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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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State Agencies Official State Web Site 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:     www.ct.gov/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) 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 Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 State Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue Hartford   CT   06106 (860) 713-6788 maria.synodi@ct.gov www.sde.ct.gov Coordinator for Transition Services Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 2219 Hartford   CT   06145-2219 (860) 713-6923 patricia.anderson@ct.gov www.sde.ct.gov/sde State Mental Health Representative for Children Department of Children and Families 505 Hudson Street Hartford   CT   06106 (800) 842-2288 (in CT) (860) 550-6683 karen.andersson@po.state.ct.us www.state.ct.us/dcf Councils on Developmental Disabilities Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford   CT   06106-1308 (800) 653-1154 (in CT) (860) 418-6160 (860) 418-6172 (TTY) ed.preneta@po.state.ct.us www.ct.gov/ctcdd/site/default.asp Client Assistance Program Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency.     Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks 85 Jones Street P.O. Box 198 Hebron   CT   06248-0198 (860) 228-9496 (860) 228-2091 (TTY) Sku@eastersealsct.org www.ct.easterseals.com Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing 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/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor   CT   06095 (800) 842-4510 (860) 602-4000 BESB@po.state.ct.us www.besb.state.ct.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities 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 State Mediation System 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 (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 afortunato@rfbd.org www.rfbd.org/ct State Department of Education: Special Education Bureau of Special Education Department of Education 165 Capitol Avenue, Room 360 Hartford   CT   06106 (860) 713-6912 annelouise.thompson@ct.gov http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth to 3 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 State Vocational Rehabilitation Program 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 State Adult Mental Health Agency 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 Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Department of Developmental Services (DDS) 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford   CT   06106 (860) 418-6000 ddsct.co@ct.gov www.ct.gov/dds Protection and Advocacy Agency 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 Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs 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 State CHIP Program (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/ Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 833-8134 (V) (800) 942-9710 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (877) 842-5177 (Speech to Speech) Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - New England ADA Center Adaptive Environments Center, Inc. 180-200 Portland Street, First Floor Boston   MA   02114 (800) 949-4232 V/TTY) (617) 695-1225 (V/TTY) adainfo@newenglandada.org http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home Technology-Related Assistance 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 Special Format Library 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 Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder 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 Autism 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 Brain Injury 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 UCP of Eastern Connecticut 42 Norwich Road Quaker Hill   CT   06375 (860) 443-3800 mmorrison@ucpect.org www.ucpect.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Connecticut 43 Woodland Street, Suite 260  Hartford   CT   06105 (860) 246-6400 arcct@aol.com www.arcct.com Mental Health Mental Health Association of Connecticut 20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 108 Wethersfield   CT   06109 (860) 529-1970 bwalton@mhact.org www.mhact.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association 213 Back Lane Newington   CT   06111-4204 (860) 666-6900 csha.assoc@snet.net www.ctspeechhearing.org Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. 42-40 Bell Boulevard Bayside   NY   11361-2820 (718) 224-2999 ts@tsa-usa.org www.tsa-usa.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Blind/Visual Impairments 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 Cerebral Palsy St. Vincents Special Needs Services Trumbull Corporate Park 95 Merritt Boulevard Trumbull   CT   06611 (203) 375-6400 www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc. 386 Main Street Middletown   CT   06457 (800) 899-3745 (860) 346-1924 efct@sbcglobal.net www.epilepsyct.net Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut (LDA-CT) 999 Asylum Avenue, Suite 504 Hartford   CT   06105 (860) 560-1711 ldact@ldact.org www.ldact.org NAMI Connecticut 241 Main Street, 5th Floor Hartford   CT   06106 (800) 215-3021 (860) 882-0236 namicted@namict.org www.namict.org Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut P.O. Box 2545  Hartford   CT   06146-2545 (800) 574-6274 sbac@sbac.org www.SBAC.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 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 WeCAHR (Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights) 211 Main Street  Danbury   CT   06810 (203) 792-3540 ptomka@wecahr.org www.wecahr.org Parent-to-Parent 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 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 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 Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Easter Seals Connecticut 85 Jones Street P.O. Box 100  Hebron   CT   06248-0100 (800) 874-7687 (860) 228-9438 dshugrue@eastersealsct.org www.ct.easterseals.com Independent Living Connecticut State Independent Living Council 151 New Park Avenue Hartford   CT   06106 tomconnors3@comcast.net Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut 238 W. Town Street Norwich   CT   06360 (860) 823-1898 www.dnec.org 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 Connecticut Association of Centers for Independent Living 151 New Park Avenue Hartford   CT   06106 (860) 656-0430 gwaterhouse@cacil.net www.cacil.net Back to Top

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Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between AED and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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NICHCY thanks our Project Officer, Dr. Judy L. Shanley, at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education.

Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between the Academy for Educational Development and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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