Justice for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

  Inspired by Social Justice Values. 


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  Justice for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

  Inspired by Social Justice Values. 


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About Us


The New York Center For Law and Justice seeks to improve the lives of deaf and hard of hearing New Yorkers by representing individual deaf and hard of hearing clients in a range of civil matters, pursuing policy and practice changes within New York City institutions and raising awareness around deaf and hard of hearing causes and issues.

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About Us


The New York Center For Law and Justice seeks to improve the lives of deaf and hard of hearing New Yorkers by representing individual deaf and hard of hearing clients in a range of civil matters, pursuing policy and practice changes within New York City institutions and raising awareness around deaf and hard of hearing causes and issues.


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Our Programs

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Legal Assistance Program


The New York Center for Law and Justice’s flagship legal services program provides free legal services to low-income individuals. The Center represents clients in a range of civil matters, including housing, family, public benefit, student loan, immigration, and asylum cases.

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Social services project


The law center provides social services to the indigent deaf community. The center approaches each client in a “holistic” manner, and at the heart of the Social Services Project lies a commitment to assist clients with resolving problems that may not be legal.

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Advocacy and Outreach 


The NYCLJ’s Advocacy and Outreach Project addresses community groups and other organizations that seek informative keynote speeches, panel presentations or workshop and training sessions on issues of law involving the Deaf and hard of hearing communities.

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Holocaust Survivor Program


The New York Center for Law and Justice began its Deaf Rights Project in 2012, and it has evolved into one of the Center’s most important endeavors. At the core of the NYCLJ’s mission is the belief in the need to advance justice to all individuals, especially populations that are routinely underserved.

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DEAF RIGHTS PROJECT


The New York Center for Law and Justice began its Deaf Rights Project in 2012, and it has evolved into one of the Center’s most important endeavors. At the core of the NYCLJ’s mission is the belief in the need to advance justice to all individuals, especially populations that are routinely underserved.

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JUSTICE FELLOWS


The New York Center for Law and Justice strongly believes in contributing to the development of the next generation of leaders dedicated to advancing justice to all individuals through public interest law. Each year, the NYCLJ accepts a select number of law school students to serve as Justice Fellows.

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Newsroom

Leo’s Story

As we close out this year, we are thankful for the opportunity to serve the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing communities of New York. As many of you know, we champion the rights of our clients who sleep in homeless shelters, who are respondents in eviction proceedings, ...

Lila’s Story

Over the past month, many of our supporters have asked whether we are hosting an annual event this year. After consideration, we decided to postpone our annual celebration until spring. Notwithstanding our decision to wait, our law center continues in operation each day where we strive to bring ...

Tyler

It was Tyler, a funeral director from Dutchess County, who arranged for the funeral of one of the law center’s beloved Deaf clients, Herman, likely an early victim of Covid. As the days passed following Herman’s death, it became increasingly more complicated to find a funeral home. Herman’s ...

Karen

Karen arrived in the United States when she was four years old. She had been living in an “Orphan House” in Russia, as her dad had died in a war, the name of which she does not know; and her mom had died of a drug overdose. In ...

Deaf Football Team’s Inspirational Season

If you haven’t received the news by now, California School for the Deaf’s Riverside Cubs came within one game of securing their division’s title. Emerging this year from seven seasons of consistent losses, the Riverside Cubs—an all-deaf team with deaf coaches—entered its last game with a 12-0 record ...

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