Illinois Social Media Law: Legal Aid

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Free Tech Tools for Legal Aid

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We're working on coming up with a list for next week's Free Tech Tools for Legal Aid and I wanted to hear from you all about what you use. I'll be fleshing this out more on Monday, but I would love to get your feedback on your favorite tools that are free (or very low cost). All of these are linked in http://lsntap.org/50techtips , but just wanted to start the conversation:

Web Sites/Services

TechSoup - Resources and content aimed at non-profits
Wiki - Use a wiki to easily capture program knowledge
- Pika Software - low-cost wiki hosting for the poverty law community (use MediaWiki)
TaDa Lists - simple, shareable, free online "to do" lists. Part of the Basecamp project management suite.
BackFlip - save and share important things you see on the Web. Backflip also has organization and search functions and other nifty tools.
Open Directory Project - The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.

http://lsntap.org/nameyourtool

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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Illinois Department of Aging Legal Services Updated

Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15th to December 7th.

It is the time of the year when Medicare beneficiaries may make changes to their healthcare and prescription coverage. Please visit www.medicare.gov to compare your current coverage or contact SHIP at (800) 548-9034 for assistance.

Please note that Medicare is not part of the Health Insurance Marketplace. Medicare beneficiaries do not need to enroll in the new Health Insurance Marketplace to maintain or change their Medicare coverage. For those not covered by Medicare and interested in more information regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace, please visitwww.getcoveredillinois.gov.

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

Effective July 1, 2013, the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) will handle all reports of alleged abuse against persons with disabilities aged 18-59 who live in domestic (non-institutional) settings. Pursuant to Public Act 98-0049, this responsibility transferred to IDoA from the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of the Inspector General. In addition, IDoA continues to respond to reports of alleged abuse, neglect or financial exploitation of persons 60 years of age and older living in the community.

To report suspected abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, please call the statewide 24-hour Adult Protective Services Hotline (formerly the Elder Abuse Hotline) at 1-866-800-1409, 1-888-206-1327 (TTY).

http://www.state.il.us/aging/

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Illinois Department of Aging Legal Services

The Department’s Legal Services Developer, an attorney, provides legal advice to the Adult Protective Services and Ombudsman Provider Agencies. The Area Agencies on Aging fund local legal services for older people, and the Legal Services Developer oversees the program and provides technical assistance upon request.

The senior legal assistance provider offices, of which there are 21 around the state, provide legal services to Illinoisans 60 years of age or older. Legal assistance providers advocate for and represent older clients in civil cases – particularly those involving...

elder abuse and neglect,
financial exploitation,
consumer fraud,
landlord-tenant relationships,
nursing home residents’ rights, and
conflicts over benefit programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social security and pensions.

They also...

help with simple estate planning, living wills, and powers of attorney,
perform research and
conduct educational programs regarding legal rights on a wide variety of legal issues.

Each provider serves a specific geographical area, usually several counties.

http://www.state.il.us/aging/1abuselegal/legal.htm

REAL ISLAM !!!

And slay them wherever you come upon them, and expel them from where they expelled you; persecution is more grievous than slaying. But fight them not by the Holy Mosque until they should fight you there; then, if they fight you, slay them — such is the recompense of unbelievers, but if they give over, surely Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. Fight them, till there is no persecution and the religion is Allah’s; then if they give over, there shall be no enmity save for evildoers. (Quran 2:191-193)

Men are the managers of the affairs of women for that Allah has preferred in bounty one of them over another, and for that they have expended of their property. Righteous women are therefore obedient, guarding the secret for Allah’s guarding. And those you fear may be rebellious admonish; banish them to their couches, and beat them. (Quran 4:34)

They wish that you should disbelieve as they disbelieve, and then you would be equal; therefore take not to yourselves friends of them, until they emigrate in the way of Allah; then, if they turn their backs, take them, and slay them wherever you find them; take not to yourselves any one of them as friend or helper. (Quran 4:89)

This is the recompense of those who fight against Allah and His Messenger, and hasten about the earth, to do corruption there: they shall be slaughtered, or crucified, or their hands and feet shall alternately be struck off; or they shall be banished from the land. That is a degradation for them in this world; and in the world to come awaits them a mighty chastisement. (Quran 5:33)

When thy Lord was revealing to the angels, ˜I am with you; so confirm the believers. I shall cast into the unbelievers’ hearts terror; so smite above the necks, and smite every finger of them! (Quran 8:12)

Make ready for them whatever force and strings of horses you can, to strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides them that you know not; Allah knows them. And whatsoever you expend in the way of Allah shall be repaid you in full; you will not be wronged. (Quran 8:60)

Then, when the sacred months are drawn away, slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they repent, and perform the prayer, and pay the alms, then let them go their way; Allah is All-forgiving, All-compassionate. (Quran 9:5)

Fight those who believe not in Allah and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and His Messenger have forbidden — such men as practise not the religion of truth, being of those who have been given the Book — until they pay the tribute out of hand and have been humbled. (Quran 9:29)

Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their possessions against the gift of Paradise; they fight in the way of Allah; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon Allah in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran; and who fulfils his covenant truer than Allah? So rejoice in the bargain you have made with Him; that is the mighty triumph. (Quran 9:111)

O believers, fight the unbelievers who are near to you; and let them find in you a harshness; and know that Allah is with the godfearing. (Quran 9:123)

When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then, when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds; then set them free, either by grace or ransom, till the war lays down its loads. So it shall be; and if Allah had willed, He would have avenged Himself upon them; but that He may try some of you by means of others. And those who are slain in the way of Allah, He will not send their works astray. (Quran 47:4)

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