June is PTSD Awareness Month | |
Disability Rights Connecticut is a statewide non-profit organization with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut.
| |
DRCT is closed for intake beginning Monday, May 16, 2022, through Friday, June 10, 2022.
If you are contacting DRCT to request assistance, please know we are not responding while intake is closed. Please call back when intake reopens on Monday, June 13, 2022. Thank you. If you are at immediate risk of harm, please call 911. You can find out more about the work we do by visiting our website at www.DisRightsCT.org.
| |
DRCT estará cerrado para llamadas de admisión a partir del lunes 16 de mayo de 2022 hasta el viernes 10 de junio de 2022.
Si llama para solicitar asistencia, sepa que no estamos respondiendo durante este cierre de admisión. Por favor vuelva a llamar cuando la admisión se abra de nuevo el lunes 13 de junio de 2022. Gracias. Si presenta un riesgo de daño inmediato, llame al 911. Puede encontrar más información sobre el trabajo que hacemos en nuestro sitio web, www.DisRightsCT.org.
| |
Housing: Know Your Rights
Vivienda: Conoce Tus Derechos
June 10, 2022 3pm-4pm
| |
Disability Rights Connecticut, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, and Center for Childrens Advocacy present a free webinar. We will be talking about...
- Renters' rights
- Housing accommodations
- Lights & heat
CART CAPTIONING SERVICES & SPANISH AND AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS PROVIDED.
| |
Derechos de los Discapacitados de Connecticut , Proyecto de Derechos Legales de Connecticut y el Centro para la Defensa de los Niños presentan un seminario web gratuito. Hablaremos sobre...
- Derechos de los inquilinos
- Adaptaciones de la vivienda
-
Iluminación y calefacción.
SE PROPORCIONARÁ SERVICIOS DE SUBTITULADO Y DE INTÉRPRETES DE ESPAÑOL Y LENGUA DE SEÑAS
ESTADOUNIDENSES .
| |
DRCT's New Focus Areas for 2023 | |
DRCT wants to to know that you think! | |
|
Every year, DRCT makes focus areas for our work with the help of feedback from the public (aka YOU).
Please tell us more about the issues you think DRCT should work on. Please go to any of the topics listed below, click on the link and provide further feedback.
View in English
Ver en Español
| |
Save The Date: The Yard Goats | |
Please join us in celebrating Disability Rights Connecticut's 5th birthday with the Yard Goats.
When: July 30, 2022, 6:05pm
How: Tickets are $16. Available soon for purchase on DRCT's website. To reserve tickets early, please email info@DisRightsCT.Org.
| |
Acompáñenos a compáñenos a celebrar el 5.º aniversario de Disability Rights Connecticut con los Yard Goats
Fecha y hora: 30 de Julio de 2022, 6:05pm
Los detalles: Entradas a $16. Próximamente disponibles para la compra en el sitio web de DRCT. Para reservar entradas con antelación, envíe un correo electrónico a info@DisRightsCT.Org
| |
Protect Yourself, Get Boosted!
| | |
The CDC approved booster shots for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer. You are not required to show documentation regarding your pre-existing medical conditions.
For people who have already received 2 doses of the Moderna or Pfizer shot, you are eligible for a booster shot if:
- You are 5 or older
- Or if you are 18 or older and one or more of the following apply:
- Work in a high-risk environment (such as a hospital or healthcare facility)
- Are in a long-term care facility (such as a nursing home)
- Have certain underlying medical conditions (such as cancer)
- AND it has been at least 6 months since you received your second dose of Moderna or Pfizer
For people who have already received the Johnson & Johnson shot, you are eligible for a booster shot if:
- It has been at least 2 months since you received the J&J vaccine
- You then are eligible for a booster dose of any of the following COVID-19 vaccines: Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson
If you would like to receive the booster shot:
Order free COVID-19 Home Test Kits
Vaccines for Children:
If you are homebound due to any medical conditions and would like the booster shot:
If you would like to retrieve your immunization record
If you are experiencing disability-related accessibility barriers, please call DRCT at (800) 842-7303 or email info@DisRightsCT.org.
| |
Need a ride? Transportation is available for people who want the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Call the Vaccine Appointment Assistance Line at
(877) 918-2224 to schedule your COVID vaccine appointment AND get connected with a ride to and from your appointment.
The Vaccine Appointment Assist Line can also provide assistance to those who face language and technology barriers and those who are Deaf, Hard-of-hearing, or DeafBlind.
| |
Residents can also subscribe to text message COVID-19 alerts from the state by texting the keyword COVIDCT to 888-777.
| |
PCA Workforce Crisis Support Group | |
Come together on the Second Monday to SHARE stories, SUPPORT one another, and SING because WE are surviving the PCA Workforce Crisis. We need to support and give energy to one another during these difficult times. This gathering will happen on ZOOM.
To register, please contact Molly Cole, Executive Director for the State Independent Living Council.
Her email is Molly@ctsilc.org.
Once registered you will receive the zoom link to participate.
| |
Seeking People to Join the Connecticut REV UP Coalition
|
The REV UP Voting Campaign is a nonpartisan national voting initiative focused on advancing the power of the disability vote. Our mission is to foster civic engagement and protect the voting rights of Americans with disabilities. REV UP stands for “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!”
Contact Molly Cole to join the monthly meetings.
| |
|
Let's Connect!
Disability Rights Connecticut works with individuals with disabilities, their families, and community partners to understand common goals, priorities, and visions. DRCT staff provides outreach and training to establish and maintain community relationships and implement strategies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
DRCT can provide training, upon request, on issues related to our focus areas. If you believe you, or a group you are a member of, could benefit from training, please contact our Strategic Partnerships Manager, Michael Whilby at 860-856-4158 or Michael.Whilby@DisRightsCT.org
| |
|
Deborah Dorfman,
Executive Director/Attorney
Disability Rights Connecticut
860-297-4300
| | |
Open and Affirming Statement:
Disability Rights Connecticut
is open and affirming and welcomes all people regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, nationality,
or any disability.
| |
|
Disability Rights Connecticut
846 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford, CT 06114
800-842-7303 (toll-free in CT)
860-297-4300 (voice)
860-509-4992 (videophone)
860-296-0055 (fax)
An Affiliate of the National
Disability Rights Network.
| | | | | |