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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Disability Rights Connecticut <info@disrightsct.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 30, 2022 9:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> info@nfbct.org<br><b>Subject:</b> October Newsletter<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=preheader><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'>See DRCT's news & events<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id=tracking-image><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt'><img id="_x0000_i1025" 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style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#292929'>Disability Rights Connecticut is a statewide non-profit organization with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut.</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="65%" valign=top style='width:65.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:15.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month<o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=362 style='width:3.775in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/09762166-14a8-4a0c-b22b-ae95512f90e0.png?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DRCT is proud to be a part of this year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Recognized each year by the U.S. Department of Labor, the purpose of NDEAM is to educate the public about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. This year’s theme is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>Employers and employees in all industries can learn more about how to participate in National Disability Employment Awareness Month and ways they can promote its messages, during October and throughout the year, by visiting </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82Aec6Rf5563jAhO_Rfse27M2AuiMcTvOWW76zuhk_KcT73RsmhDtRD6uVfLTqBwwYaQ13HXR2kwcFhc5fplabIxX79KCF1nb2fDxbZWHZgPkNn7qYi7q-7pQ1gIAbAL-VuSjO1z982VSIQV&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>www.dol.gov/NDEAM</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>DRCT will be at the 10<sup>th</sup> Annual Disability Resource Fair on October 14<sup>th</sup> from 9 am – 12 pm at the New Britain Senior Center. Be sure to follow our social media all month long for more information on employment issues a</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="" target="_blank"><span style='color:#212121;text-decoration:none'>ffecting</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#212121'>people with disabilities in Connecticut. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>DRCT in the News:<o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82Aec6Rf5563jAhOXyJILr08E3RU9WdQja8sFIH3bPczgZdegpwSoaqr6qgKOsEX02cD7ux7DeZBwTuJ6vuAD-CEKnDdgJxibxmw8R1FraTkStoY9S5S1gbEHWaQ28dTBlbTpK6Wlp7AtnAREFuEg1zXdM4PlQpEikhy8CI4H_yp-TtX7oRBsdyFmxjWBLwjWqP98V14eUwumwBRArngpIxvfl4=&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=330 style='width:3.4416in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/27/22/24/22881549/4/rawImage.jpg"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Blumenthal calls for reversal of Trump-era rule cutting disability benefits<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has called on the Department of Health and Human Services to reverse a Trump-era rule that cut over 6,000 disabled Connecticut residents off from Medicaid benefits this year.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a 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style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#030823'>on Disability Issues</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#030823'>HYBRID EVENT!</span></u></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DATE: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>October 12</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>TIME: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>3:00 - 7:00 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>WHERE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Hartford, CT & Virtual</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a 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style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Disability Resource Fair</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> October 14</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>TIME: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>9:00 AM - 12:00 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>WHERE: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>New Britain, CT</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82Aec6Rf5563jAhOBLHlMGslgsn8hCapXWXsNj8Tt5RUysc9yudQbhFw7r0tGXpVyBfUpJE7y5NCqKS7t2bDiwzZEdodA6xpl3ct1uqK080K_vMS0fnSsbuBVGwLbkhE6Rutqc-lruksINMaW-LHwLuBvQjZDMqCohORl_6UVo0iIUWowrDBwUSq9uE=&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#0A5AF9;text-decoration:none'>Click to learn more</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table 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Commission for Persons with Disabilities</span></u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DATE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> October 1</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>TIME:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> 1:00 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>WHERE:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Bristol Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a 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</o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Mental Health is on the ballot</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>WEBINAR!</span></u></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Discuss mental health & voting rights</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DATE: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>October 4</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>TIME</span></b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82Aec6Rf5563jAhOiFaoGmFsmYRuZI_T-HYxbB4-zpLza0eDIyTh9dPBu7X6iVUtejxkQAU7TbYUk0G1wENvPZTfBcKh14alJOJcN61llwiPTv2BUaFcDlr_fGG8AOznUbSctmbh__-PQ3LaGLnwqSiAWqaQk99ZTLqWOL3FTliQpSNX&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#0A5AF9;text-decoration:none'>Click here to register</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:.75pt'><td style='background:black;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><img border=0 width=5 height=1 style='width:.05in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DRCT Board of Directors</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Kathryn DuPree, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Christina Calabro, Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 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id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#D0ECF2'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Don't miss the 2022 Candidates' Forum on Disability Issues</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#CC9933'>Foro de Candidatos sobre Temas de Discapacidad del 2022</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=542 style='width:5.65in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/763a9510-f7e4-4798-9a9f-a2b6c4c6d16a.png?