Hi, this is Mayor Toni Harp, and I want to provide you with some important information about signing up for health insurance. There are free health insurance enrollment events every week in the City of New Haven where you will … Continue reading
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Most Americans with intellectual or developmental disabilities remain shut out of the workforce, despite changing attitudes and billions spent on government programs to help them. Even when they find work, it’s often part time, in a dead-end job or for … Continue reading
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, joined by Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, state Department of Aging Commissioner Edith Prague and state and local officials, has announced that he is proposing an increase of more than $6.5 million during the upcoming regular session … Continue reading
The proposal to address the behavioral, mental, and emotional needs of children is a requirement passed under legislation that was passed by the General Assembly last year. The plan is in response to the shooting in 2012 at Sandy Hook … Continue reading
A West Hartford man was appointed Wednesday to a newly created, Cabinet-level position to advocate for people with disabilities. Jonathan Slifka, a community volunteer who was born with spina bifida, was chosen by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to recommend improvements … Continue reading
Officials across Connecticut have seen the population’s future, and they say it’s getting grayer by the day. Residents, representatives of nonprofits and elected officials Wednesday discussed the livability of communities in general and Seymour in particular during a program at … Continue reading
Modeled largely after the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the convention has been ratified by 139 UN members. Within the U.S., which is home to an estimated 58 million Americans with disabilities, a burgeoning bipartisan coalition of human rights … Continue reading
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced that a new state Web page streamlines resources to help families with insurance coverage and reimbursement for behavioral health and substance abuse treatment. The Insurance Department’s “Mental Health Parity” Web page is a compilation … Continue reading
Black and Hispanic students are identified as having a disability at a slightly higher rate than their white peers in Connecticut’s public schools. “It has long been a fact that black males in particular are placed in special education categories,” … Continue reading
Nearly 40 percent of Connecticut households can’t afford to pay their energy bills this winter as aid from the federal government shrinks, according to a new report from a nonprofit advocacy group. Operation Fuel also said these households will face, … Continue reading