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margin-bottom: 0.5rem !important ; } .card.recent-post, .card.recent-tribe_events { min-height: 12rem; } .card.recent-post .publication, .card.recent-post .date, .card.recent-tribe_events .publication, .card.recent-tribe_events .date { font-size: 0.75em; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); opacity: 1; margin: 0; line-height: 1.4em; } .slider-cards .card { max-width: unset; } .card.recent-tribe_events { } @media (min-width: 50em){ .card.recent-post, .card.recent-tribe_events { min-height: 15rem; } } .publication { /*margin-bottom: 0 !important;*/ } /* Matching Height of spacers */ .wp-block-spacer.match { height: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 1rem; } /* Fixes */ #header { padding: 0 2rem !important; } #logo { left: 2rem; } #search { right: 3rem !important; } #menu-icon { right: 8rem; } #header.desktop .menu-wrapper { width: 100%; } .wp-block-cover::before { z-index: 1; } body.home .cover-hide-text { max-height: unset; } @media (min-width: 782px){ .home-hero-block { height: 100%; } } /* 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.wp-block-cover .wp-block-cover__inner-container { overflow: hidden; } .announcement-block .wp-block-group__inner-container p { max-width: 100vw !important; } body.single-tribe_events .tribe-events-divider, body.single-tribe_events .tribe-events-cost { display: none; } body.single-tribe_events #tribe-events-pg-template { padding-top: 0; } body.single-tribe_events img.alignright { float: right; margin-left: 10px; } body.single-tribe_events img.alignleft { float: left; margin-right: 10px; } body.single-post #footer { margin-top: 0; } body.single-post #content { padding-bottom: 30px; } body.single-post .publication { margin-left: 10vw; max-width:80vw !important; } body.single-post .date { margin-left: 2rem; font-size: 0.6em; opacity: 0.7; } @media (min-width: 30em){ .wp-block-column > :first-child { margin-top: 0; } .wp-block-columns { padding-top: 2em; } } /* Events Calendar shortcode */ .ecs-event-list .ecs-event::marker { font-size: 0; } .ecs-event-list .ecs-event { margin-top: 1rem; padding: 2.25em 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; } .ecs-event-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; padding-left: 0; } .ecs-event-list .ecs-event { padding: 1rem 0; } .ecs-event-list .ecs-event h4 { margin-top: 0; } .ecs-event-list .ecs-event .duration { /*background: rgba(162, 202, 240, 0.5); padding: 1rem 1rem 1rem 1rem;*/ font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 400; color: var(--darkBlue); } /* ST Articles Block */ .cca-articles { display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between; } .cca-articles > li { flex: 1 0 25%; padding: 1rem 2rem; margin-right: 1rem; min-width: 18rem; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.7); animation: fadein 1s forwards; } @keyframes fadein { from { opacity: 0.2; } to { opacity: 1; } } .cca-articles p.meta { font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0.25rem; } .cca-articles .separator::after { content: '|'; padding: 0 0.5rem; opacity: 0.3; } .cca-articles .separator:nth-last-child(1)::after { display: none; } /* 404 Page */ body.error404 .featured-image { } body.error404 .caption{ padding-bottom: 2rem; } body.error404 .content-wrapper{ } /* Scrolling Dontate Button */ body.scrolling.scrolling-down #header.desktop ul li.button-menu { transform: translateY(6rem); transition: all .5s; } body.scrolling.scrolling-down #header.desktop ul ul li.button-menu { transform: translateY(0); } #content a.sli-button { display: inline-block; width: auto; border-radius: 3rem; border: 0; margin: 1rem 0 1rem; padding: 0.5rem 1.5rem; background: var(--lightBlue); color: var(--darkBlue) !important; color: var(--white) !important; font-family: "Metropolis", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important; box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 0.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); font-weight: 400; transition: all .3s; font-size: 1.2em !important; } .updated-date { display: none; } .cca-past-events { margin: 0 !important; margin-left: -4rem !important; padding: 0 !important; } .cca-past-events header, .cca-past-events .tribe-events-calendar-latest-past__heading { display: none !important; } #header.desktop .submenu-button a::before { content: ''; display: block; width: 100%; height: 8rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; background: url(https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/27104919/AdobeStock_604655986-min-scaled.jpeg) center center / cover no-repeat; } #header:not(.desktop) .submenu-button { line-height: 0.5rem; vertical-align: unset; display: inline-block; width: auto; max-width: 70vw; border-radius: 3rem; background: var(--linkBlue); box-shadow: 0 0.25rem 0.5rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15); font-size: 0.85rem; transition: transform .2s; } #header:not(.desktop) .submenu-button a { color: white; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px){ #header { min-height: 4rem; height: unset !important; } #logo { top: calc(50% - 1.85rem); } #search { right: 1rem !important; } #menu-icon { right: 5rem !important; top: calc(50% - 1rem); } #header.navigating:not(.desktop) .menu-wrapper { top: 4rem; } body:has(#header:not(.navigating)) #footer-donate { position: fixed; 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src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172953/CCA-Spring-for-Kids-2023-83-scaled-e1688656773196-400x400.