Advocacy by an Ohio Elder Law Attorney | Cooper, Adel & Associates

By Jordan Myers

An advocate, or an advocacy group, can be loosely defined as a person or a group that will support your cause help you in achieving your goal. Most often an advocate is used when you don?t have the resources or ability to sufficiently support your own cause.

There was a story recently featured on a local news station close to where I grew up in Huntington, WV about a young girl named Ariel Depp. Ariel is a high school student in Kanawha County and she is deaf. Although there is a high school in her district that sits adjacent to her parent?s home, she must attend a high school that is two hours away in order to be able to work with an interpreter that can facilitate Ariel?s needs for learning. Ariel and her family had requested that the school board provide an interpreter at the high school that Ariel should be going to, but they denied the family?s request. Ariel?s struggle with deafness is not her only obstacle. The family explained that transportation is a struggle, as they cannot afford a vehicle and that prevents Ariel from receiving after school tutoring or allowing her to participate in after-school activities.

Ariel?s situation is not much different from situations that many in our elder community are facing. Her disability of being born without the capability to hear and the elder community?s disabilities related to the aging process are often unavoidable, irreversible, and life altering.

When you, or a member of your family, are dealing with the effects of disability related to aging, it is important that you consult an elder law attorney. Laws and regulations that affect programs providing nursing home assistance such as Medicaid, HIPAA language that is incorporated in legal documents and medical directives, benefits for wartime veterans and their surviving spouses, and estate planning are constantly changing.

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At Cooper, Adel & Associates, we have a full staff of professionals specializing in these areas who are ready to advocate for you and your family. Please call our office today to schedule a free consultation with an Ohio Elder Law Attorney.

** Please visit the WSAZ website for the full story and any updates on Ariel Depp.

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Source: http://cooperelderlaw.com/elder-law/advocacy-by-an-ohio-elder-law-attorney/

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