Friday, June 14, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

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For many trans and nonbinary individuals, obtaining accurate identity documents is an important step for accessing services and reducing the risk of experiencing discrimination or violence. Learn about the processes for correcting these documents, which begins with filing a petition with the California Superior Court.

This class covers:

• Legal issues related to transgender and nonbinary identities
• The laws that regulate name & gender marker changes in California
• What court forms are needed to file for a name and/or gender marker change
• Resources for completing court forms
• Information about updating federal and state identity documents

Earn 1.0 hour general California participatory MCLE credit 

Presented by: Steven A. Friday, Staff Attorney, Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership, Bet Tzedek Legal Services

Steven A. Friday is a staff attorney with Bet Tzedek’s Transgender Medical-Legal Partnership. Steven is a graduate of Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where he earned a concentration in public interest law, worked as a research assistant in constitutional law, and served on the boards of the LLS Evening Student Bar Association and OutLaw (LGBTQ+ student organization). Steven joined the Trans MLP as an intern/volunteer law clerk in January 2019 and joined the staff in November 2020. Prior to attending law school, he studied chemistry at Virginia Tech and worked as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Friday, June 28, 2024: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m

This event will be hosted on ZOOM

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LGBTQ+ community members can be particularly affected by housing discrimination, with the impact intensified by economic discriminations related to race, ethnicity, age, disability, national origin, or gender expression. This class will consider the ways that identities, economics, and social policies intersect in today’s housing crisis, and how the law can help contend with the crisis. Learn what role discrimination plays in housing crises for LGTBQIA and other minority groups, what legal protections are available to respond to housing discrimination, and what local organizations can help with housing issues and discrimination complaints.

Presented by: LA Law Library staff - Chloe Casey, Community Resource Specialist; Mary Garcia, Reference Librarian; Christina Sheldon, Legal Education Librarian

Registration fee: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: 

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Monday, November 16, 2026: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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 Join us for an informative presentation hosted in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) to learn about Social Security disability benefits, the application process, appeals, and the transition to adult benefits.

Topics will include:

• SSI Disability Benefits: An overview of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits, including basic medical and financial eligibility requirements, available benefit types, the application process, required documentation, and options for filing online, by phone, or through a local Social Security office.

• Initial Disability Applications: Information on starting a disability claim, including how to complete the application, provide medical evidence and work-history information, identify treating providers, respond to Social Security requests, and understand what to expect while the claim is under review.

• Appeals Process: An explanation of the steps available when a disability claim is denied, including reconsideration, an Administrative Law Judge hearing, and Appeals Council review. This includes filing deadlines, submission methods, and the importance of providing additional or updated evidence.

• Age 18 Transition: Guidance for individuals receiving childhood SSI benefits as they approach age 18. This includes the age-18 redetermination process, adult disability eligibility standards, continuing disability reviews, changes in financial eligibility rules, and steps individuals and families can take to help prevent interruptions in benefits.

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presented by: Social Security Administration (SSA)

ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85912665837

Registration: FREE

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

lunes, 23 de noviembre, 2026: 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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 *Este taller se impartirá solamente en español

Acompáñanos a una presentación informativa organizada en colaboración con la Administración del Seguro Social (SSA) para conocer los beneficios por discapacidad del Seguro Social, el proceso de solicitud, las apelaciones y la transición a los beneficios para adultos.

Entre los temas se incluirán: 

• Beneficios por discapacidad del SSI: Una descripción general de los beneficios por discapacidad del Ingreso Suplementario de Seguridad (SSI), que incluye los requisitos básicos de elegibilidad 

médicos y financieros, los tipos de prestaciones disponibles, el proceso de solicitud, la documentación requerida y las opciones para presentar la solicitud en línea, por teléfono o a través de una oficina local del Seguro Social.

• Solicitudes iniciales de discapacidad: Información sobre cómo iniciar una solicitud de discapacidad, incluyendo cómo llenar la solicitud, como presentar evidencia médica e información sobre el historial laboral, identificar a los profesionales de la salud que lo atienden, responder a las solicitudes del Seguro Social y comprender qué puede esperar mientras se revisa la solicitud.

• Proceso de apelación: Una explicación de los pasos disponibles cuando se rechaza una solicitud por discapacidad, incluyendo la reconsideración, una audiencia ante un juez de derecho administrativo y la revisión por parte del consejo de apelaciones. Esto incluye los plazos de presentación, los métodos de envío y la importancia de proporcionar evidencia adicional o actualizada.

• Transición a los 18 años: Orientación para las personas que reciben beneficios del SSI para menores a medida que se acercan a los 18 años. Esto incluye el proceso de reevaluación al cumplir los 18 años, los criterios de elegibilidad por discapacidad para adultos, las revisiones decontinuidad de la discapacidad, los cambios en las normas de elegibilidad financiera y las medidas que pueden tomar las personas y las familias para ayudar a evitar interrupciones en los beneficios.

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials, and will need to connect through a Zoom account to be able to participate in the written Q&A or chat features.

Presentado por: Administración del Seguro Social (SSA)

ZOOM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89964900395

Cuota de inscripcion: GRATIS

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.