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
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
Christian Community Action, Inc. presents “From Compassion to Action: The Road to Hope”, a free and open event about strategies to address underlying and debilitating issues that affect people and families in New Haven. Dr. Matthew Desmond and Juan Salgado, both … Continue reading
Free: Connecticut Mission Of Mercy Dental Clinics Connecticut Mission Of Mercy Dental Clinics are scheduled in New Haven this year. The two-day clinic will provide free dental work to the under-served and the uninsured. Some of the people being treated … Continue reading
A 38-year-old woman with a spinal cord injury that uses a power wheelchair is able to get health insurance, the opportunity for employment and mobility with a new and improved chair and accessible apartment that lets her get out into … Continue reading
The winter meeting of the Membership of CDR will take place from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Center for Disability Rights, 369 Highland St., West Haven, CT 06516. There will be a light supper from 6-6:30. Updates and … Continue reading
Long-time CDR member Frederick N. Frank, age 71, of Stratford, the beloved husband of Bonnie Bilcheck Frank, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at CT Hospice in Branford. Fred was born in Bridgeport to the late Frederick and Mary … Continue reading