Description:

Racial and Disability Justice partners with the Integrated Community Collaborative (ICC), a grassroots organization helping low income Latinx families attain services for their children with disabilities. California’s Regional Centers, the organizations that coordinate providing services to people with disabilities, disproportionately deny services to Latinx families.

These families often find themselves fighting an uphill battle to meet their children’s needs, without representation or guidance. Racial and Disability Justice supports the ICC with a “movement lawyering” model. This means we center the experiences of families and follow their leadership. We attend Individualized Program Plan (IPP) meetings with families as part of their circle of support, create tools and resources to help families advocate for themselves, and support policy efforts for system-wide change.

Commitment Required of Members:

Open Membership Spots: 8

Adv. Degree Student Participation: Permitted

Winter Start: Permitted; Fall Start Preferred

Eligible for Meeting NYS Bar Pro Bono Requirement: Likely

Language Ability Preference: None; Spanish Valued

Project Leaders: Faraaz Godil, Elias Lawler