News/Litigation - Advocacy Center

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5/22/13 - 09:50 AM by Stephanie Patrick

AC Legislative Update - 5/22/13

Click to read updates on Louisiana House and Senate bills concerning such issues as education, Medicaid, home and community-based services, and employment.

5/9/13 - 02:18 PM by Stephanie Patrick

AC Legislative Update - 5/9/13

Click to read updates on Louisiana House and Senate bills concerning such issues as education, Medicaid, home and community-based services, and employment.

4/18/13 - 12:30 PM by Pamela Fisher

AC Will Soon Have Increased Capacity to Assist with Employment Issues

The Advocacy Center's Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA) and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS), two programs focused on assisting people with disabilities secure, regain, or maintain employment, have been reinstated by the Social Security Administration.

4/18/13 - 11:18 AM by Pamela Fisher

AC Releases 2013 Legislative Agenda

The Advocacy Center has released its legislative agenda for 2013. Click to read which Louisiana House and Senate Bills concerning such issues as education, Medicaid, home and community-based services, and employment AC supports, and which we oppose.

3/19/13 - 03:00 PM by Pamela Fisher

AC's Client Assistance Program Helps Social Security Recipients Receive Vocational Rehabilitation Services

If you, or someone you know, receives SSI or SSDI and have been discouraged from starting a small business by LRS, or have otherwise been asked to contribute to the cost as a condition of receiving vocational rehabilitation services, AC's CAP program would like to hear from you.

10/9/12 - 03:54 PM by Pamela Fisher

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: Three Perspectives

October is National Disability Employment Month. To mark the occasion, three friends of the Advocacy Center, all with unique perspectives on disability employment, have offered their thoughts.

10/8/12 - 12:14 PM by Pamela Fisher

WORK PAY$ Holds Job Fairs for People with Disabilities Throughout Louisiana

WORK PAY$ continues its series of October Job Fairs for people with disabilities across the state.

9/19/12 - 02:18 PM by Pamela Fisher

Advocacy Center’s Executive Director Wants to Talk with YOU!

Do you have questions about the work of the Advocacy Center, our priorities for 2013, or thoughts to share? Lois Simpson, AC's Executive Director, will be answering your questions and listening to your ideas on Monday, September 24, 2012 from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm.

3/18/12 - 09:00 PM by Pamela Fisher

Take Action: Help Save Employment Programs for People with Disabilities!

The Work Incentives Planning Assistance (WIPA) and Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS) programs are in jeopardy. These programs provide vital information and assistance to people with disabilities who want to work, and must be re-authorized by Congress immediately or they will end. Find out how to take action and urge your Congressman to re-authorize WIPA and PABSS!

10/4/11 - 03:00 PM by Pamela Fisher

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

The Work Pays group will hold job fairs in 9 Louisiana cities throughout the month of October for people with disabilities and potential employers.

9/7/11 - 12:53 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Advocacy Center’s Executive Director Wants to Talk with YOU!

Photo of Rep. Scott Simon Do you have questions about the work of the Advocacy Center, our priorities for 2012, or thoughts to share? Lois Simpson, AC's Executive Director, will be answering your questions and listening to your ideas on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm and Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 from 3:00 pm -4:00 pm.

3/15/11 - 01:41 PM by Stephanie Patrick

People of AC - Jordan Chernikoff

Meet Jordan Chernikoff, Community Work Incentives Coordinator in AC's New Orleans office.

10/13/10 - 01:55 PM by Stephanie Patrick

CWIC Coverage Areas Revised

The coverage areas for staff in the Advocacy Center’s CWIC (Community Work Incentives Coordinators) have been revised to reflect staff changes.

Read more … CWIC Coverage Areas Revised

9/13/10 - 04:50 PM by Stephanie Patrick

Search for a Better Life

Kayla is a woman with brain damage and an intellectual disability. She wanted a better life – one that would offer her more than her current struggle to pay her expenses with only the benefits she received from her deceased father’s Social Security. She wanted to work to support herself and her son.

Annual Report Published

The 2008-2009 Annual Report is now available.