Sec. 46a-8. Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 46a-8. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter the term "person with a disability" means any person who has a physical, mental, emotional or other disability or disfunction which constitutes a significant obstacle to such person's ability to function normally in society and includes those persons defined as developmentally disabled under Public Law 94-103 and any subsequent amendments thereto.

      (P.A. 77-589, S. 2, 9; P.A. 94-87, S. 3.)

      History: P.A. 94-87 changed reference from "handicapped person" to "person with a disability" and changed reference from "handicap" to "obstacle".