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62011ANNuALRepoRtNAtioNALSeNioRCitizeNSLAwCeNteRNSCLCseekstopreservestrengthenexpandandimproveaccesstoprogramssuchasSocialSecurityandSupplementalSecurityIncomeSSIthatprovideincomesecuritytomillionsofolderadultsandpeoplewithdisabilities.ecx15nx15mx16cSx11cx1frx16x17yTheincometeamusesadministrativeorlegislativeadvocacytoachieveitsobjectivesprovidingbriefsreportsandinformationthatseektoimproveincomesecurityprograms.Iteffectivelyuseslitigationtochangeadministrativepoliciesthathaveillegallyimpoverishedmanyofthenationx19selderly.in2011NSCLCnReleasedawidelydiscussedpolicyissuebriefontheCostofLivingAdjustmentCOLAthatshowedhowtheproposedchainedCPIwouldadverselyaffectthosewithlowincomes.NSCLCx19sanalysisshowedcoalitionpartnersandpolicymakershowthechangewouldhurtbeneficiariescallingachainedCPIax1cstealthbenefitcut.x1dItproposedtheExperimentalPriceIndexfortheElderlyCPI-Easanalternative.nEnsuredthatalargernationwideclasswascertifiedinanimportantSocialSecuritycase.Some100000peoplecouldbepartofanationwideclassinNSCLCx19ssuccessfulchallengetotheSocialSecurityAdministrationx19spolicyofsuspendingordenyingSocialSecurityandSupplementalSecurityIncomeSSIbenefitswheneversomeonehadanoutstandingwarrantforanallegedviolationofprobationorparole.nPublishedaseriesofSSIpolicyissuebriefsandreportsonhowtheprogramneedsdrasticmodernizationandhowprocessessuchasappealsmustbereformedtooperatetheprogrammoreeffectivelyandresponsively.NSCLCalsocalledforincreasingtheresourcelimitandadjustmentstoincreasetheFederalBenefitRatefromitscurrentsub-povertylevelof674amonth.x1cWerelyonanationalorganizationlikeNSCLCforcuttingedgeinformationoncaseslikethatofTonyGonzalesandhowtotakeappropriateactiononbehalfofourclients.x1dx14EllenMendozaLegalAidServicesofOregon.GonzalesparticipatedasaplaintiffintheClarkvAstruecase.NSCLCExecutiveDirectorPaulNathansonmoderatedapanelonlanguageaccessthatincludedGlobalPolicySolutionsPresidentandCEOMayaRockeymoreatthe2011GrantmakersinAgingConference