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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 | | Tuesday, November 04, 2008 | | S.E.A.N. |
| | Presentation: Medication Free Treatment Options for ADHD
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| Friday, October 31, 2008 | | How can P&A help me? |
| | The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (“P&A” or “OPA”) is an independent state agency established to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut. |
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| Thursday, October 30, 2008 | | The Down Syndrome Adult Assessment Program |
| | Announcement regarding a new service from Dr. Gerard J. Kerins, M.D., F.A.C.P., Section Chief of Geriatric Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael |
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| Monday, September 08, 2008 | | CT State Medicaid Waiver Participants |
| | You may be eligible for a FREE Environmental Control Unit or a computer and software. |
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| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | | Emergency Medical Interpreting |
| | A collaborative effort by members of the Deaf community, the Office of Protection and Advocacy (OPA), the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA), Family Services- Woodfield (FSW), the Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI), and the Connecticut Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (CRID) has succeeded in re-establishing the hospital emergency interpreting service program. Deaf Citizens can now feel comforted. Sign Language Interpreters will be dispatched to hospital emergencies whenever possible on nights, weekends and during holidays, “24/7”. |
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