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>A non-partisan forum with candidates (or their surrogates) running for Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the State, and United States Senate and House of Representatives. Candidates will answer questions from Diane Smith on disability topics that include employment, transportation, housing, health care and other related issues.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>When:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Wednesday, October 12, 2022</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><span 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style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82AecwdJQ6NR2_yPpmztgR45mvkAHqMKx2aELnKlAtxWFWsA4ZEh1vjiRC_6DauOnwdGZb71zqo9CoX7Y_748SbbjcDpwPpeV_azirq7sayj3MubeyDwgdOuXiJddeHWjbumUGoXYNvxvhZZ4lRrvTq8tmz1o4xjAf1jzDrCnbViTxy0&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Click here to register for general admission at the Sheraton in Rocky Hill</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 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style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Un foro no partidista con los candidatos (o sus sustitutos) que se postulan para Gobernador, Vicegobernador, Fiscal General, Secretario de Estado, y el Senado de los Estados Unidos y la Cámara de Representantes. Los candidatos responderán a las preguntas de Diane Smith sobre temas de discapacidad que incluyen el empleo, el transporte, la vivienda, la atención médica y otros temas relacionados.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Fecha y hora:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Miércoles, 12 de octubre de 2022</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3:00 PM - 7:00 PM</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Lugar:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>En persona en el Hotel Sheraton Rocky Hill o virtualmente en Zoom</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>SE REQUIERE PREINSCRIPCIÓN</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82AecwdJQ6NR2_yPpmztgR45mvkAHqMKx2aELnKlAtxWFWsA4ZEh1vjiRC_6DauOnwdGZb71zqo9CoX7Y_748SbbjcDpwPpeV_azirq7sayj3MubeyDwgdOuXiJddeHWjbumUGoXYNvxvhZZ4lRrvTq8tmz1o4xjAf1jzDrCnbViTxy0&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Haga clic aquí para inscribirse en el evento presencial en el hotel sheraton de rocky hill</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82AecwdJQ6NR2_yPdnKTvq3HvN5p5e2F7nTLfYQjPWyP91b6FZj2374Uxs4hcp2up8F2Afbx_5SNgS7mgyQE3eWI7PBkA1qzhN_Ic3xN41J38O5p85ykvpEucXVsARl8H6IxmvJAw7cucUcStMcHppLnaWcLGl7jzCZmeIIg5NB8PqdxmiJxl9BmFDCMOxyg_A6POw==&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Haga clic aquí para inscribirse en el evento virtual en zoom</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#D0ECF2'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Meet DRCT's Legal Interns</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 30.0pt 0in 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#5CCF5A;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td width="67%" valign=top style='width:67.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Ashley Basnight<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Ashley Basnight is a 3L Day student at the University of Connecticut School of Law. She serves as the President of the Student Bar Association and Symposium Editor of the Connecticut Journal of International Law. Ashley has a strong interest in employment law, specifically employment discrimination and ADA compliance. In her free time, she enjoys going to brunch, wine tastings and amusement parks.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="32%" valign=top style='width:32.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=163 style='width:1.7in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/2c9b7a9d-2caf-4928-a8ee-0d0db2b69b1b.jpg?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 30.0pt 0in 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#5CCF5A;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td width="40%" valign=top style='width:40.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 0in 7.5pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=175 style='width:1.825in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/e2e8cce8-d03a-4cac-943c-046647e17c01.jpg?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="60%" valign=top style='width:60.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Megan Phillips<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>"</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>My name is Megan Phillips, and I am in my second year of the J.D./M.S.W. Dual Degree Program at UConn School of Law. I am interested in children's advocacy, and in particular, special education law. I am so excited to be working at DRCT this semester!"</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 30.0pt 0in 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#5CCF5A;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td width="67%" valign=top style='width:67.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Kayla Sinko<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>"</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>I am a third-year law student at UConn. After graduating from UConn with my Bachelor's degree, I worked at a group home for adults with developmental disabilities, which inspired me to attend law school to become an advocate for others. Over the last few years, I have interned with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender's Division of Mental Health Advocacy, the Honorable Vanessa L. Bryant of the Connecticut District Court, and Day Pitney. I'm excited to work with DRCT to protect and advocate for individuals with disabilities!"</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="32%" valign=top style='width:32.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=163 style='width:1.7in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/a895f096-e259-4783-b044-a73627e6359b.jpg?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 30.0pt 0in 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='background:#5CCF5A;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:white'><tr><td width="27%" valign=top style='width:27.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=133 style='width:1.3833in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/2ac761f0-3501-457d-a917-a85be8b78117.jpg?rdr=true"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="72%" valign=top style='width:72.