Equip For Equality

People with disabilities have the right to be safe from financial exploitation.

Financial exploitation can happen when someone trusted to help with money or benefits uses that trust to benefit themselves instead.

If you think you or someone you know is being financially exploited, there are places to report it — and people who can help.

This post explains:
• what financial exploitation is
• where to report it
• other ways to stay safe and get help

📞 If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

🔗 https://www.equipforequality.org/solutions/stop-abuse-neglect-poor-quality-services/
📞 Equip for Equality Intake: 312-341-0022

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We are thrilled to welcome two-time intern Anna Patton, Ph.D., J.D., back to Equip for Equality as an Equal Justice Works Fellow! Anna will be focusing her fellowship project on literacy for students with disabilities. Anna is an extraordinary advocate and we look forward to the impact she will make as an EJW Fellow and staff attorney!

ID; Graphic with a dark blue background and the heading “Midwest | Class of 2026” at the top. The slides contains professional headshots of six Equal Justice Works (EJW) fellows per page arranged in two rows of three, with each person’s name, host organization, and sponsoring organization listed below their photo. Anna Patton appears in the bottom center of the second slide wearing glasses and a blue blazer. Her caption notes that she will spend her fellowship at Equip for Equality, sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP.