Advocates and community members on Thursday launched a newly-formed Connecticut chapter of a national disability rights ...

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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and members of the state’s congressional delegation joined disability rights advocates outside the state Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday to rally against anticipated federal ...

Financial thresholds to qualify for HUSKY C are unfair to many people with disabilities across Connecticut, advocates said.

Rep. Anne Hughes speaks at a press conference in Hartford on April 10, 2025 to advocate for changes to the income limit for disabled people to qualify for Medicaid in Connecticut. Credit: Laura ...

NBC Connecticut first met Esteban Gonzales on Oct. 8 at Sunset Ridge apartments. He was part of a group advocating for a tenant union and demonstrated how he scoots up and down the stairs with his ...

Many people worry about the job market, but for adults with disabilities, their opportunities are even more limited. Eighty percent of adults with disabilities do not have a job in the United States.

Students with disabilities are being placed in out-of-state, private special education schools with little oversight, which is leading to injuries and an overuse of restraints and seclusion, according ...