| Official State Web Site |
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| 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: |
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| www.ct.gov/ |
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| State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) |
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| Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction
Division of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Connecticut Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| (860) 713-6740 |
| www.sde.ct.gov/sde |
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth to 3 |
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| Connecticut Birth to Three System
Department of Developmental Services
460 Capitol Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106-1308 |
| (866) 888-4188 |
| linda.goodman@po.state.ct.us |
| www.birth23.org |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| (860) 713-6788 |
| maria.synodi@ct.gov |
| www.sde.ct.gov |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Program |
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| Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| (860) 424-4848 |
| brenda.moore@ct.gov |
| www.brs.state.ct.us |
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| State Adult Mental Health Agency |
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| Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 341431 |
| Hartford CT 06134 |
| (800) 446-7348 |
| (860) 418-7000 |
| thomas.kirk@ct.gov |
| www.ct.gov/dmhas |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
460 Capitol Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| (860) 418-6000 |
| ddsct.co@ct.gov |
| www.ct.gov/dds |
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| Protection and Advocacy Agency |
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| 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) |
| OPA-Information@po.state.ct.us |
| www.ct.gov/opapd |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| 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 |
| mark.keenan@ct.gov |
| www.dph.state.ct.us |
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| State CHIP Program |
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| (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) |
| webmaster@huskyhealth.com |
| www.huskyhealth.com/ |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| 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) |
| cdhi@ct.gov |
| www.state.ct.us/cdhi/ |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services |
| (800) 833-8134 (V) |
| (800) 942-9710 (TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 842-5177 (Speech to Speech) |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind |
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| Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind
184 Windsor Avenue |
| Windsor CT 06095 |
| (800) 842-4510 |
| (860) 602-4000 |
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| BESB@po.state.ct.us |
| www.besb.state.ct.us |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| University of Connecticut
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Avenue, MC6222 |
| Farmington CT 06030-6222 |
| (866) 623-1315 |
| (860) 679-1500 |
| (860) 679-1502 (TTY) |
| bruder@nso1.uchc.edu |
| www.uconnucedd.org |
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| Technology-Related Assistance |
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| 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) |
| arlene.lugo@ct.gov |
| www.cttechact.com
www.getATstuff.com |
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| State Mediation System |
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| Connecticut Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education
Due Process Unit
165 Capitol Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106-1630 |
| (860) 713-6935 |
| tom.badway@ct.gov |
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| Special Format Library |
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| Connecticut State Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
198 West Street |
| Rocky Hill CT 06067 |
| (800) 842-4516 |
| (860) 721-2020 |
| lbph@cslib.org |
| www.cslib.org/lbph.htm |
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| (for special format books for individuals with visual impairments, blindness, dyslexia, and other print disabilities)
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) |
| (800) 221-4792 |
| Jennifer Dougherty, Regional Project Director, jdaugherty@rfbd.org |
(617) 500-2712 |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| 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 |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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| To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300 |
| Bethesda MD 20814 |
| (800) 3-AUTISM |
| (301) 657-0881 |
| www.autism-society.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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| American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 |
| New York NY 10001 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Brain Injury |
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| Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
333 E. River Drive, Suite 106 |
| East Hartford CT 06108 |
| (800) 278-8242 |
| (860) 721-8111 |
| general@biact.org |
| www.biact.org |
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| Cerebral Palsy |
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| St. Vincents Special Needs Services
Trumbull Corporate Park
95 Merritt Boulevard |
| Trumbull CT 06611 |
| (203) 375-6400 |
| www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org |
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| Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
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| The Arc of Connecticut
43 Woodland Street, Suite 260 |
| Hartford CT 06105 |
| (860) 246-6400 |
| arcct@aol.com |
| www.arcct.com |
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| Learning Disabilities |
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Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut (LDA-CT)
999 Asylum Avenue, Suite 504
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| Hartford CT 06105 |
| (860) 560-1711 |
| ldact@ldact.org |
| www.ldact.org |
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| Mental Health |
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| Mental Health Association of Connecticut
20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 108 |
| Wethersfield CT 06109 |
| (860) 529-1970 |
| bwalton@mhact.org |
| www.mhact.org |
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| Spina Bifida |
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| Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut
P.O. Box 2545 |
| Hartford CT 06146-2545 |
| (800) 574-6274 |
| sbac@sbac.org |
| www.SBAC.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street |
| Niantic CT 06357 |
| (800) 445-2722 (in CT) |
| (860) 739-3089 |
| cpac@cpacinc.org |
| www.cpacinc.org |
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| Parent-to-Parent |
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| PATH Parent to Parent CT (Parents Available to Help)
P.O. Box 117 |
| Northford CT 06472 |
| (800) 399-7284 (in CT) |
| (203) 234-9554 |
| pathp2pct@pathct.org |
| www.pathct.org |
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| Parent Teacher Association (PTA) |
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| Connecticut Parent-Teachers Association
Wilbur Cross Commons Building, Suite 12
60 Connolly Parkway |
| Hamden CT 06514-2519 |
| (203) 281-6617 |
| connecticut.pta@snet.net |
| www.ctpta.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| The Special Kids Support Center
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| (877) 743-5516 (in CT) |
| (860) 545-9230 |
| www.ccmckids.org |
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| Independent Living |
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| Connecticut State
Independent Living Council
151 New Park Avenue |
| Hartford CT 06106 |
| tomconnors3@comcast.net |
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| Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut
238 W. Town Street |
| Norwich CT 06360 |
| (860) 823-1898 |
| www.dnec.org |
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