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172953/CCA-Spring-for-Kids-2023-83-scaled-e1688656773196-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172953/CCA-Spring-for-Kids-2023-83-scaled-e1688656773196-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172953/CCA-Spring-for-Kids-2023-83-scaled-e1688656773196-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172953/CCA-Spring-for-Kids-2023-83-scaled-e1688656773196-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure>Events and Seminars with the Center</a><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/deipolicy/"><figure><img width="400" height="400" 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https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172947/AdobeStock_610030516-800x800.jpeg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure>Employment, Fellowships, Internships and Volunteer Opportunities</a><li class="button-menu "><a href="mailto:mprendergast@cca-ct.org">Media Inquiries</a></ul><li class=" "><a href="#">Projects</a><ul class="submenu"><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/our-work/aboutus_programs_childwelfare/"><figure><img width="400" height="400" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175408/child-welfare-2-2048x1136-400x400.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175408/child-welfare-2-2048x1136-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175408/child-welfare-2-2048x1136-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175408/child-welfare-2-2048x1136-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175408/child-welfare-2-2048x1136-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure>Child Welfare</a><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/our-work/education-2/"><figure><img width="400" height="400" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175333/immigration-1-400x400.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175333/immigration-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175333/immigration-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175333/immigration-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175333/immigration-1-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure>Education</a><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/our-work/aboutus_programs_mlpp/"><figure><img width="400" height="400" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15172416/low-res-boy-in-wheelchair-400x400.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15172416/low-res-boy-in-wheelchair-400x400.jpg 400w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15172416/low-res-boy-in-wheelchair-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15172416/low-res-boy-in-wheelchair-200x200.jpg 200w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15172416/low-res-boy-in-wheelchair-800x800.jpg 800w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></figure>Health Equity / Medical Legal Partnership</a><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/legislative/"><figure><img width="400" height="320" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15175420/case-history-480x320-400x320.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></figure>Legislative Advocacy</a><li class=" "><a href="https://cca-ct.org/lgbtq-youth/"><figure><img width="400" height="400" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15172447/AdobeStock_500408233-1-scaled-e1690560458747-400x400.jpeg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15172447/AdobeStock_500408233-1-scaled-e1690560458747-400x400.jpeg 400w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15172447/AdobeStock_500408233-1-scaled-e1690560458747-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/15172447/AdobeStock_500408233-1-scaled-e1690560458747-200x200.jpeg 200w, 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class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <p>CCA’s Medical-Legal Partnership Project began in 2000 as Connecticut’s first medical-legal collaboration and the second of its kind in the United States. The MLPP is a national leader, providing interdisciplinary legal intervention and working with partners to address healthcare disparities for children at risk.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Connecticut’s Hospital Community Service Award" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/985841819?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> </div> </div> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>CCA provides individual advocacy for children suffering from family trauma and health-harming environmental stressors that disproportionately impact children of color</li> <li>We provide training and education for pediatric and family medicine providers to address the complexities of poverty-related health-harming legal issues</li> <li>CCA collaborates with health-equity advocates to identify systemic issues that will lead to improved healthcare outcomes. Priority areas include legislative reform and advocacy, communication with state agencies to address inequities in care, enforcement of state and federal protections</li> </ul> <p>We partner with pediatric and family medicine providers in low-income communities to improve access to care and reduce social and environmental factors such as substandard housing, inadequate income, disability rights, access to education, health care, and mental health care, that adversely affect children’s health.</p> <p>Our community-based locations allow families to easily access medical-legal services. We are on-site at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Yale New Haven Health, and the Yale Child Study Center.</p> <div class="wp-block-group blue-section"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <div class="wp-block-columns blue-section is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading">Who is Eligible?