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'><h3 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Julia Vassallo<o:p></o:p></span></h3><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Julia Vassallo, a resident of Windsor, Connecticut, is currently in her second year at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Julia is participating in the Disability Rights Clinic offered by UConn Law in partnership with Disability Rights Connecticut. Julia is looking forward to not only using this opportunity to provide information and assistance to others, but to learn more about the fields of disability law that she aspires to practice in. Some of Julia’s interests include Supported Decision-Making, the protection of government benefits, and working to increase access and opportunities for inclusion for members of the disability community.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:22.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:13.5pt'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#D0ECF2'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Waiting for In-Home Services for your Child with Autism on HUSKY A?</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>We would like to talk to parents or guardians of kids who (1) are on HUSKY A, (2) have no other health insurance, (3) have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and—</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Have been waiting for months for an FBA or BIP</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Have the FBA and a BIP completed but can’t actually get services started in the home</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Have had services in the home but there was an interruption and you could not get services restarted </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Have not been able to get IICAPS services that your provider has recommended for your child or you got those services but they were then terminated before your provider thinks they should have been, or</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Have been denied IICAPS services because your child has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82AeczFxLzSXozeHXAzkDzjOaHb6-OlRHENxaJ1DQEyfLllCINt2FOgNT8pp7kJAZHVZzv7SQ2K5ZEmoQrg13cdDB4hBaz6Nr0DFzTpgXgV_7XZocqbEyB2bCJGbCfbXVkCOqPF3Ie12Jqm-owA3QIO3L1_1SPF26Xu4APPywQTVyPWmbxNL5kEq40M=&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Click For More Information</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>If this sounds like you, please contact Sheldon Toubman from Disability Rights CT at 475-345-3169 or </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="mailto:Sheldon.Toubman@DisRightsCT.Org" target="_blank"><b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;color:#0A5AF9;text-decoration:none'>Sheldon.Toubman@DisRightsCT.org.</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#D0ECF2'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#040404'>COVID Corner</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Extension of Covid Public Health Emergency!<o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The federally declared Covid public health emergency was extended on July 15 for another 3 months. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><b><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>As long as the public emergency continues:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Most people on Medicaid cannot be terminated from the program, or have their benefits reduced.<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><b><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>If your benefits ARE terminated or reduced during the emergency:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#191919'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Please contact Sheldon Toubman from Disability Rights Connecticut at 475-345-3169 or <a href="mailto:Sheldon.Toubman@DisRightsCT.Org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#0A5AF9;text-decoration:none'>Sheldon.Toubman@DisRightsCT.Org</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#FFB94E'><tr><td width="47%" valign=top style='width:47.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Vaccines Available for Children Over 6 Months Old</span><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><o:p></o:p></span></h2></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><img border=0 width=243 style='width:2.5333in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/04b1e09f-4605-48f6-bcba-1449aff39c45.jpg?rdr=true" alt="A doctor preparing a patient for a shot"><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="52%" valign=top style='width:52.5%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>On June 18, the CDC recommended that:</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>All children ages 6 months and older should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Parents and caregivers can now get their children 6 months through 5 years of age vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. This includes children who have already had COVID-19. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#030823'>Protect Yourself & Get Boosted!</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div><p 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href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001twNHDLooCooSrpcIgfgvskJ0Y1_qbf_y1GYkU6ruU5G43WvR82Aec6Rf5563jAhOW-z81_hULSAxscrkbxyNHL2bxkPQM63eOnNISEY4ncMUfA9keWq0wogvf-dbFXznVRAqJyKUKbtQkZdhlpyLSnyQB_ZQhut0tNM08FbFrGkR2WUXNfiSUagNCttHunXgFMnAqXKefp1tQHXyGMqSxeAa1gM10Mgc_UkqYDJE6c5bEPBP6UGHEtkYm_9YzObWTAQlR0WI64YuGhrtH9enP_I3XVQparse5xMLWcSID1U=&c=k0gJKuxo3gBQjovgbAUI2STOWK1xAHU1I4VrZG-zCS2BFwSRyxFzsg==&ch=3IrWsATsFiVBrux8IYBcBCF9PMKGLPbs-iPan6kLeuNJANh6jHCPIQ=="><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Click here for more information about COVID-19 Booster Shots</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td><td width="50%" valign=top style='width:50.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#030823'>Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children with disabilities</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='background:#D28A1F;word-wrap: break-word'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span class=MsoHyperlink><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A;text-decoration:none'>Click here to learn more about COVID-19 vaccines for children with disabilities</span></b></span> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><h1 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#040404'>COVID-19 tests for people who are blind or have low vision</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p></o:p></span></h1></td></tr></table></div><p 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