Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

{Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities}  

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, the Office 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; 
  • investigate allegations of abuse and neglect that arise in specific service settings or that affect individuals with particular disabilities; and, 
  • provide education, information and training on disability rights to policy makers, advocacy groups and members of the public.
 


Latest News
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Consent Decree: Laflamme et. al., v. New Horizons, Inc., et. al.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
P&A News - Volume 1, Number 4

Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Laflamme et al. v. New Horizons, Inc. et al.,
  Four years after filing a federal lawsuit, the CT Fair Housing Center and the State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities have settled a landmark housing discrimination case with New Horizons Village, an apartment complex which markets itself as providing independent housing for people with severe physical disabilities.