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July 1991

Establishing a Right to Housing: A General Guide
People who work full-time should have access to decent, affordable housing. This article discusses different aspects of advocacy to secure a right to decent housing, including ways of persuading people to establish such a right, constitutional campaigns, state and local laws, AFDC laws, and state mental health and SSI laws.

By Florence Wagman Roisman
Managed Care: How to Challenge Inadequate Access for Medicaid Beneficiaries
Many states and HCFA are vigorously advocating for increased managed care to counter Medicaid budget shortfalls. This article describes how Medicaid recipients' access to health care in managed care plans has worsened and suggests ways to address inadequate access.

By Michele Melden
A Counteroffensive to State Welfare and Medicaid Cuts: Unexplored Savings in State Welfare Program Administration
This article proposes state-funded disability advocacy programs as an alternative legal services funding source.

By Lisa M. Day, Amy E. Hirsch, Jonathan M. Stein, and Richard P. Weishaupt.
A Brief Review of Discharge Options for Disabled Servicemembers
This article summarizes the disability discharge process for military personnel.

By The National Veterans Legal Services Project, Inc.
Reservists' Reemployment Rights
This article explains the reemployment rights of military reservists returning from active duty.

By The National Veterans Legal Services Project, Inc.
Determining Disability for Children: Implementation of Sullivan v. Zebley, Part I: The New Sequential Evaluation Process—An Overview
This is the first of three articles that will examine the new children's SSI regulation. Part I provides an overview of the new sequential evaluation process and examines concerns relating to the application of the severity step.

By Julie Clark
Kids and Careers: How Three Legal Services Employees Cope

By Gary Baldwin

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