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Enhancing the effectiveness of disability activism in Connecticut by organizing
and empowering individuals, families, groups, and organizations.
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News
One in Five Americans have a
disability and they impact the lives of five other
individuals who vote or will vote in the future!
What does it mean to have a disability? It includes those
with physical disabilities (including those with a
disability caused by a spinal cord injury, a brain injury, a
stroke, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, polio;,
individuals who now need to use cane and many more). It
includes individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and
those with visual disabilities, It includes individuals with
intellectual disabilities, and those who have learning
disabilities, It includes those who difficulty learning,
individuals with autism through the spectrum. It includes
individuals with Alzheimer’s and related illnesses. It
includes individuals with hidden disabilities such as
epilepsy or heart disease. It includes those with mental
health disabilities including depression.
If it hasn’t impacted you yet, it will
in your lifetime.
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The Collaborative is
supported by a grant the CT Disability Advocacy Collaborative received from the
Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities. In addition, in-kind support
is being provided by the UConn Center on Disability, and Communitas, Inc. serves
as the project’s fiscal agent. To all three we extend our appreciation.
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All Rights Reserved.
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