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7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#315FC3;font-weight:normal'>DRCT Seeks an Executive Director</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 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The Executive Director of DRCT is the primary champion and voice for DRCT’s mission, vision, values and programs locally and nationally. The Executive Director is responsible for leadership and management of DRCT’s human resources, financial and administrative operations, fundraising, programs, strategic plans, work plans and supervision of leadership staff. <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 style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarUqV9Mx8LSej9kAUq1R-ZClk5NKyzRbzBHJqVrnOldCYTXjyWt-DMjCgnuWq5RIVlQt2t8SJ7IfQ6p0PXu5bWQK8WLJB-Y2lDr0D0zqReSaW-hX4Nfv5rsw=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Visit our Website to Learn More</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%'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fMlGtjr9CaUcueMqK5hMRNztK5yvW_wyosNaqOa4UoqFh77Ne_OIjtOOtY8r53pHI4PW2ZKYbzaYZjDm94DTZIgWgtoiCZsuhqyfIV7O6pS-E=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg=="><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=402 style='width:4.1916in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/06e5642c-df52-4228-878c-079a56cfa9c5.png?rdr=true" alt="We are hiring. Join our team. Apply now at www.disrightsct.org/job-openings"></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%'><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_i1033" 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'><h2 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#246CB6;font-weight:normal'>CAP Program Anniversary</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 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>February 22nd marks the anniversary of <b>The Client Assistance Program, or CAP</b>, which began on that date in 1984. The CAP at Disability Rights Connecticut, assists applicants and consumers of Connecticut’s two Vocational Rehabilitation agencies. CAP can help people with disabilities who are working with the </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarecd5YrtLmHD6ggLDU5ZzG8FXqvJEETEivZRE9JovexoqGuEvjvdkKT4W8-N6i2AOdQ4VvqYjkDRVux3jGkybGD_CK4BtyVW5w-sXcDwkIB1NK7IojxDjaz8L9iTYbTMUnGITGb_ahRFUvZPG5nEBhA=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> or the </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarecd5YrtLmHDVxgv0OQdvUilhyvfAehJrXPUe7Sx-9LHJy-D-O155-pJAFxZZZ-eFl6DSPM6ihwhGt-ylbj6weeFKWco8uzGBU3Y_yGw0rAI1rf0XBTb87-odJ4TFfvw8zNwxHKSKB7RAKRNJkuAyFQ3UmXYJB-rccrSbAq-iZd4aK0TFYpUgunn0Knq8H70zuNqggAqar1dQgIlKJU4PXE=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> understand their rights and responsibilities in applying for and receiving vocational rehabilitation services. CAP supports those who are applying for services, already getting services, or have been denied services from BRS or BESB. </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The CAP can explain how BRS and BESB work and what these agencies can and can’t do for you. CAP advocates might offer you self-advocacy advice about your right to appeal a decision or individual advocacy to assist you in asserting your rights. All services from the CAP are <b>free and confidential</b>.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>You may contact the CAP at <b>860-422-4220</b></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><td width=1 valign=top style='width:.75pt;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=1 height=1 style='width:.0083in;height:.0083in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAJEAAP///wAAAAAAAAAAACH5BAkAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAgEAAEEBAA7" alt="Web Bug from https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101116784221/S.gif"><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width="35%" valign=top style='width:35.0%;background:#D0ECF2;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt;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 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Important Dates</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3E3E3E'><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'><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>DRCT will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 </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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>in observance of </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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>President's Day</span></b><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%'><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 .75pt 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_i1035" 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'><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:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><img border=0 width=200 style='width:2.0833in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://files.constantcontact.com/939dde8c601/690802af-2a82-49a2-adeb-d77704ae8de6.png?rdr=true" alt="February is low vision awareness month and Jewish disability awareness and inclusion month."><o:p></o:p></span></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'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Learn More at: <a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarTL8ej92G2qIgPmTTAKudzRLybX54Q0Wxd3WgFcir473xlqCpnefXSQr_RxjaWwBpj8dqn3YUCSAfLLe8SE7I6PmaIMdvYHmxj4VGexgEl-wDdqXMdT50h7c58YbNBcZKuHaDRKD9PWPF-lNvlGxw6lm23Pd4bGfW2vgfT2VTktfknGGVFkmiIW5lV6wVLBvSzyheoHXxyXaIzhW0Qc7qbTnliCI_hR5hvvRhBn3xhwmfMBL9dzbmafijYyz6Gi7zj1kMKlc9aqrHPEpqlo-b-R5OIhx8GGL_g==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>Awareness Months — Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc.</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 .75pt 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_i1037" 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:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Reminders</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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarWazcRNMEndVeO9foiUdM4mHI-7vFvd358Fp7HXzgXaMFyF3pR5uhWmIWa4YCg5XsCZJ1Kjf76drunRbUzRAWf6hfFLSyhezY2R3AHGn58AXi6HC55TJy1PK3-FkKoKSoPnisST4zrN9t8rrL5zXr3Q=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>CT Council on Developmental Disabilities</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'> </span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>holds meetings on the second Tuesday of odd-numbered months from 10:00am-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'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>All meetings are held remotely via MS Teams. Email the Director for the link.