McBride
To secure accommodations to allow inmates who are deaf/hearing impaired to communicate to the same degree as their non-disabled peers.
View Case DetailsWoodman
Ensuring reasonable attorney fees awards for prevailing parties represented on a pro bono basis in Michigan courts.
View Case DetailsPerez v. Sturgis Public Schools
Protecting a student’s right to get relief under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that they cannot get under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
View Case DetailsWiesner
Making sure that, when Michigan Medicaid recipients win administrative appeals, the win is final.
View Case DetailsCB Appeal
The Michigan Court of Appeals (COA) holds that, if an individual receives a positive administrative hearing decision entitling the individual to receive certain Medicaid services, 1) the individual could be entitled to monetary compensation in a lawsuit to enforce the administrative decision, even if the Medicaid entity complies with the decision after the lawsuit is filed by providing the services ordered by the administrative law judge, and 2) an entity like a Community Mental Health (CMH) agency cannot claim the “good faith” exception to a claim for monetary damages in such a lawsuit.
View Case DetailsChildren’s Mental Health Lawsuit
Children’s Mental Health Lawsuit
Access to medically necessary mental health Medicaid services for children under 21 diagnosed with developmental disabilities, emotional impairments, and/or mental illnesses.
Waskul
Adequate Funding for Community Living Supports (CLS) Services for People in Washtenaw County Hiring CLS Staff Using Self-Determination.
View Case DetailsDAC Medicaid
Investigation, advocacy, and litigation to address systemic failures in Disabled Adult Children (DAC) Medicaid eligibility screening and enrollment.
View Case DetailsPrivate Duty Nursing (PDN)
Investigation, advocacy, and litigation to expand access to medically necessary Medicaid-funded Private Duty Nursing (PDN) services for youth under 21.
View Case DetailsNGRI
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services agreed to make major changes in the way not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) patients are treated, including removing restrictions not connected to their mental health treatments.
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