Advocate on behalf of people with disabilities to ensure their access to public
and subsidized housing, public accommodations, and DC government services and
supports in the most integrated settings appropriate to their needs.
Priorities:
A. Pursue legal advocacy and litigation to enforce Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in federally-funded private housing developments in the District of Columbia to make them accessible to individuals with mobility impairments.
B. Work to ensure that public accommodations are accessible to people with mobility, hearing and visual impairments in the District of Columbia.
C. Monitor and enforce D.C. Housing Authority’s compliance with the Federal Court consent order requiring the construction or renovation of 565 fully wheelchair-accessible public housing units, among other improvements in the public housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs.
D. Work to ensure that the DC Medical Assistance Administration makes home-based attendant care services and supports available through the Elderly and Physical Disabilities Waiver Program and Medicaid State Plan to people with disabilities seeking alternatives to nursing home placement, and assist individuals in obtaining these services to ease their transition to the community.
E. Investigate and remedy allegations of abuse against people with disabilities
in publicly-funded facilities.
CASE SELECTION CRITERIA AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE:
ULS accepts cases of those who have disabilities and who are residents of the District of Columbia and whose complaint falls within the aforementioned priorities.
While we recognize that every situation is important, please note
case acceptance is dependent upon available resources, including staff time.
If your case is not accepted and you wish to file a grievance, submit your grievance
in writing to the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall respond to
any client grievance in writing within thirty days of receipt. A client may
appeal the Executive Director’s decision to the ULS Board of Directors
within ten days of the written decision of the Executive Director. The decision
of the ULS Board of Directors shall be final and not subject to further appeal
or review.
Jane Brown, Executive Director
University Legal Services
220 I Street, N.E., Suite 130
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 547-0198 Phone
(202) 547-2662 Fax
(202) 547-2657 TTY
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