Month: September 2025

We Are Better Together Jessee Muñiz-Poland – Manchester Latino Affairs Council When I sat down with Jessee Muñiz-Poland, it didn’t take long to see the deep love she has for her family and her community. She lit up as she shared the story of how she met her husband, her beloved “ginger,” as she calls…

Living Between Sound and Silence: The Experience of Uncorrectable Hearing Loss In August, I met with Matt Goncalves, Sr. Marketing Director of Innocaption, to discuss their services for people with hearing loss. Their technology is a game-changer for so many people across the world. A week later, I had the opportunity to Zoom with Janine…

?Inclusion isn’t a buzzword; it’s a basic human need. For people who are Deaf, DeafBlind or hard-of-hearing, communication barriers can make everyday life more isolating than it needs to be. Whether it’s missing a punchline in a conversation, struggling to follow a lecture, or being left out of a group chat without captions, these small…

Longevity is a gift; people are living longer than ever, thanks to medical advances and social improvements. But as our population ages, communities need to adapt proactively. In Connecticut, the transformation is already well underway. The Numbers: Aging in Connecticut As of 2023, 19.1% of Connecticut’s population is aged 65 or older.According to the State Plan…