Thousands of Americans with disabilities will have housing assistance specifically targeted to meet their needs as part of President Obama’s Year of Community Living initiative. HHS and HUD collaborated to provide housing support for non-elderly persons with disabilities to live productive

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced plans to modernize the application process for FHA mortgage insurance, making the process easier for borrowers and faster for lenders. FHA will begin accepting electronic signatures on third party documents originated and signed outside of the

The American Bar Association (ABA), in collaboration with the National LGBT Bar Association, has released a new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Toolkit for Attorneys . This legal resource was produced as part of the ABA’s Legal Assistance and Education for LGBT Victims of Domestic

The Housing Alliance of PA and Regional Housing Legal Services are sponsoring a free webinar entitlted Mobile Homes and the American Dream: Protecting Residents' Rights in Manufactured Housing Communities on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Eastern.

Six presidential appointees to the Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors were sworn in to office this morning and at their inaugural Board meeting elected John G. Levi, a partner in the Chicago office of Sidley Austin, as Board chairman and Martha Minow, dean of the Harvard Law School, as

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency has released its Open Government plan. The plan, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/open , reflects the agency’s commitment to increase transparency, expand opportunities for citizen participation and collaboration

There is still time to nominate deserving champions of justice for the 23rd Annual Pro Bono Awards , the 6th Annual Judges Award and the Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award presented by of the Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to the Public Committee. The deadline for nominations is

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has approved regulations governing the appointment and use of court interpreters to assist persons with limited English skills or who are deaf or hearing-impaired during court proceedings. The regulations are designed to complement the Interpreter Certification