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You can keep track of specific bills by using the bill tracker at the Connecticut General Assembly website. This site will also let you email your senators and representatives, and keep you up to date on what is happening in our legislature. If you are not certain who your legislators are, click here to find them by zip code. If you have people in your life who have difficulty keeping their medications straight, and remembering what to take when, click this link and create a pill card for them. A pill card is a great visual reminder for them to help your loved ones keep on track. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/pillcard/pillcard.htm. Allergy and Asthma Network; Mothers of Asthmatics "Founded in 1985, AANMA is a national nonprofit network of families whose desires to overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma. The shortest route to that goal is knowledge-- that's why AANMA produces the most accurate, timely, practical, and livable alternatives to suffering." State Independent Living Council The Disability Advocacy Collaborative Enhancing the effectiveness of disability activism in Connecticut by organizing and empowering individuals, families, groups, and organizations. They have a fabulous calendar which is very up to date. The Connecticut Legal Rights Project is a non-profit organization engaged in advocating for the rights of individuals with mental health diagnoses. Advocacy Unlimited teaches individuals with mental illness to be advocates for themselves; including systems advocacy and legislative advocacy. Connecticut Association of Centers for Independent Living To help you find an independent living center near you, or to find out which ILC covers your area of Connecticut. Their mission statement says it all: The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of ‘mental illness’ rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We are a network of people living with experiences that are commonly labeled as bipolar or related madness. We believe we have a dangerous gift to be cultivated and taken care of, rather than a disease or disorder to be suppressed or eliminated. By joining together as individuals and as a community, the intertwined threads of madness and creativity can inspire hope and transformation in a repressed and damaged world. Our participation in The Icarus Project helps us overcome alienation and tap into the true potential that lies between brilliance and madness. Brain Injury Association of Connecticut BIAC’s website has numerous resources for individuals who have experienced any type of brain injury. They hold support group meetings all around the state in many different locations and at many different times. To find one near you can click here. This site provides information and services to the aging population as well as to family members and those who care for them. National Council on Independent Living “NCIL advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities through consumer-driven advocacy. NCIL envisions a world in which people with disabilities are valued equally and participate fully.” The National Association of Rights Protection and Advocacy NARPA is an organization dedicated to protecting an individual’s right to make choices regarding their psychiatric “care” and the right to be free from coercion in making those choices. Information about Cervical Dystonia. Including current research, education, publications etc. The Freedom Center in Western MA is an advocacy community which has exciting things going on including a drop in center where they offer free classes. Travelers-with-wheels.com has tours specifically designed for individuals who use wheelchairs or who have difficulty walking. They say:
Our accessible lifestyle vacations© harmonize our
clients' abilities with the resources needed for slow walkers and wheelchair
travelers to visit the living classrooms of culture and history around the
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