Justice Update

It’s not hard for the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania to come up with a list of things we are grateful for this Thanksgiving. We are thankful for the donors, supporters and volunteers who help bind us to the communities we serve and make our work possible. We are thankful for our co-workers and the…

POZ magazine has named Adrian M. Lowe, ALPP Staff Attorney, to the 2019 POZ 100, a list of notable advocates in the fight against HIV. POZ Magazine is an award-winning publication for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Their annual list celebrates national leaders in this community, each year with a different focus. The…

Our client is a 64-year-old woman who has been living with HIV for 30 years and on Social Security disability benefits. She began to feel well enough to return to work and got a job with a social service organization. She knew the first step was to contact the Social Security office so she didn’t…

Our client was diagnosed with HIV in 1986, when he was 20 years old. He relies on social security disability benefits for support, but supplements his income by working. Despite all the challenges he has faced while living with HIV for more than 30 years, he is committed to working. For more than five years,…

Our client, a Camden County man, has been living with HIV for more than a decade. Two years ago, he was repeatedly hospitalized for severe gastrointestinal and respiratory infections. During one hospitalization, he was so sick, he was on a ventilator in the intensive care unit. He applied for Social Security disability benefits, but was…

We are proud to announce that our long time board member Frank McClellan has a new book coming out. Frank is a professor of law emeritus at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University. He has distinguished litigation career, with a focus on regulation of drugs and devices, product liability, medical malpractice, risk management,…

This week, one of our legal interns, a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law, won a case on behalf of a man who has been living with HIV for 20 years and recently diagnosed with cancer. After his cancer diagnosis, the client’s live-in partner began to cover all of the household expenses. As…

243 years ago, just down the road from the AIDS Law Project’s Chestnut Street office, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by Second Continental Congress. The Declaration of Independence establishes our guiding principles “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,…

Our client, a 50-year-old handyman with HIV from Bucks County, was working in Florida when a boiler fell on him. His leg was fractured and he required multiple surgeries. He had been gainfully employed for more than 30 years and now was unable to work. He applied for disability benefits, but his claim was denied…