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NSCLCsseekstopreservestrengthenexpandandimproveaccesstoincomesupportprogramssuchasSocialSecurityandSupplementalSecurityIncome.nnnNAtioNALSeNioRCitizeNSLAwCeNteR2010ANNuALRepoRt7ecnmcScryin2010NSCLCNSCLCachievesitsobjectivesthroughlitigationpolicyadvocacyandtechnicalassistancethatincludescaseconsultationstrainingsandwrittenmaterials.Toensurerein-statementofSocialSecurityandSSIbenefitsto200000primarilylow-incomeolderadultsinthe2009settlementNCSLCjoinedwithNewAmericaMediainmediaseminarsthatattractedwideatten-tioninmulticulturalmedianationwide.InanefforttofindevenmorepeopleaffectedbythesettlementwereachedouttoAfricanAmericanchurchesandpostedbillboardsintheSanFranciscoBayarea.NSCLCledthefighttorestorethosebenefitsandsecuredthe700millionsettlementwiththeSocialSecurityAdministration.InNSCLCjoinedinasuccessfulfighttoensurebetterlanguageaccessforpeoplewhoareblindorhavevisualimpairments.WewerealsosuccessfulinchallengingtheSocialSecurityAdministrationspolicyofrefusingtoprovidemorethanonestandardprintformattomostblindorvisuallyimpairedbeneficiaries.InNSCLCincollaborationwithprobonocounselconvincedtheU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheSecondCircuittooverturntheSocialSecurityAdministrationspolicyofprohibitingpaymentofbenefitstothosewhoallegedlyhaveanoutstandingwarrantforaviolationofparoleorparole.OnbehalfofthosewhorelyonSocialSecurityforallormostoftheirincomeNSCLCcollaboratedwithotherleadingaginggroupsthemediaandadvocacytoresistcutstotheseessentialprograms.MartinezvAstrueSpreadtheWordaboutClassActionSettlementtoThousands.AchievedBetterAccessfortheBlindtoBenefitsInformation.SuccessfullyChallengedaPolicythatCutOffSocialSecurityandSSIfor100000.MartinezvAstrueAmericanCouncilfortheBlindvAstrueClarkvAstrueBussignspostedin37locationsaroundtheBayareasoughttoreachthoseaffectedbythesettlement