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Welcome to the internet site of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (better known as OPA or simply "P&A"). P&A is an independent State agency created to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut. Part of a nationwide network of protection and advocacy systems, it operates under both State and federal legislative mandates to:
- provide information, referral, and advocacy services;
- pursue legal and administrative remedies on behalf of people with disabilities who experience disability-related discrimination;
- selectively investigate complaints from people with disabilities and into allegations of abuse and neglect with respect to adults who have mental retardation (ages 18-59), and for people in psychiatric facilities; and,
- provide public education and training on disability issues and to inform policy makers about issues affecting people with disabilities.
| Latest News | | Friday, April 25, 2008 | | 2008 List of Bills by Topic |
| | Bills are listed by topic area—not by disability. |
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| Thursday, April 24, 2008 | | Forum Survey |
| | We need your input! Please complete our survey. |
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| Thursday, April 03, 2008 | | Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs |
| | Attention: Parents Of Children With Special Health Care Needs.
Participate in a survey about the care that your child receives from his/her pediatrician or primary care provider.
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| Monday, March 17, 2008 | | 2008 Testimony before the General Assembly |
| | Testimony presented by the Executive and Assistant Directors of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities are available as Adobe files or on-line and in alternative formats upon request.
OPA-Information@po.state.ct.us |
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| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | | We Need You! |
| | The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Program of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is seeking new members for its PAIMI Advisory Council. |
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| Monday, February 11, 2008 | | 2007 OPA Summary of Priorities |
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| Monday, February 04, 2008 | | Closed Captioned Presidential Debates |
| | A free service, featuring all the presidential debates. |
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| Friday, January 18, 2008 | | Life Threatening Public Policy Series |
| | The Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities is sponsoring a series of fifteen (15) workshops on “Life Threatening Public Policy” during 2008. The series is particularly directed at members of ethics committees and patient advocates in Connecticut’s forty-one (41) hospitals but self-advocates, parents, providers and the public are invited to participate in many of the workshops. The workshops are free but registration is required. |
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