</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:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Next Meeting: </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'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>Tuesday, March 11, 2025</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: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://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarXP1eZ1voeXJWhE7Dx01D4_-89ifrEcmofoI7x6bkqeFkvxq6BYhDN1bQ5Lu2UwrVLcpDoPfeqES7rZmXSGbdAVOJu3Vbpyi6A==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>Keep the Promise Coalition of Connecticut (KTP) </span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>holds monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 10 am-12 pm on Zoom. S</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>ubscribe to the email list to receive the Zoom link. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Next Meeting: </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'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Wednesday, February 19, 2025</span></b><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%'><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_i1038" 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:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#444444'>Kathryn DuPree, Board President</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:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><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:#444444'>James Ross, Board Treasurer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><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:#444444'>Lena Esposito, PAC Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l6 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 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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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1039" 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:#246CB6'><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:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Black History Month</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>To commemorate Black History month, here is an excerpt from a blog post written by Dikko Yusuf, originally published on the World Institute on Disability’s website. </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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1040" 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%'><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><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>“Black disabled history is an aspect of Black history, which informs world history. Black History Month is officially celebrated every year in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and the UK. During this month, we celebrate the achievements of Black leaders throughout history and while many of these leaders also had a disability, that aspect is often minimized or overlooked. Black disabled people are multiply-marginalized, and more prominent awareness of the accomplishments of Black leaders, who are often also disabled, can help drive and inform systems change for the current and future generations of disabled people around the world.” </span></i><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%'><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1041" 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%'><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 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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fMg1d2ZPSrxosHCXahdr9er4vrwTdG0BT_WJlbAhYEfXJJGOuRfpBn_K7q1ucfXvF6Tujus0NEQo0J6pnW2_BYsaF0QEhzv3oiQVRA-PAwuDZAG2y5C6-gItGTnA2F94Zgr6C1tXzk-34=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg=="><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=330 style='width:3.4416in' id="_x0000_i1042" src="https://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/disabledandhere-016.jpg"></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'><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;word-wrap: break-word'><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Why Black Disabled History Matters - The Arc<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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>Black history acknowledges the experiences of oppression and marginalization faced by Black people and the systemic racism that Black people continue to face globally. When Black history is hidden, systemic racism continues to be denied by members of the next generation of leaders and decision-makers, and through that denial, the systems remain in place.<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 style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a 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30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Grants Pass v. Johnson: Impact of SCOTUS Decision and Where We Go From Here<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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>Our panelists discuss the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. When SCOTUS issued its decision in June, it upheld a city ordinance that allows communities to criminalize homelessness.<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 style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fMookXgdJ7irciKG0CPLE_bWRTXZ4ANhsOBkw6DgnvY0CREsZWI37_3ZmYof-9npN9Yj9A4eTzYlQsSFXX_oL888RRq2c3jPmyMFWSx5rCnmF1xe9X0Ir9UEOWyZ4nfFIEGgSLDV6slRD8MuBT6fEXA2A9i5HKJOZX4TOfFn4h3xWvUclDysJs14Hi5VPm75DDcU0tM-jM9js8HohHFdxGvg==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Read More</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></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'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#2465A4'><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:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Community Engagement</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 width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1045" 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%'><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><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Community Engagement</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:black'>Disability Rights Connecticut works with individuals with disabilities, their families, and community partners to understand common goals, priorities, and visions. DRCT staff provides outreach and training to establish and maintain community relationships and implement data-driven strategies to assist people with disabilities who are most in need.