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Brief descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority | Agency History
Published histories/articles | State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page

Statutory Authority :
CGS sec. 46a-11 et al.

Agency History :

1977, July 1, established as Office of Protection and Advocacy for Handicapped and Developmentally Disabled Persons per P.A. 77-589.

1989, name change to Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities per P.A. 89-144.

Published Histories/Articles :
N/A

Agency Documents and Records in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. Office of Protection and Advocacy for  Handicapped and Developmentally Disabled Persons.

Connecticut. Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities.

Annual Reports are located in :

[CSL Call Number ConnDoc D55 rep]

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d], and 2002 -, the online version

State Archives Record Group :
Not available

List of Executive Directors :

Names Years of Service
Eliot J. Dober 1978-1994
James D. McGaughey (Acting) 1995-1996
James D. McGaughey 1997-Present

Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 8/2008.