Disabilities Law Program of Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), and the League of Women Voters of…
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CLASI Disabilities Law Program Requests Comment on Proposed FY25 Priorities
CLASI’s Disabilities Law Program (“DLP”), which is Delaware’s designated Protection & Advocacy agency for individuals with physical and mental disabilities, requests pubic comment on its proposed priorities for Fiscal Year 2025. The priorities can be found at this link: https://www.declasi.org/disabilities-law-program/ The DLP hopes that you will take a moment to review the draft priorities and…
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Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Status Available to Delaware Voters After Supreme Court Ruling
On June 28, 2024, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the lower court opinion in Mennella v. Albence, thereby allowing the Department of Elections to include options for Early Voting and Permanent Absentee Status in all primary, general, and special elections in 2024. Early Voting offers greater convenience and flexibility for all voters and is particularly…
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CLASI Statement on 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Today marks 70 years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed racial segregation in public schools and declared that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” We at Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (“CLASI”) celebrate the progress made after the Brown decision, which served as a catalyst for…
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CLASI’s Marissa Band Invited to White House for “Communities in Action” Event
Above, left to right: Beth Mineo (University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies), Jody Hougentogler (Freedom Center for Independent Living), Kristin Harvey (Delaware Developmental Disabilities Council), and Marissa Band (CLASI Disabilities Law Program) attending the “Communities in Action: Building a Better America” event at the White House on April 11, 2024. On April 11, 2024,…
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