</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'>DRCT can provide training</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>, upon request, on issues related to our focus areas. If you believe you, or a group you are a member of, could benefit from training, please contact our Strategic Partnerships Manager, Michael Whilby at 860-856-4158 or </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="mailto:Michael.Whilby@DisRightsCT.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:black'>Michael.Whilby@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%'><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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1046" 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:#2465A4'><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:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>In the News</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'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>We are monitoring closely the status of the recent (January 28<sup>th</sup>) directive from the Trump administration to temporarily halt federal grants and loans, including litigation that has been brought surrounding it. DRCT relies heavily on federal support to protect the health, safety, and welfare of people with disabilities in every corner of our state. While there are no immediate plans to suspend operations, we have had to immediately close intake for anything other than referrals and provision of self-advocacy materials and we may be forced to reduce additional services to the community if the funding pause persists.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>The services that may be impacted include:</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Monitoring facilities for abuse and neglect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Investigating fraud, waste, and abuse within the representative payee program, including for seniors who receive social security.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Making sure that federal tax dollars designated to help people with disabilities are actually going to those in need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Cutting through bureaucratic delays to help parents of children with disabilities make sure their kids are getting the education and the services they need.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Helping people with disabilities get into and stay in the workforce so they don’t need to rely on benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#242424'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Helping people with disabilities access health care services and community-based services needed to avoid institutionalization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>We look forward to continuing to work with our partners in the federal government to ensure people with disabilities remain safe and independent.</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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1047" 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%'><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 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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fM3TH3vtsJowUh4rT3NxOkLFNRrqhLJZm_MXnrRvkAI64HnWAmxjgzIP6P-65WxB1jPAjx4CTqItH8HH-fVzd4zOwmEZSx9TogMU_YU0GYINQKFWyvh3v-dXrFnxSypxrG9NG7pw_FkBx9Hxf88pUMuQb2cm5MrvJ0kY021xPipZ3ctXWOanmSO0lkP-BUl9oI0AfAu7-MyrQjrVJxfUx15fO0DYTWM6JIUrMTRI5gfItMgq-LpwzbeIIY19L6_VKmqhqzgn_0d09-OD0_XAs9d9fMtw5-8FmeCg7UTen7A9FdOPIYhUwrFowq7qp4xNuUGEtC1WzQh2DyFqgpXl4wBSFmU3U8YyA5EtYviq56dEQ=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg=="><b><span style='color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=330 style='width:3.4416in' id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/36/47/12/24801977/5/rawImage.jpg"></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'><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;word-wrap: break-word'><p><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'>CT sends more special education kids out of district than any other state: 'It can't be the only option'<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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#343332'>A recent investigation into High Road, a private special education program, has called attention to how Connecticut educates disabled children.<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 style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fM3TH3vtsJowUh4rT3NxOkLFNRrqhLJZm_MXnrRvkAI64HnWAmxjgzIP6P-65WxB1jPAjx4CTqItH8HH-fVzd4zOwmEZSx9TogMU_YU0GYINQKFWyvh3v-dXrFnxSypxrG9NG7pw_FkBx9Hxf88pUMuQb2cm5MrvJ0kY021xPipZ3ctXWOanmSO0lkP-BUl9oI0AfAu7-MyrQjrVJxfUx15fO0DYTWM6JIUrMTRI5gfItMgq-LpwzbeIIY19L6_VKmqhqzgn_0d09-OD0_XAs9d9fMtw5-8FmeCg7UTen7A9FdOPIYhUwrFowq7qp4xNuUGEtC1WzQh2DyFqgpXl4wBSFmU3U8YyA5EtYviq56dEQ=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Read More</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></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'><o:p> </o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#2465A4'><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:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white'>Get Involved</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:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#315FC3;font-weight:normal'>Community First Choice (CFC) Webinar</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Community First Choice is an important option under CT’s Medicaid program that provides extensive personal care attendant (PCA) services in the community as needed for activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living to avoid institutionalization at Medicaid expense. </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Under the CFC option, there is no individual cost cap based on the alternative cost of nursing home care and there is no limit on the number of slots as there is under several of the home and community-based services waivers (like the PCA and Katie Beckett waivers). Rather, there is a flexible budget for hiring PCAs based on the assessed level of need, assuming the individual meets a nursing home level of care. Even 24-hour care is covered under CFC where medically necessary.