At Washington Appleseed, we believe that everyone has the right to be healthy. We take on projects that increase access to quality health services and help individuals living with disabilities and long-term illnesses better understand their rights.
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that effects many areas of an individual's health and well being, and few comprehensive resources exist to assist individuals living with MS. Washington Appleseed created this comprehensive resource that would address five key areas: employment law, insurance law, family law, SSDI, and finding legal resources.
Medical Legal Partnership for Children
Quite often, low-income families with children that are receiving medical treatment also have legal issues affecting their health and medical care. Washington Appleseed, Davis Wright Tremaine, and community partners helped to establish a fund (the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest) that will assist families in accessing the legal assistance they need.