Disability Resources

• Regional: North America: United States: Connecticut: Education  (48)
• Regional: North America: United States: Connecticut: Health  (94)
• Regional: North America: United States: Regions: New England: Society and Culture: Disability Resources  (3)
• Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Disability Resources  (21)

ARC of Southington, Inc. - Provides programs and services for those with cognitive, developmental and intellectual disabilities in Hartford and New Haven counties.

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut - Promotes support groups and service systems for persons with brain injury and their families; provides education about TBI, its related problems and prevention; advocates for community and medical resources needed to provide comprehensive TBI care; and directly meets selected needs that are currently unaddressed by existing systems.

Community Enterprises, Inc - Nonprofit corporation provides employment, training, work experience, education, housing and other support services for individuals with disabilities. Program locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Long Island, New York.

Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities - CACLD provides services for children and adults with LD and/or ADHD, their families, and professionals who work with them.

Connecticut Birth to Three System - Provides developmental evaluations and early intervention services for infants and toddlers (from 0-36 months of age) who have significant developmental delays or disabilities.

Connecticut Coalition for Inclusive Education - A statewide non-profit organization committed to advocating for inclusive education for students with all types of disabilities.

Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation - The supports and services DMR administers or purchases include residential services, day programs, employment supports, family supports, case management and clinical services.

Connecticut Department of Social Services: Services to Adults and People with Disabilities - The Department administers programs which promote social, physical and economic well-being while providing people with disabilities with opportunities to achieve their full potential for self direction.

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center - Statewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support to families of children with any disability or chronic illness, age birth through 21.

CRIS Radio - Reading service for the blind and print-handicapped. Headquartered in Windsor with studios in Danbury, Trumbull, West Haven and Norwich.

Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut - Mission statement plus information on advocacy, peer support and independent skills training.

Disabled American Veterans, Department of Connecticut - Statewide organization offers newsletter, events calendar, information and resources.

Easter Seals of Connecticut - Programs and services for children and adults with disabilities.

Family Village -- Connecticut Resources - Information, resources, communication opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Hart, Inc. - Nonprofit agency which provides support services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

The Kennedy Center Inc. - Provides services ranging from vocational to residential for disabilities, including psychiatric, developmental and physical to work-related injuries, deafness and brain damage.

Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped - Provides free mail loan of recorded and Braille books and magazines and necessary playback equipment to eligible state residents unable to read conventional print because of a visual or physical disability.

NAMI of Connecticut - People with mental illness, family members, friends, professionals and businesses who are dedicated to improving the care, treatment and status of people with mental illness.

NICHCY Connecticut State Sheet - Contact information for disability resources.

Special Olympics Connecticut - Provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for all people with mental retardation.

State of Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services - Provides vocational rehabilitation to assist persons with physical or mental disabilities to prepare for, find or keep a job.

Yale Child Study Center - Offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary evaluations for children and adults with social disabilities, usually focusing on the issues of diagnosis and intervention.