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Governor Lamont Proclaims October as Disability Employment Awareness Month

Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has proclaimed October 2023 as Disability Employment Awareness Month in Connecticut in recognition of all Connecticut residents with disabilities in the workplace and in honor of their many accomplishments. #NDEAM #access #equity

“Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the important role of workers with disabilities, past and present, and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees in Connecticut,” Governor Lamont said. “I am proud of the way that Connecticut has been a leader in protecting the rights of people with disabilities when it comes to employment issues, and particularly proud of the many businesses in our state that make every effort to include people of all abilities as valued members of their workforces.”

To read the proclamation

FALL 2023 Health Care Challenges for People with Developmental Disabilities Speaker series
The Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities, UConn Center for Excellence in
Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and CT Health Policy Project are inviting you to virtually attend
a series of sessions for leaders and decision makers to examine barriers to health care for those
with developmental and related disabilities. The purpose of these sessions is to collectively develop
recommendations to address these health care inequities.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 | 1:00pm

To register

Ann and Rud Turnbull are Marianna and Ross Beach Distinguished Professors Emerita in Special Education. They co-founded and co-directed the Beach Center on Disability at the University of Kansas.

LEND Trainees during this fourth seminar learned about disability as a construct and IDEA.

VIDEO from the ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Informational Forum 

Public Health Committee and Human Services Committees Joint Informational Forum
Access to Health Care for Persons with Disabilities
AGENDA
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
1:00 PM in Room 2C of the LOB and Zoom and YouTube Live
1:00-1:05pm Opening Remarks
1:05-1:35pm Advocates & Consumers
• Ruth Grobe, Secretary, Citizen Coalition for Equal Access
• Dr. Lisa Iezzoni, Harvard Medical School
• Dr. Cindy Miller
• Andrew Bate
• Valerie Rumpf
• Mary Beth Bruder, Director, UCEDD
1:35-1:45pm Connecticut Association of the Deaf
• Luisa Gasco Soboleski, President
• Dr. Harvey Corson, Chair, Education and Legislative Committee
1:45-1:50pm Connecticut State Medical Society
• Robert Russo, Chief Medical Officer
1:50-1:55pm Connecticut Hospital Association
• Karen Buckley, Vice President, Advocacy
• Brian Cournoyer, Director, Government Relations
• Jennifer Cox, Outside Counsel
1:55-2:00pm Radiological Society of Connecticut
• Carla Brathwaite, MS, American College of Radiology
2:00-2:05pm Presentation on Disability-Friendly Services at Medical Facilities
• Raisa Khaled, Intern, Sen. Saud Anwar
2:05-2:35pm Connecticut Council on Development Disabilities
• Walter Glomb, Executive Director
Department of Aging and Disability Services
• Amy Porter, Commissioner
• Suzette DeBeatham-Brown, Deputy Commissioner
• Jennifer Proto, Legislative and Administrative Advisor
Department of Public Health
• Dr. Jody Terranova, Deputy Commissioner
• Barbara Cass, RN, Branch Chief, Healthcare Quality and Safety
Department of Social Services
• Andrea Barton Reeves, Commissioner
• Donna Balaski, DMD, Division of Health Services
Office of Health Strategy
• Cindy Dubuque-Gallo, Legislative Liaison
Office of Policy and Management
• Zani Imetovski, Legislative Associate
2:35-2:55pm Q & A Session
2:55-3:00pm Closing Statements

This video highlights the many things students with intellectual disability love about college: living in the dorm, taking classes that they choose, making friends, eating good food, participating in campus activities, and being independent. Hear from students and faculty from 5 different college campuses around the country about all the ways everyone benefits from students with intellectual disability going to college. It will make you “Think Higher. Think College.” Learn more at the “Think Higher. Think College.” campaign website: https://www.thinkhighered.net.

July is Disability Pride Month

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Every July we celebrate Disability Pride Month to commemorate the passage of this landmark civil rights law.  On July 26, 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.

Since 1990, Disability Pride Month has celebrated people with disabilities, their identities and culture, and their contributions to society. It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability is a natural part of human diversity in which people living with disabilities can celebrate and take pride.

To learn more about the movement and watch videos, visit this link 

July is Disability Pride Month

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Every July we celebrate Disability Pride Month to commemorate the passage of this landmark civil rights law.  On July 26, 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.

Since 1990, Disability Pride Month has celebrated people with disabilities, their identities and culture, and their contributions to society. It also seeks to change the way people think about and define disability, to end the stigma of disability, and to promote the belief that disability is a natural part of human diversity in which people living with disabilities can celebrate and take pride.

To learn more about the movement and watch videos, visit this link