In the News: The Milton Hershey
School Case
On Nov. 30, 2011, the eve of World AIDS Day, we filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, Pa., for refusing to enroll an HIV-positive honor roll pupil. The case already has had an enormous impact on the student, “Abraham Smith,” and his mother.
If you would like to show your personal support for Abraham by sending him an email, please click here.
VIDEO: Executive Director Ronda Goldfein interviewed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Anderson Cooper 360°
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About the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania
People with HIV and AIDS may need a lawyer as much as a doctor. In fact, they sometimes need a lawyer just to get a doctor. More than three decades after the onset of the HIV epidemic, stigma, bureaucracy and ignorance still cause serious legal problems for people with HIV/AIDS. But most people with HIV/AIDS can’t afford a lawyer.
Founded in 1988, the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit, public-interest law firm providing free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and those affected by the epidemic. We are still the nation’s only independent public-interest law firm dedicated to AIDS and HIV. We educate the public about AIDS-related legal issues, train case management professionals to become better advocates for their HIV-positive clients, and work at local, state and national levels to achieve fair laws & policies.
We serve the entire Commonwealth from our home base in Philadelphia and are committed to breaking the physical and linguistic barriers that often impede access to legal services. We make home and hospital visits to clients too ill to travel to our offices. Our bilingual staff serves our clients in the language they feel most comfortable speaking.
For more than 23 years, the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania has been fighting for the rights of Pennsylvanians living with HIV/AIDS. Please contact us if you would like more information or are in need of our services.
