Connecticut Resources

Advocacy

Office of Protection & Advocay for Persons With Disabilities
60B Weston St.
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
(800) 842-7303
(860) 297-4300

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Government

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-6000
http://www.dmr.state.ct.us

Agencies/Assistance Programs - Private

Cover the Uninsured ~ A Project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(202) 572-2928
http://covertheuninsured.org
Email: info@covertheuninsured.org

Assistive Technologies

Connecticut Tech Act Project (CTTAP)
25 Sigourney Street, 11th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(800) 537-2549 (In state)
TTY: (860) 424-4839
(860) 424-4850 (Fax)
http://www.cttechact.com

Get AT Stuff/Assistive Technology Exchange in New England
http://www.getatstuff.com

New England Assistive Technology (NEAT) Center
120 Holcomb Street
Hartford, CT 06112
(866) 526-4492
(860) 243-2869
http://www.neatmarketplace.org
Email: info@neatmarketplace.org

Child Care Resource Listings

Child Care Aware
3101 Wilson Blvd. Suite 350
Arlington, VA 22201
(800) 424-2246
TTY: (866) 278-9428
(703) 341-4101 (Fax)
http://www.childcareaware.org

Disability Specific Organizations

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation, Inc.
676 State Street
New Haven, CT 06511
(203) 401-2070
http://www.ocfoundation.org

Smart Kids With Learning Disabilities
(203) 226-6831
(203) 226-4861 (Fax)
http://www.smartkidswithld.org

The Children's Tumor Foundation (New England Regional Office)
275 Grove Street, Suite 200-4
Newton, MA 02467
(617) 663-5711
(617) 663-4801 (Fax)
http://www.ctf.org
Email: info@ctf.org

Early Intervention

Connecticut Birth to Three System
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(800) 505-7000
http://www.birth23.org

Connecticut Early Intervention Birth-3
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
TDD: (800) 505-7000
(866) 888-4188 (Support Office)
http://www.birth23.org

Programs For Children With Disabilities:Ages 3 through 5
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 807-2054
http://www.state.ct.us/sde

Education

 
 

Employment

 

Housing Programs - Government

Paralyzed Veterans of America
801 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006-3517
(800) 424-8200
http://www.pva.org

Housing Programs - Private

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
999 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067-4005
(860) 571-3500
(877) 571-2432
http://www.chfa.org

 

Independent Living Organizations

 

Independence Unlimited Inc.
151 New Park Ave., Suite D
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 523-5021
http://www.adacc.ne

 
 

Information

National Organization on Disability
910 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 293-5960
TTY: (202) 293-5968
(202) 293-7999 (Fax)
http://www.nod.org
E-mail: ability@nod.org

United Spinal Association
75-20 Astoria Boulevard
Jackson Heights, NY 11370
(800) 404-2898
(718) 803-3782
(718) 803-0414 (Fax)
http://www.unitedspinal.org

Legal Advocacy/Information

National Health Law Program (NHelp) Main Office
2639 South La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034-2675
(310) 204-6010
(310) 204-0891 (Fax)
http://www.healthlaw.org
Email: nhelp@healthlaw.org

Medical Centers/Hospitals/Clinics

 

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(888) 700-6543
(203) 688-4242
http://www.ynhh.org

Medical Information/Research Organizations

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
PO Box 1968, 55 Kenosia Avenue
Danbury, CT 06813-1968
(800) 999-6673 (voicemail only)
(203) 798-2291 (Fax)
http://www.rarediseases.org
Email: orphan@rarediseases.org

Parent Support Programs

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089
http://www.cpacinc.org

 

Recreation

High Hopes Therapeutic Riding, Inc
36 Town Woods Road
Lyme , CT 06371
(860) 434-1974
http://highhopestr.org

Hole in the Wall Camps
265 Church Street, Suite #503
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 562-1203
(203) 562-1207 (Fax)
http://www.holeinthewallcamps.org
Email: info@holeinthewallcamps.org

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608-6904
(800) 900-8086
(312) 355-4058 (Fax)
http://www.ncpad.org
Email: ncpad@uic.edu

Service Dogs/Canine Programs

East Coast Assistance Dogs
P.O Box 831
Torrington, CT 06790
(914) 693-0600 ext 1950
http://www.ecad1.org

Transportation Information

 

Tribal Contacts

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
2 Matt's Path P.O. Box 3060
Mashantucket, CT 06339
(860) 396-6252
http://www.Mashantucket.org