U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deidre M. Daly will address ADA enforcement at the Center for Disability Rights quarterly membership meeting from 7 to 8:15 p.m., Feb. 26, 2015, following a light supper and business meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Savin Rock Conference Center, 6 Rock St., West Haven, CT 06516. Suggested donation for the light supper is $3 per person. RSVP to CDR at (203) 934-7077.
Hu Huiyuan, who lives the AnHui Province in China, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was a few months old and has little mobility, CNR reported, according to a CCTV Facebook post.
“About the only thing she could really move was her head and her foot, but she was incredibly determined,” her father, Peng, told Central European News.
The 21-year-old has learned to perform many tasks with her left foot, including typing with her toes, the outlet reported. The skill has allowed her to begin writing a novel, of which she’s already completed six chapters — a total of 60,000 words.
via This Woman Who Has Cerebral Palsy Is Writing An Entire Novel By Typing With Her Toes.
The Human Services Committee is holding a hearing on proposals related to DSS tomorrow at 1 pm. This is your opportunity to tell legislators your concerns! CABHN is collecting your stories and will submit them as testimony. Email your first hand DSS access stories or other concerns to [email protected] TONIGHT or submit directly to the Human Services Committee (in word or pdf) to [email protected] by 1 p.m. tomorrow.
Blizzard Warning Issued for Entire State, Coastal Flood Watch Also in Effect for Entire Shoreline
(HARTFORD, CT) – With the latest forecast calling for blizzard conditions across parts of the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking residents to be prepared and take the necessary precautions for a significant snowstorm that will impact the state Monday evening through Tuesday.
“Although storms can be unpredictable, this storm has the potential to have a significant impact on the state and we need to be prepared,” Gov. Malloy said. “Just as the state is monitoring and preparing, the public should do the same.”
“The Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) is monitoring this storm very closely and is prepared to coordinate any potential state response,” Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner Dora B. Schriro said.
Congress Passes ABLE Act!
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 by a vote of 76 to 16. First introduced in 2006, and subsequent sessions of Congress, the ABLE Act will allow people with disabilities (with an age of onset up to 26 years old) and their families the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings account that can be used for maintaining health, independence and quality of life.
In recognition of this unprecedented legislation, National Disability Institute has created a list of 10 items about ABLE accounts that individuals with disabilities and their families should know. Read more about it here.
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by Susan Campbell, communications director at Partnership for Strong Communities, and Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness board member.
“We have learned, in many efforts across the nation, that dedicating the resources to end the homelessness of those who are long homeless and living with disabilities is not only the right thing to do—it is also the smart thing to do, from the perspective of public policy,” says Lisa Tepper Bates, executive director of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH). “These neighbors are very likely to cycle in and out of our expensive public systems hospitals and emergency systems, costing more in public dollars in those areas than it would cost to house and support each one of them.”
via New Haven’s 100-Day Homeless Challenge Makes Deep Impact – Connecticut Today – November 2014.
New Haven’s 100-Day Challenge to End Homelessness has ended and the results are in.
Workers from different community and state agencies teamed up for the challenge and set a goal of finding housing for 75 percent of the city’s chronically homeless population, or 107 residents.
During a roundtable discussion at the United Way of Greater New Haven, group leaders released the results. They say they found housing for 43 people and have finished the paperwork to get housing for 59 more. That’s 102 total people, which is just five shy of their goal.
via Progress in Quest to Reduce Homelessness in New Haven | NBC Connecticut.
A federal lawsuit is seeking to force New York City to make its sidewalks and pedestrian routes safer for the blind and people who use wheelchairs.
The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Wednesday. It was brought by Disability Rights Advocates and the Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York.
The lawsuit seeks to force the city to upgrade its sidewalks, particularly those below 14th Street in Manhattan. It also seeks a declaration that the city is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
via NY lawsuit seeks safe sidewalks for the disabled – Connecticut Post.
The president and first lady will welcome a group of people with disabilities to the White House this week for a special dinner focusing on efforts to promote acceptance.
The event Thursday evening will honor Special Olympics and its work toward creating a “unified generation,” the White House said.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will host Special Olympics’ volunteers, supporters and athletes with intellectual disabilities from across the United States and as far away as the Philippines, Namibia and India. The group’s CEO Janet Froetscher and Chairman Tim Shriver are also expected to attend.
For more on this story, visit: Obamas To Host People With Disabilities – Disability Scoop.
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