Connecticut lags behind most of the country in the number of veterans receiving federal disability payments, leaving thousands of potential recipients relying on state resources instead, according to veterans advocates.
MATTHEW Dais, 16, is totally dependent on others because of a severe disability from birth.
Over the last ten years Johanne Rouleau and Martin Leclerc have seen their family swell, decrease and swell again as they have cared for roughly 20 boys in their Sherbrooke home.
For those with disabilities, it’s “one stop shopping” for information and resources — and this year, organizers of the Disability Resource and Information Fair are reaching out to veterans. The Mayor’s Committee for Persons with...
A free resource fair for people with disabilities will feature more than 30 exhibitors in the fields of education, training, job search, food, transportation and health services available.
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