Document 0682
 DOCN  M95A0682
 TI    Six city clients tell their stories. 
 DT    9510
 SO    AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Mar 24;10(5):8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       AIDS/95700239
 AB    Six clients of the Division of AIDS Services have filed a lawsuit
       against New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, citing an inability to
       accommodate their disabilities. One of the named plaintiffs, Henrietta
       D., lost her benefits after her case manager insisted she visit the
       office even though she was hospitalized for symptoms of pneumonia. When
       she recovered, Henrietta took two subway trains and walked six blocks to
       the office and was told to come back with more documentation. Nidia S.
       was not reunited with her nine children (most of whom were placed in
       foster homes,) even though she found a house large enough for the
       family, because the agency did not process the paperwork quickly, and
       was also denied more money for children's expenses. Simone A., who has
       three children, had to quit her job as a nurse's aide as her illness
       progressed. When she applied for assistance, her caseworker told her she
       had to wait in line behind his other 65 clients. Simone, after eight
       months, still has not received her nutrition and transportation
       allowances. Essard S. received a food stamp budget of 60 percent of what
       he should have gotten and was therefore unable to eat the food his
       doctor recommended because he could not afford it. John R. had to live
       on the streets for the one month it took the agency to find him
       temporary shelter after his landlord tried to evict him. After he was
       hospitalized due to dehydration, he discovered the agency had rented his
       room to someone else. Pedro R. tried to call his case manager in
       December 1994 to fend off a pending eviction, but was told that there is
       no one on staff by that name. The agency never made a home visit, nor
       has it helped him apply for home care.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  Disabled  Health Services
       Accessibility/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  New York City  Public
       Assistance/*LEGISLATION & JURISPRUD  NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

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