To become eligible for Social Security disability benefits, you must be unable to engage in substantial gainful activity. However, you may be able to earn a small amount of income while receiving Social Security disability payments. “It is possible to … Continue reading
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Bitter Cold Temperatures Expected to Move into the State; Anyone in Need of Shelter Should Call 2-1-1
Continue readingThe failure to provide the service is compounded by the agency’s lack of guidance for how to complain if their transportation doesn’t arrive.
Continue readingOn Sept. 18 Access Independence hosted a community forum at Burroughs Community Center. The group discussed many critical issues relating to issues of health, disability, and racial/ethnic minorities. We thank our participants and community partners for taking the time … Continue reading
Center for Disability Rights 2018 Autumn Meeting of the Membership will feature the “Breaking Rubrics Jazz Ensemble” Oct. 9, 2018 from 6-8:15 p.m. at CDR, 369 Highland St., West Haven, CT 06516. Light Supper: 6-6:30 p.m. Membership Meeting: 6:40-7 p.m. … Continue reading
The Connecticut Community Action Agency (CAA) Network began accepting early energy assistance applications for the 2018-2019 heating season Aug. 1, 2018. Connecticut residents struggling to pay their utility bills can apply for home heating assistance at their local CAA. Community … Continue reading
Dear Neighbor, We are closing in on the deadline to apply for heating assistance. If you are eligible for home heating assistance, this program is here to help you and your family stay warm. The general deadline for applications is … Continue reading
Ed note: Connecticut Sen. Ted Kennedy, Jr., (D-Branford), a healthcare lawyer and civil rights activist for people with disabilities, is board chairman of the American Association of People with Disabilities. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Twenty-seven years ago, the Americans … Continue reading
Approximately 20 Yalies attended a conversation about political issues including medical insurance and disability rights with state Sen. Ted Kennedy FES ’91, D-Branford, hosted by the Yale College Democrats on Wednesday evening. After he was diagnosed with bone cancer at … Continue reading
Open Communities Alliance’s September 2017 Out of Balance report shines a light on the opportunity gap in Connecticut and the role subsidized housing policy plays in generating and reinforcing it. Building on the work of historians and others who have … Continue reading