In a letter from U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, to Mr. David Mastroianni, Connecticut Valley District Manager of the United States Postal Services, the lawmakers request that recent changes in accessibility to the … Continue reading
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For Immediate Release People with disabilities will be rallying for access to services provided by the Seymour Post Office from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, due to the Postmaster’s failure and refusal to provide equal access … Continue reading
Disability Rights Advocates, advocates from the Center for Disability Rights, and others invite you to participate in a rally from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 13, 2015, to get the USPS to open an access point for disabled people … Continue reading
The town will receive a $200,000 boost from the state to make several deteriorating sidewalks around town handicapped accessible. First Selectman Kurt Miller said the $200,000 Small Town Economic Assistance Program, or STEAP, grant, will enable the town to continue … Continue reading
Officials across Connecticut have seen the population’s future, and they say it’s getting grayer by the day. Residents, representatives of nonprofits and elected officials Wednesday discussed the livability of communities in general and Seymour in particular during a program at … Continue reading
With only scrap lumber and a sketch, 19 carpentry students from Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden constructed a new wheelchair accessible kitchen for Joe Luciano, 74, who lost the use of his left leg and arm following a stroke … Continue reading
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
By: Laura Desiral, National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter Intern Dorothy Beswick of Seymour has been named to receive the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter’s, 2012 Hayley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS Memorial Scholarship. Beswick, 46, has been accepted to Naugatuck … Continue reading