disability rights

Navigating the pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone, but it’s been especially hard on the disability community. The impact on people’s ability to get around and communicate has been varied.  It was Jonathan Slifka’s first trip to West Hartford Center since the streets were rearranged to accommodate outdoor dining and he didn’t know what to expect. “It appears that...

Some experts worry the disability community has been left out of conversations on how to reopen businesses.

Alone in the hospital with no way to communicate. That has been the experience for some adults with developmental disabilities in our state throughout this pandemic. When the ambulance came in April for their mother, who has a brain injury, Michele McDuell and Susan Fandacone said they expected at least one of them would be able to accompany her to…

Patients with disabilities may now have a designated support person with them in hospitals