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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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News Articles & Media Coverage → Aging

If you have relatives in a nursing home during pandemic, get them out, advise experts

Fernando Torres-Gil, UCLA LPPI expert, spoke about the health risks of staying in a nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Those who were older, those who have various types of disabilities were put at the back of the line, a clear example of ageism,” he said.

Read More | June 25, 2020

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Could Voting by Mail in November Become an Act of Civil Disobedience?

Democratic lawyer Chad Dunn says the state is putting voters in the untenable position of making a decision to obtain a ballot while guessing whether a district attorney “is going to later think the excuse they used to check the disability box is sufficient.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

Can art change the world? Inside the debate raging over Black Lives Matter murals

“In response, the community protested the placement of this highway interchange, and even though they weren’t able to block the freeway, they demanded the right to paint murals on the highways,” says Eric Avila, a professor and cultural historian at UCLA and UCLA LPPI expert.

Read More | June 25, 2020

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Why coronavirus spurred health providers of all sizes to rapidly adopt virtual visits

“With the right outreach and training, telehealth can serve as an important bridge to ensure that underserved communities, especially rural and linguistically diverse patients, access the medical attention they need, particularly during the pandemic,” said Sonja Diaz, founding director of UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Read More | June 25, 2020

Op-Ed → Jobs & Labor

Class of COVID-19: The Turmoil of Being a First-Generation College Graduate in the Midst of a Global Pandemic

Nick Gonzalez, UCLA LPPI Policy Fellow, wrote about graduating in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. “My reality, and that of every other first-generation graduate of color, is that we are entering the job market with less privilege, less social capital, and limited networks.”

Read More | June 25, 2020

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