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ADA Center
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
New England ADA Center 180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1 Boston , MA , 02114
(800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY)
http://www.newenglandada.org
Assistive Technology
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Tech Act Project Department of Social Services Bureau of Rehabilitation Services 25 Sigourney Street, 11th Floor Hartford , CT , 06106
(800) 537-2549 (in CT)
(860) 424-4881
(860) 424-4839 (TTY)
http://www.cttechact.com www.getATstuff.com
Blind/ Visual Impairments/ Deaf-Blind
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor , CT , 06095
(800) 842-4510
(860) 602-4000
http://www.besb.state.ct.us
CHIP Program
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
(health care for low-income uninsured children) HUSKY Plan c/o Department of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford , CT , 06106-5033
(877) 284-8759 (for info)
(800) 656-6684 (to apply)
(800) 842-4524 (TTY)
http://www.huskyhealth.com/
D D Council
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106-1308
(800) 653-1154 (in CT)
(860) 418-6160
(860) 418-6172 (TTY)
http://www.ct.gov/ctcdd/site/default.asp
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired 67 Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor Hartford , CT , 06106
(800) 708-6796 (in CT)
(860) 231-8756 (V/TTY)
(860) 231-8169 (TTY)
http://www.state.ct.us/cdhi/
Developmental Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Department of Developmental Services (DDS) 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106
(860) 418-6000
http://www.ct.gov/dds
Early Intervention
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Birth to Three System Department of Developmental Services 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106-1308
(800) 505-7000
http://www.birth23.org
Mediation
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Education Bureau of Special Education Due Process Unit 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106-1630
(860) 713-6935
Mental Health
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 410 Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 341431 Hartford , CT , 06134
(800) 446-7348
(860) 418-7000
http://www.ct.gov/dmhas
Mental Health – Youth
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Department of Children and Families 505 Hudson Street Hartford , CT , 06106
(800) 842-2288 (in CT)
(860) 550-6683
http://www.state.ct.us/dcf
Preschool, Disabilities
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
State Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106
(860) 713-6941
http://www.sde.ct.gov
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities 60 B Weston Street Hartford , CT , 06120-1551
(800) 842-7303 (V/TTY in CT)
(860) 297-4300
(860) 297-4380 (TTY)
http://www.ct.gov/opapd
Protection & Advocacy
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities 60 B Weston Street Hartford , CT , 06120-1551
(800) 842-7303 (V/TTY in CT)
(860) 297-4300
(860) 297-4380 (TTY)
http://www.ct.gov/opapd
Relay Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
(800) 833-8134 (V)
(800) 942-9710 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 842-5177 (Speech to Speech)
Special Education
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 360 Hartford , CT , 06106
(860) 713-6912
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connecticut State Library Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 198 West Street Rocky Hill , CT , 06067
(800) 842-4516
(860) 721-2020
http://www.cslib.org/lbph.htm
Special Format Library
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
(for special format books for individuals with visual impairments, blindness, dyslexia, and other print disabilities) Connecticut Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) learning through listening New Haven , CT , 06510
(203) 624-4334
http://www.rfbd.org/ct
Special Health Care Needs
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
CYSHCN Program, Family Health Section Public Health Initiative Branch Connecticut Department of Public Health 410 Capital Avenue, MS #11 MAT P.O. Box 340308 Hartford , CT , 06134-0308
(860) 509-8074
http://www.dph.state.ct.us
State Web Site
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.ct.gov/
Transition Services
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 2219 Hartford , CT , 06145-2219
(860) 713-6923
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde
UCEDD
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
A.J. Pappanikou UCEDD 263 Farmington Avenue, MC6222 Farmington , CT , 06030-6222
(866) 623-1315
(860) 679-1500
(860) 679-1502 (TTY)
http://www.uconnucedd.org
Vocational Rehabilitation
1 – State Agencies
State: Connecticut
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Department of Social Services 25 Sigourney Street Hartford , CT , 06106
(860) 424-4848
http://www.brs.state.ct.us
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown , PA , 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
http://www.add.org
Autism
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Autism Society of Connecticut PO Box 1404 Guilford , CT , 06437
(888) 453-4975
http://www.autismsocietyofct.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York , NY , 10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
http://www.afb.org
Brain Injury
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut 200 Day Hill Rd., Suite 250 Windsor , CT , 06095
(800) 278-8242
(860) 219-0291
http://www.biact.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
St. Vincents Special Needs Services Trumbull Corporate Park 95 Merritt Boulevard Trumbull , CT , 06611
(203) 375-6400
http://www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org
Cerebral Palsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
UCP of Eastern Connecticut 42 Norwich Road Quaker Hill , CT , 06375
(860) 443-3800
http://www.ucpect.org
Epilepsy
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc. 386 Main Street Middletown , CT , 06457
(800) 899-3745
(860) 346-1924
http://www.epilepsyct.com
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
The Arc of Connecticut 43 Woodland Street, Suite 260 Hartford , CT , 06105
(860) 246-6400
http://www.arcct.com
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Mental Health Association of Connecticut 20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 108 Wethersfield , CT , 06109
(860) 529-1970
http://www.mhact.org
Mental Health
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
NAMI Connecticut 241 Main Street, 5th Floor Hartford , CT , 06106
(800) 215-3021
(860) 882-0236
http://www.namict.org
Speech, Language, and Hearing
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association 213 Back Lane Newington , CT , 06111-4204
(860) 666-6900
http://www.ctspeechhearing.org
Spina Bifida
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut 370 Osgood Avenue, Suite 106 New Britain , CT , 06053-2744
(860) 839-0115
http://www.sbac.org
Tourette Syndrome
2 – Disability-Specific Organizations
State: Connecticut
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside , NY , 11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
http://www.tsa-usa.org
Community Parent Resource Center
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Connecticut
AFCAMP, Hartford-New Haven CPRC 60 Weston St., Ste B Hartford , CT , 06120
(860) 297-4358
(800) 842-7303
http://www.afcamp.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Parent-Teachers Association Wilbur Cross Commons Building, Suite 12 60 Connolly Parkway Hamden , CT , 06514-2519
(203) 281-6617
http://www.ctpta.org
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) 338 Main Street Niantic , CT , 06357
(800) 445-2722 (in CT)
(860) 739-3089
http://www.cpacinc.org
Parent-to-Parent
3 – Organizations for Parents
State: Connecticut
PATH Parent to Parent CT (Parents Available to Help) P.O. Box 117 Northford , CT , 06472
(800) 399-7284 (in CT)
(203) 234-9554
http://www.pathct.org
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
Connecticut State Independent Living Council 151 New Park Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106
Independent Living
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
Connecticut Association of Centers for Independent Living 151 New Park Avenue Hartford , CT , 06106
(860) 656-0430
http://www.cacil.net
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
WeCAHR (Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights) 211 Main Street Danbury , CT , 06810
(203) 792-3540
http://www.wecahr.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
Easter Seals Connecticut 85 Jones Street P.O. Box 100 Hebron , CT , 06248-0100
(800) 874-7687
(860) 228-9438
http://www.ct.easterseals.com
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
The Special Kids Support Center Connecticut Children’s Medical Center 282 Washington Street Hartford , CT , 06106
(877) 743-5516 (in CT)
(860) 545-9230
http://www.ccmckids.org
Other
4 – Other Disability Organizations
State: Connecticut
Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut 238 W. Town Street Norwich , CT , 06360
(860) 823-1898