</h4> <p class="none">MLPP attorneys provide legal advocacy for low-income families. There is no charge for services. Referrals are received from pediatric and family medicine providers and at MLPP clinics at walk-in community healthcare clinics. We represent clients in matters including:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Medicaid Advocacy</li> <li>Public Benefits</li> <li>Disability Rights</li> <li>Teen Legal Rights</li> <li>Educational Rights</li> <li>Housing</li> <li>Utility Protection</li> <li>Immigrants and Refugees</li> </ul> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <h4 class="wp-block-heading" id="education">Working with Medical Providers Changes the Culture of Care</h4> <p class="none">The MLPP trains supports, and collaborates with healthcare and mental health providers to address the complexities of poverty-related health-harming legal issues:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Hospital-wide training, grand rounds, legal advocacy seminars</li> <li>Group sessions for pediatric departments</li> <li>Individual consultations</li> <li>Presentations to medical, social work, and legal providers</li> <li>Consultations for community providers</li> <li>Training at partner hospitals and medical schools for students, residents, and fellows in pediatric, family medicine, and psychiatry programs</li> <li>To request training for pediatric and family medicine providers, contact <a href="mailto: jsicklick@cca-ct.org">Jay Sicklick</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.6%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="children">Six Basic Questions to Help Medical Providers Assess Family Situation</h3> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Do you have enough food?</li> <li>Are your housing conditions safe?</li> <li>Is there enough money to pay for basic necessities?</li> <li>Do you have problems getting your health insurance to pay for services and medications?</li> <li>Is your child receiving an appropriate education?</li> <li>Do you have a disabled child who needs support at home, in school, or in the community?</li> </ol> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.3%"> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <iframe title="Victor's Story" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/82044393?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write"></iframe> </div></figure> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull blue-section has-light-gray-background-color has-background"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Individual Advocacy: Leo’s Story</h3> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:59% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1024" height="684" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-1024x684.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-16743 size-full" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-2048x1367.jpeg 2048w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-600x400.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-1200x800.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-320x214.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-480x320.jpeg 480w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/15172544/AdobeStock_306951450-1-1920x1282.jpeg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <p>9-year-old Leo and his family lost everything in a flood. They had to stay in a motel, and Leo’s mom couldn’t work due to his ongoing treatment. Their CCA attorney negotiated with the City to extend their stay in the motel, pay for relocation expenses, and got them a new home. With stable housing, Leo’s mental health improved significantly</p> </div></div> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:41%"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Systemic Advocacy</h3> <p>CCA successfully expanded HUSKY coverage in Connecticut to include undocumented children, providing health insurance for low-income children under 12. Their continued efforts will now expand coverage to children and youth aged 13 to 15, effective July 2024, reducing financial hardship for families and increasing access to healthcare.</p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:59%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="979" src="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-1024x979.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-13434" srcset="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-1024x979.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-300x287.jpg 300w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-768x735.jpg 768w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-320x306.jpg 320w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach-480x459.jpg 480w, https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15174459/innovative-outreach.jpg 1445w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">MLPP Successes:<br></h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Research and Development: Reducing Childhood Asthma via Medical-Legal Partnerships</h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;">This article in the <em>Journal of Asthma </em>on the impact of MLPs on childhood asthma rates. The article uses CCA’s collaborative MLP with Yale New Haven Health as a case study for how MLPs can be effective in mitigating asthma. <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/RPJJSBSQBKZHX3N9A8GQ/full?target=10.1080/02770903.2022.2045307">Read more.</a></span></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Legislative Reform:<br>Addressing Lack of Services for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder</h3> <p><strong>The Center for Children’s Advocacy with the Office of the Child Advocate and Disability Rights CT jointly signed a letter requesting that state officials address the autism spectrum disorder provider shortage and waiting lists issue for those children and youth insured in the state’s HUSKY program. <a href="https://cca-ct.org/addressing-lack-of-services-for-children-with-autism-spectrum-disorder/">Read more.</a></strong></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">HIV Prevention for Minors (PrEP)</h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;">CCA Deputy Director Jay Sicklick and MLP attorney Alice Rosenthal worked with Dr. Krystn Wagner of the Fair Haven Community Health Center on legislation, effective July 1, 2019, that increases access to preventative interventions for minors at risk of exposure to HIV. <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/15180412/PrEP-info-sheet-7-2019.pdf">Read more.