Disability Rights Connecticut is a new nonprofit organization that picks up where the disbanded State of Connecticut’s Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities left off. DRC offers a variety of programs that assist persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and brain injuries, as well as advocating for the use of assistive technology, voting and social security access, and vocational rehabilitation. Check out their homepage for more information about their mission.
ADA-Related Links Of Interest:
- CT State Library: Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is a network library of the Library of Congress’s National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). CT LAB lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who is unable to read regular print due to a visual, reading, or physical disability.
- ADA Guide To Disability Rights Laws provides an overview of Federal civil rights laws that ensure equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
- Americans with Disabilities Act is a law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination in many areas of public life.
- Connecticut Law About Service Animals & The ADA holds a number of items that may be of help in researching service animals and ADA law.
Greenwich Library is committed to providing equal access to services and collections in a friendly and accommodating environment to our entire community. One of our mission goals is to provide resources and promote accessibility to all our patrons. To learn more, including about assistive technologies, homebound services, and more check out greenwichlibrary.org/accessibility.
Questions? Contact:
Ed, ADA Librarian
(203) 622-7918
emorrissey@greenwichlibrary.org