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Our purpose is to bring
Connecticut's employers and
people with disabilities together.Our role is to offer information,
tools and technical assistance
to job seekers and employers
rather than provide direct job
placement services. -
We see a person who keeps
information systems talking.What do you see?
By sharing her story with Connect-Ability, Colleen LeBlanc doesn't let being Deaf slow her down from being a Senior Systems Administrator in Connecticut.
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We see a person who can
open your eyes with a song.What do you see?
By sharing his story with Connect-Ability, Blessing Offor a singer-songwriter who is blind from Hamden, Connecticut believes music is a voice for positive change.
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She had the right to remain
silent about her disability.Instead she spoke up.
By sharing her story with Connect-Ability about living with bipolar disorder, Attorney Kathy Flaherty of Connecticut is breaking the silence for anyone with a hidden disability.
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November 16, 2011 DOT Denies Permits For New Wheelchair Accessible Cabs
July 26, 2011 Model Employer Program
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June 24, 2010 May Disability Employment Statistics Released
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Connect-Ability works to remove barriers that make it hard for job seekers with disabilities to find and keep jobs. Our role is to offer information, tools and technical assistance to job seekers and employers rather than provide direct job placement services.
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