Access to legal aid – Mr Miah’s story

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WALSALL COPYRIGHT EXPRESS&STAR TIM THURSFIELD 30/06/15 Pics to go with Dan Wainwright interview with Monzur Miah from Walsall. He has been confined to a wheelchair from birth and speaks via a voice synthesiser. He was last week protesting in parliament about the end of the Independent Living Fund. WITH VIDEO.

“I came to PLP for help getting legal aid exceptional funding as I could not find anyone else to help me. I lost my job and after that I was not able to make any progress in my case because I had no legal aid and no way of paying for a lawyer. Without PLP’s help I would have found it very difficult to have the same contact with my children as an able-bodied person. I am disabled and I talk through a voice box which people often do not understand. With the help of my lawyer, I was able to get a fair hearing from the court and now have more contact with my children.”

-Mr Miah

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