Employment - Disability Rights Louisiana

WIPA clears up misinformation to help client maintain benefits while working and set up an ABLE account

A beneficiary receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, and SNAP benefits contacted the WIPA program after being told by their local Social Security office that they would lose benefits if they started working. WIPA staff provided the beneficiary with information…

FAIR helps client receive SSI benefits, including back-pay

Ms. K* joined the FAIR program in October 2019. At the time, she was in a long-term residential substance use treatment program. She expressed interest in working right away, and a month after joining the FAIR program, Ms. K gained…

Client Assistance Program (CAP) helps client obtain reimbursement for school related expenses and develop appropriate IPE

DRLA’s Client Assistance Program (CAP) successfully advocated for the reimbursement of school related expenses by Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS) to a client who is a college student. CAP also advocated for the development of an appropriate Individualized Plan for Employment…

WIPA helps beneficiary access work incentive for students and attend school

WIPA staff recently assisted a beneficiary who is working in a part-time paid internship program in a state office while attending school seeking a degree in public policy with a focus on disability issues. The beneficiary was facing a reduction…

FAIR has SSDI reinstated for client, assists in paying traffic fines to obtain drivers license, paying legal expenses, and transitioning from housing facility to his own apartment

John* (name changed to protect confidentiality), who has schizoaffective disorder and orthopedic impairments, contacted FAIR immediately after spending over a year in incarceration. He was in a restrictive transitional housing program, which kept him from doing things like owning a…

FAIR helps client obtain full-time employment as restaurant server, cut debt, apply for unemployment and safer working conditions

A Specialty court referred Timothy,* (name changed to protect confidentiality) who has an autoimmune disorder and a substance use disorder, to FAIR shortly after being incarcerated in Orleans Justice Center. At the time he was living in a transitional home….

FAIR assists in obtaining full-time employment for client, obtaining a reduced-fare bus pass for people with disabilities, challenging SSI denial

Alex* (name changed to protect confidentiality), a man in his late 50s, with mental health disabilities, a substance use disorder, arthritis, and orthopedic injuries, was referred to FAIR by the Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, after spending over 20…

FAIR assists client in challenging credit report, stabilizing finances, securing employment, and working on obtaining commercial drivers license

A friend referred Derek* (name changed to protect confidentiality) to FAIR shortly before his parole board hearing, after being incarcerated for the majority of his adult life. Derek is in his 50s, with a substance use disorder and multiple physical…

FAIR Program helps client keep job, health insurance, benefits & housing. Assists in filing for proper tax credits and paying off debts.

Orleans Parish Drug Court referred Jason* (name changed to protect confidentiality) to the FAIR Program. Jason is in his 40s, and diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and a substance use disorder. He was referred when he accepted a job offer,…

FAIR helps client obtain job as a full-time forklift driver & open ABLE account to save for apartment

A client with visual and mental health disabilities was referred to FAIR one month after his release from incarceration. Initially, his case manager helped him understand his healthcare coverage so he could get a medical procedure. Then she helped him…

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