WEST HARTFORD — Robert Doyle had a couple of dress suits, but when he was in Iraq they were stolen from his storage unit along with his desktop computer and golf clubs. So Doyle, who was a sergeant first-class in … Continue reading
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Some 4,200 athletes from 164 nations competed in 20 sporting events in the recent Paralympic Games. Yet the U.S. host broadcaster, NBC, decided to air only four hour-long highlights packages on its sports channel, compared to its wall-to-wall coverage of … Continue reading
By Henry Chisholm New Haven — New Hampshire natives Steven Riley and Dick Lane were never into tennis prior to car accidents that landed both in wheelchairs. Now they participate in tournaments across the country and are part of the … Continue reading
Police in New York City arrested several wheelchair users at a demonstration sponsored by Occupy’s Disability Caucus on August 8. Demonstrators gathered in front of Gracie Mansion to protest the annual Mayor Bloomberg-sponsored event “celebrating” the Americans with Disabilities Act. … Continue reading
Winchester, Connecticut — a town that is 94.5 percent white — has been sued because it allegedly refused to provide low-income housing to Crystal Carter, a single black mother with six children. The plaintiff’s attorney is the leftist non-profit Connecticut … Continue reading
As students with disabilities transition out of high school, a new government report finds the path to independence is overly complicated. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, kids with disabilities are eligible for a broad range of services through … Continue reading
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Clinical Trial at Yale University Departments of Radiology and Neurology posted April 2012 Recruiting patients (ages 18-60) who suffered traumatic spinal cord injury between cervical spine level C6 and thoracic spine level T12 who remain neurologically injured at severity level … Continue reading
Want to expunge an old record? Want to learn more about Connecticut’s pardon system? Come to a FREE Pardons Session. Volunteers will be providing one-on-one informal assistance with pardons applications. Attend one or all sessions for help completing your pardon … Continue reading
AS A STUDENT AT HARVARD Law School, Michael Ashley Stein was aware of how privileged he was. But as someone with a disability (a rare illness had left him in a wheelchair at 14), he was also deeply conscious of … Continue reading