Web Sites and Link
• 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 ConnecticutPromotes 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.
• Connecticut Association for Children with Learning DisabilitiesCACLD provides services for children and adults with LD and/or ADHD, their families, and professionals who work with them.
• Connecticut Birth to Three SystemProvides developmental evaluations and early intervention services for infants and toddlers (from 0-36 months of age) who have significant developmental delays or disabilities.
• Connecticut Department of Social Services: Services to Adults and People with DisabilitiesThe 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 Department of Mental RetardationThe supports and services DMR administers or purchases include residential services, day programs, employment supports, family supports, case management and clinical services.
• Connecticut Parent Advocacy CenterStatewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support to families of children with any disability or chronic illness, age birth through 21.
• Connecticut Tech Act ProjectThe goal of the project is to assure all citizens with disabilities have access to the assisitive technology (AT) that they need. This is accomplished through public awareness, systems change activities, training, advocacy and services to individuals.
• Disabilities Network of Eastern ConnecticutMission statement plus information on advocacy, peer support and independent skills training.
• Disabled American Veterans, Department of ConnecticutStatewide organization offers newsletter, events calendar, information and resources.
• Easter Seals of ConnecticutPrograms and services for children and adults with disabilities.
• Family Village -- Connecticut ResourcesInformation, resources, communication opportunities for persons with disabilities.
• Hart, Inc.Nonprofit agency which provides support services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Library for the Blind and Physically HandicappedProvides 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 ConnecticutPeople 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 SheetContact information for disability resources.
• Special Olympics ConnecticutProvides 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 ServicesProvides vocational rehabilitation to assist persons with physical or mental disabilities to prepare for, find or keep a job.
• 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.
