Disability Rights

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We strive for a country free of discrimination against people with disabilities; where people with disabilities are valued, integrated members of society who have full access to education, homes, health care, jobs, families, voting, and civic engagement. We are also committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are no longer segregated into, and overrepresented in, civil and criminal institutions such as nursing homes, psychiatric hospitals, jails, and prisons.

The Latest

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ACLU of Connecticut COVID-19 Response

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Comment on Federal Court Decision in Parents’ Disability Rights Case

The federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a disability discrimination case brought by two parents whose children were removed from their care by the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
Issue Areas: Disability Rights
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Firewalls for Freedom

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Lawsuit Seeks to End Physical and Psychological Abuse of People with Mental Illness Incarcerated in Northern Correctional Institution

Disability Rights Connecticut is suing the Connecticut Department of Correction for its continuing physical and psychological abuse of people with mental illness incarcerated at Northern Correctional Institution, the state’s only supermax prison.
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal System, Disability Rights
Court Cases: Disability Rights Connecticut v Department of Correction
Court Case
Jan 31, 2020

Watley v Katz

In this case, we are asking the federal courts to recognize that if DCF violates a parent's rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, those parents have a right to sue in federal court.
Court Case
Feb 04, 2021

Disability Rights Connecticut v Department of Correction

With our partners, the ACLU-CT sued the Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) for its continuing physical and psychological abuse of people with mental illness incarcerated in DOC prisons and jails.