A Massachusetts-based provider of services for the developmentally disabled will no longer run 13 facilities for the state of Connecticut as of July 1. The May Institute has informed the state’s Department of Developmental Services it ending its relationship with … Continue reading
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Connecticut’s cities and towns are supposed to provide equal access to public buildings for disabled citizens, however wheelchair-bound Seymour resident Joseph Luciano says his hometown is still missing crucial basics. Just to get to town hall, Luciano says he puts … Continue reading
What’s it like “street-riding” a motorized wheelcahir or “powerchair”? Short answer in five words: terrifying, scary, nerve-wracking, tense, daunting. I would have added nail-biting, but a stroke left me with use of only one leg and one hand. The latter … Continue reading
The communique released at the end of the UN high-level panel (HLP) meeting on the post-2015 development agenda failed to mention disability, repeating in Bali the same omission notable in last month’s official communique from the Monrovia meeting. It was … Continue reading
One minute, Renata Glasner is watching the waves crash on Leblon beach from her wheelchair. The next, she’s plowing through the turbulent waters, riding the choppy waves on a specially adapted surfboard. Glasner, a 35-year-old graphic designer who was diagnosed … Continue reading
West Haven Head Start is accepting applications. It provides part-year and full-year services to West Haven families meeting program guidelines. Children in foster care are eligible for Head Start services. Families who are homeless are also eligible. Head Start provides … Continue reading
Alex Beckett, an intellectually disabled high school student from Connecticut, made history last month when he scored a two-point basket for Guilford High’s basketball team.Not only was Alex in the starting line-up at Guilford’s junior varsity game, he was also … Continue reading
He uses a wheelchair and has the use of just one arm and one leg, yet 74-year-old Joseph Luciano can play jazz piano, author online cookbooks and pen newspaper columns advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. What can’t … Continue reading
BRISTOL — All it took was a moment for Tonya Hall to bring home the gold medal at the Special Olympics 2013 World Winter Games in South Korea. “I won the gold medal by a second,” said Hall, who won … Continue reading
In January, the Cheshire Senior Center, realizing the need, started a Caregivers Support Group for town residents. It meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The Senior Center is at 240 Maple Ave. For more on … Continue reading