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>CFC is substantially under-utilized in CT. In addition, DSS does not readily inform consumers that they can get substantially more hours, through an exception process, than the initial assessment by its contracted access agency might produce. Also, the access agencies may also be reluctant to request additional hours which DSS is likely to deny. The required notice of due process is also often lacking when requested exceptions for more hours are denied or not acted upon in a timely way.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>A well-attended webinar about CFC, including advocacy tips, was presented by Sheldon Toubman, DRCT’s Litigation Attorney, on December 5<sup>th</sup>. A PowerPoint from that webinar is available upon request.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>In addition, Attorney Toubman urged participants to refer to DSS’s current </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PM7_nQYBcRFL-4IqzNlU0IMTu_QJMlEgiVe1-T0O7q2Po27ggf-g9_nXquvXHWhHgTOfEuzBTauAo1UI-ZUKGdCf6k_wPp0MD8T0Xecpd1FJEeS42d420uhwelaQRXX2R5fY5BAKap1Zqqgy0pUmhuqnqRecn_I8wxbJ3gsuGnOGZcoZNXVzkGaGWsB--mCIwAqrpda92M557qSePKsO8ZmW7V7toCnhirIxu73aGIE=&c=-JRvJB3lPUuKwnFxIVqDWKjzWcCyqpCPAQfaBppItJBJjJTdzPIlzg==&ch=Ak5pS1W7vrbXPjIKgdm6tZvhXU8b-wNHV9F085vylmwzEHEexlWUVw==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;text-decoration:none'>CFC Operating Manual, dated 2016,</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> for additional information about the rules governing the program (although the manual is expected to be revised soon by DSS). Also attached is a </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PM7_nQYBcRFL-4IqzNlU0IMTu_QJMlEgiVe1-T0O7q2Po27ggf-g9_nXquvXHWhHkN4zpcnci8nVpPsBpu0jQcos-WZAb-sgSRJhSvfehdbenYRAENGcEKWTz43hhyUrxtoOsiVo9JpucgGQnh0t4l7U4mS3q1Cl5r_s8U4cXMPjF5D_7zVo5s7xoCBxKU0BJ6YCYLiKCrREXZWjAok24_W-udhDas5K1Y3rkez7y0E=&c=-JRvJB3lPUuKwnFxIVqDWKjzWcCyqpCPAQfaBppItJBJjJTdzPIlzg==&ch=Ak5pS1W7vrbXPjIKgdm6tZvhXU8b-wNHV9F085vylmwzEHEexlWUVw==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;text-decoration:none'>flyer about basic due process rights under this program.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>If you have further questions about the CFC program or believe your needs are not being met under it, please feel free to contact Attorney Toubman at:</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="mailto:sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424'>Sheldon.Toubman@DisRightsCT.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> or 475-345-3169</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%'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fMuv15DSkNDezlitwv2cEKtyUt7fdvV_Q9aOc3xaSLu-koyFyF-un526eq0WU-KaTfXYrguZs4qIQqoVEheA7uVEm8I8ERTjuT6JiSvl1iTttmGvM4dIbi-A==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Click here to view the webinar</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'><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 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1049" 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:#CED8EE'><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'><h3 align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:19.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Transition Services Experience Survey</span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></h3><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:#242424'>The State Independent Living Center (SILC) has developed a Transition Services Experience survey for students and recent students aged 14 to 27 and parent/guardians.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>The Transition Experience survey aims to gather information to improve transition outcomes. The survey results will be presented to the Department of Developmental Services (DDS), Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS), the Connecticut State Department of Education, and transition services providers.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>If we want better results for <i>adults</i> with disabilities, we need better results for <i>students</i>. Transition services are critical to moving into a meaningful adult life.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Please take the survey and share it with your contacts and organizations.</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:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarXP1eZ1voeXJKfFDr7YXTWGA9y7E7bK_6tu5fURCWIeb4WmFeaGNFzQQPfPKhN0nDcSGeklD6cB-HuNtWJseMp2qRVCtEAWRaaFNXWQ3bFKZk_PKuNeAm5YQVzyeVptKiH0ux4JzzdXOw-ayGqLUT17ckZ-D_a2qSg==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#315FC3'>Transition Services Survey - English</span></b></a><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:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarXP1eZ1voeXJ8t_QnN353J8iSombUE0RhTaQm8P-m_kBMdSY9VmIkehSxXUbYLg6qtfDS_DBNE1J5wmrQwO4vXusU3-aqSTpXqdbgnI2oKkLrK0yB9D8srFffDPFr-dixcpuzQuoq3IKUILAa5o1aekv1ZKlgGfCRQ==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#315FC3'>Encuesta sobre servicios de transición - Español</span></b></a><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:#242424'>If you have any questions, please contact </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="mailto:Transiton@allennee.com" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#242424;text-decoration:none'>Transiton@allennee.com.</span></b></a><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:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>The Centers for Independent Living (CILSs)</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> The Independent Living System in Connecticut consists of the State Independent Living Council (SILC) and five Centers for Independent Living (CILs), which are located throughout the state. The SILC works across CT to promote choice, equal access, opportunity, and full inclusion of people with disabilities into American society's economic, political, social, cultural, and educational mainstream. CILs are community-based, cross-disability, non-profit organizations that are staffed and directed by people with disabilities. They assist individuals of all ages and disabilities in navigating complex service systems and advocate to ensure access to their chosen services and support. Their services are provided at no cost to the individual. Most importantly, CILs are consumer-controlled organizations, meaning they are staffed and managed by a majority of qualified people with disabilities.