Jessica Duncan Felfoldi
Host: Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Sponsor: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
Meghan Carter
- Hosted by Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
- Service location Chicago
- Law school Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
- Issue area Disability Rights
- Fellowship class year 2010
- Program AmeriCorps Fellows Program, Design-Your-Own Fellowship
The Project
A common problem in Chicago is that tenants are evicted from their housing for reasons that stem from a disability. Instead of facing eviction, people with disabilities can request a reasonable accommodation, but those requests often require medical documentation that doctors can be hesitant to provide. I will work directly with medical and mental health providers in Chicago to address the issues that our clients face as they enforce their legal right to remain independent.
The Inspiration
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