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Justin was homeless and living in a small town when he came to Lone Star Legal Aid looking for help. He relied on odd jobs to survive, caring for animals, mowing lawns, and doing whatever work he could find to get by. For months, Justin worked for a local man, Mr. Roy, doing maintenance and outdoor work. Then one day, […]
Michael Manuel is a hardworking Texan living with a vision impairment who was hired at Amazon in September 2023 through Social Security’s Ticket to Work program. He asked for reasonable accommodations so he could do his job safely; instead, the employer failed to provide them and later terminated him for “absenteeism”—a charge Michael believed was retaliation for requesting accommodations. With […]