</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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1050" 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:#F9F6AB'><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><span style='font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Are You Financially Ineligible for Medicaid/HUSKY C?</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span></i><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'>Are you<i>:</i></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> </span></i><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:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 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'>Disabled and receiving monthly SSDI benefits,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 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'>On Medicare, <i>and </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l2 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'>In need of Medicaid but are over the income OR asset limits for HUSKY C? <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:#1104BC'>If so, we want to hear from you</span><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 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Please contact: Sheldon Toubman, Disability Rights CT, at</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="mailto:sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:#2C74FF;text-decoration:none'>sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org</span></b></a></span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'> or 475-345-3169</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:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#191919'> </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:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#191919'> </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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>HUSKY C is a Medicaid program in Connecticut. It is for low-income people who are disabled, OR people over 65<b>.</b> We are looking for disabled people who can’t get on HUSKY C because they have income or assets that are over the limit.</span><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:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#191919'> </span></b><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:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l5 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]><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The income limit for HUSKY C is just $1338/month. </span></u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;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 class=indent-1 style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><![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'>By contrast, the Medicaid program for non-disabled, non-elderly people not on Medicare (HUSKY D) has a much higher income limit, currently $1732/month.<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 class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo6'><![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]><u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The asset limit for HUSKY C is $1600/$2400 (single/couple). </span></u><span style='font-size:11.5pt;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 class=indent-1 style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo7'><![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'>By contrast, HUSKY D has no asset limit. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>The income and asset limits for HUSKY C make it very hard for disabled people to get on HUSKY C, or to stay on it and save money for emergencies. Meanwhile, disabled people on Medicare cannot qualify for HUSKY D with its higher limits. (Medicaid covers services that Medicare does not, like home care, vision/dental care, hearing aids, and medical transportation.)</span><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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'> </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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1104BC'>PLEASE REACH OUT if you are disabled, on Medicare and also in need of Medicaid coverage, and you cannot qualify for HUSKY C because you have income between $1234/month and $1732/month, or assets above $1600/$2400!</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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1051" 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:#F9F6AB'><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><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>¿No Tiene Derecho a Medicaid/HUSKY C?</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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Usted:</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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>¿Es discapacitado y recibe prestaciones mensuales del SSDI?</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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>¿Tiene Medicare? y<i> </i></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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>¿Necesita Medicaid pero supera los límites de ingresos O bienes de HUSKY C? </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:#1104BC'>¡Si es así, ¡queremos saber de usted! </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:#191919'>Póngase en contacto con Sheldon Toubman, Disability Rights CT, en</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:#191919'><a href="mailto:sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org">sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org</a> o llame at 475-345-3169</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:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#191919'> </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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>HUSKY C es un programa de Medicaid en Connecticut. Es para personas discapacitadas de bajos ingresos, O personas mayores de 65 años. Buscamos a personas discapacitadas que no pueden acceder a HUSKY C porque tienen ingresos o bienes que superan el límite.