Services provided by DRCT are free and confidential. Please complete the general intake form below. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to disability or if you do not have access to the internet, please email info@disrightsct.org or call 860-297-4300 (voice) | 800-842-7303 (toll-free CT) | 860-509-4992 (videophone) and someone will contact you.

Here are disability related concerns for which DRCT may be able to provide individual advocacy or legal representation, subject to the availability of resources.

  • Abuse or neglect of a person with a disability

  • People with disabilities facing involuntary medication proceedings

  • Voting accessibility

  • Students with IEPs who are ages 14 to 22 and want help with transition planning

  • Students in college, university, or post-secondary education settings who are denied reasonable accommodations

  • Students with disabilities who are at risk of being pushed out of their neighborhood school as a result of behavior relating to their disability

  • Students with disabilities with education concerns through Disability Rights Connecticut’s new statewide special education clinic

  • People with disabilities applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) or Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)

  • People with disabilities who need timely access to medically necessary medical and mental health care that is free from discriminatory limitations and restrictions on access to care

  • People with communication disabilities who are denied effective communication in healthcare settings

  • People with disabilities who need timely access to wheelchairs, communication devices and other assistive technology and durable medical equipment that they need to live and participate in the community

  • People with disabilities who are transitioning or released from institutional settings to the community

  • People with disabilities who need reasonable modifications/accommodations in housing

If you are asking for an attorney or advocate for any of the following issues, please know we do not handle these cases.

  • Eviction, applying for or appealing denial of a housing voucher, finding affordable and accessible housing

  • Obtaining, changing or removing a guardian or conservator

  • Social Security Administration benefits like SSI or SSDI applications, denials, or overpayment

  • Worker’s compensation

  • Family cases like divorce or custody

  • Personal injury

  • Medical or legal malpractice

  • Criminal cases

  • Tax issues

  • Bankruptcy

  • Financial assistance and benefits, like food assistance, cash assistance, housing assistance applications, denials, or appeals

While our office does not handle these issues, you may be able to find helpful self-advocacy resources and potential referrals on our website here.

HOW TO REQUEST SERVICES

GENERAL INTAKE Form:

Please fill in all fields with an * (asterisk) and note that our grant funders ask us for the ethnic, racial, and gender information below. This information is shared once a year in the aggregate, meaning no one's name is shared. Everything is kept confidential.