</a></span></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Medicaid for Immigrant Children and Youth Without Legal Status</strong></h3> <p>CCA launched a significant multiyear advocacy initiative in 2018 to broaden the coverage of HUSKY to include undocumented children in Connecticut. CCA’s persistent advocacy resulted in the expansion of HUSKY to provide health insurance to low-income children below 12 years old, regardless of their immigration status. This year, CCA’s continued efforts have further expanded the coverage to include children and youth aged 13 to 15, which will take effect on July 1, 2024. Children and youth are not only allowed to enroll in the program — they also can keep the coverage through age 19. <a href="https://cga.ct.gov/2023/act/pa/pdf/2023PA-00204-R00HB-06941-PA.pdf">Read more</a>.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots"/> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Settlement Agreement:<br>US Department of Justice and Tender Care Learning Centers</h3> <p><span style="color: #000000;">June, 2020 – Under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the US Department of Justice directed Bradford Child Care Services (DBA Tender Care Learning Centers) to accommodate children with epilepsy at all of its US facilities (over 20 throughout Connecticut and Pennsylvania). Tender Care must comply with the ADA and not discriminate on the basis of disability, must submit written policies and procedures to the US Department of Justice for approval, train staff to administer emergency treatment as needed, communicate the policy change to parents, publish and disseminate their Disability Nondiscrimination Policy, and report compliance annually. The Complaint was brought by CCA attorney Bonnie Roswig, on behalf of a Cheshire parent whose son was discriminated against by Tender Care. Read the <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/15180117/Epilepsy-Decision-June-2020.pdf">Agreement here</a>.</span></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots"/> <h3 class="wp-block-heading h1header">CCA Prevails for School Children with Diabetes<br>Settlement Agreements: US Dept of Justice Directs ADA Compliance for Districts of Glastonbury, East Lyme, Wethersfield, and Stamford</h3> <div class="entry"> <div class="entry"> <p>June 2020 – U.S. Attorney John Durham and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica Soufer entered into agreements with Wethersfield, Glastonbury, East Lyme and Stamford school districts to require compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act on behalf of school children with diabetes. The <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15180111/DOJ-closing-letter-Glastonbury-PS-6.5.2020-executed.pdf">Glastonbury</a> and <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15180110/DOJ-closing-letter-East-Lyme-PS-6.5.20-executed.pdf">East Lyme</a> settlement agreements were finalized on June 5, 2020; <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15180109/DOJ-closing-letter-Wethersfield-6.12.20-Executed.pdf">Wethersfield</a> on June 12, 2020; and <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/15180111/DOJ-Stamford-Public-Schools-Closing-Letter-executed.pdf">Stamford</a> on June 18, 2020. These districts specifically had refused to provide oversight for students … <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/15180112/ADA-Diabetes-Agreement-6-30-20.pdf">read story</a></p> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots"/> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">KinderCare Complaint Settlement: Daycare Access for Children with Diabetes</h3> <p>September 2017 – KinderCare Education of Portland, Oregon, entered into a <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/15180617/Settlement-Agreement-between-the-United-States-and-KinderCare-Education-LLC.pdf">settlement agreement</a> to resolve allegations that KinderCare’s child care programs and other services were not accessible to children with Type 1 diabetes who are dependent on insulin injections, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). KinderCare operates approximately 1,800 facilities in the U.S., and the settlement agreement applies to all KinderCare facilities.</p> <p>The complaint was filed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut by the Center for Children’s Advocacy alleging violations of Title III of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages or accommodations of any place of public accommodation. Under the agreement, KinderCare is obligated to revise policies, procedures, and training, and perform ongoing assessments of the need for reasonable accommodations. For more information, email <a href="mailto:broswig@cca-ct.org">broswig@cca-ct.org</a>.   <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/15180619/Courant-KinderCare-Kovner-9-27-18.pdf">Hartford Courant 9-27-18</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots"/> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">HUD Complaint Settlement: Transportation Access for Special Ed Students</h3> <p>Center for Children’s Advocacy filed a Complaint with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Civil Rights in 2016 based on the refusal of a Wethersfield condo association to allow a special education school bus on to their property to transport a child with autism and diabetes. The HUD <a href="https://cdn.cca-ct.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/15180634/HUD-Settlement-BR-Signed-Closure-Letter-to-Complainant-Representative.pdf">settlement agreement</a> ensured that, among other remedies, the child’s school bus be allowed on the property, condo staff be trained as to their obligations under the Fair Housing Act, all tenants be informed in writing of the condo association’s obligations, signs be posted on the condo grounds. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:broswig@cca-ct.org">broswig@cca-ct.org</a>.</p> <div style="height:30px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> <p></p> <div class="wp-block-group alignfull blue-section"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow"> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.3%"> <div 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