</span><b><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#191919'> </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 class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo8'><![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'>El límite de ingresos para HUSKY C es de sólo $1338 /mes. <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 class=indent-1 style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9'><![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'>En cambio, el programa de Medicaid para personas no discapacitadas y no mayores que no tienen Medicare (HUSKY D) tiene un límite de ingresos mucho más alto, actualmente $1,732/mes.<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 class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-12.0pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10'><![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'>El límite de ingresos para HUSKY C es de $1600 / $2400 (soltero/pareja).<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 class=indent-1 style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo11'><![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'>En cambio, HUSKY D no tiene límite de ingresos.<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><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'>Los límites de ingresos y bienes de HUSKY C hacen que sea muy difícil para las personas discapacitadas acceder a HUSKY C, o permanecer en él y ahorrar dinero para emergencias. Mientras tanto, las personas discapacitadas que tienen Medicare no pueden optar a HUSKY D con sus límites más altos. (Medicaid cubre servicios que Medicare no cubre, como atención domiciliaria, atención oftalmológica/dental, audífonos y transporte médico).</span><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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red'> </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:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1104BC'>¡POR FAVOR PÓNGASE EN CONTACTO CON NOSOTROS Si usted es discapacitado, tiene Medicare y también necesita la cobertura de Medicaid, y usted no puede calificar para HUSKY C porque tiene ingresos entre $1234/mes y $1732/mes, o bienes por encima de $1600/$2400!</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="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:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt'><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_i1052" 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%'><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><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Denied Medication under Medicaid/HUSKY for Weight Control?</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Are you on Medicaid/HUSKY and your doctor or other health care provider recommended you take a weight control medication? Have you been denied coverage by Medicaid for any of these drugs:</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Wegovy</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Zepbound</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Xenical/Alli (orlistat)</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Qsymia</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Contrave</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'>Saxenda</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> Or, did your doctor say you should have one of these drugs but also tell you Medicaid would not pay for them so not prescribe them for you? </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> If so, for possible assistance please contact:</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> </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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424'> Sheldon Toubman, Litigation Attorney, Disability Rights CT, at </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span 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valign=top style='width:40.0%;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><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;word-wrap: break-word'><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 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 style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><div align=center><table 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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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'>The Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) helps people with disabilities access COVID-19 vaccinations and tests. DIAL also provides information about essential services such as transportation, housing support, disability rights, and more.</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%'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 30.0pt 7.5pt 30.0pt;width:inherit;border-radius: 10px;border-spacing: 0'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#77153F;padding:7.5pt 11.25pt 7.5pt 11.25pt;word-wrap: break-word'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarfwhs40Fs_fMGO67DyYpPtmbBOoB5g91nvWZ-lT1V-roZXquPvlk1TGNjoKSwy_DK6cRtx7WOS0_Jfa6qL7hVzggsAA0gsnw8Q==&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;text-decoration:none'>Click Here for the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL)</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><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>The federal government will continue to distribute COVID-19 vaccine to healthcare providers such as retail pharmacies, hospitals, and physician practices. After the Public Health Emergency ends, the federal government will continue to distribute all available vaccines in their inventory, free to U.S. residents, until that inventory is depleted or expires.</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:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0A0A0A'>To find a vaccine provider near you with COVID-19 vaccines and Flu vaccines, visit: </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#191919'><a href="https://zjw8oe8ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001cOMYzV9BXNWOpppPqHj8VJwtHE-iQIwMu4adkOwmjmFTJrA2imSarabA44fxPbQyfgvA1__J9DslVtO8TykYbqKbk0xMb5793zPBp3t1nQm9kepFhMRq50g4XQAhyQDLIviD6EHDH5VWBrbRmJCN2v6Y8ZkiKsCEr4JVR1NHtSk=&c=j3T4Uu953jlelh27HxSxH_sEUhrVrjuphFRcMsvIcnS1cn1ue8UgdA==&ch=CBh6raxlyrG74elLlJ6Rfvctc7AWM_qvjGa-PF-hdsjnpdqnc6Gxfg==" target="_blank"><b><span 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