A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

Connecticut State Resources

Complete update · 4/2008
Partial update · 5/14/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet 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.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Christopher J. Dodd (D)
448 Russell Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2823
(202) 228-1083 (Fax)
Web: http://dodd.senate.gov

Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman (D)
706 Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4041
(202) 224-9750 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue
Web: http://lieberman.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable M. Jodi Rell
Executive Office of the Governor
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 566-4840
E-mail: Governor.Rell@ct.gov
Web: www.state.ct.us/governor/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.ct.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Anne Louise Thompson, Bureau Chief
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue, Room 360
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 713-6912
E-mail: annelouise.thompson@ct.gov
Web: www.sde.ct.gov/sde/

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
Web: www.sde.ct.gov/sde

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth to 3
Linda Goodman, Director
Connecticut Birth to Three System
Department of Developmental Services
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
(866) 888-4188
E-mail: linda.goodman@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.birth23.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Maria Synodi, Coordinator, Early Childhood Special Education
State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 713-6788
E-mail: maria.synodi@ct.gov
Web: www.sde.ct.gov

State Vocational Rehabilitation Program
Brenda L. Moore, Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-4848
E-mail: brenda.moore@ct.gov
Web: www.brs.state.ct.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Patricia Anderson, Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education
Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
(860) 713-6923
E-mail: patricia.anderson@ct.gov
Web: www.sde.ct.gov/sde

State Adult Mental Health Agency
Dr. Thomas A. Kirk, Jr., Commissioner
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
P.O. Box 341431
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 418-7000; (800) 446-7348
E-mail: thomas.kirk@ct.gov
Web: www.ct.gov/dmhas

State Mental Health Representative for Children
Karen Andersson, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health
Department of Children and Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 550-6683; (800) 842-2288 (in CT)
E-mail: karen.andersson@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/dcf

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Peter H. O'Meara, Commissioner
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-6000
E-mail: ddsct.co@ct.gov
Web: www.ct.gov/dds

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Edward T. Preneta, Director
Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
(860) 418-6160; (800) 653-1154 (in CT)
(860) 418-6172 (TTY)
E-mail: ed.preneta@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.ct.gov/ctcdd/site/default.asp

Protection and Advocacy Agency
James McGaughey, Executive Director
Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
60 B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
(860) 297-4300; (800) 842-7303 (V/TTY in CT)
(860) 297-4380 (TTY)
E-mail: OPA-Information@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.ct.gov/opapd

Client Assistance Program
Susan Werboff, Director
Client Assistance Program
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Mark Keenan, RN, MBA, Supervising Nurse Consultant
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
E-mail: mark.keenan@ct.gov
Web: www.dph.state.ct.us

Sunny Ku, Director of Camping and Respite Services
Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks
85 Jones Street
P.O. Box 198
Hebron, CT 06248-0198
(860) 228-9496; (860) 228-2091 (TTY)
E-mail: Sku@eastersealsct.org
Web: www.ct.easterseals.com

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; (800) 410-1681 (TTY)
E-mail: webmaster@huskyhealth.com
Web: www.huskyhealth.com/

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Stacie Mawson, Executive Director
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
67 Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 231-8756 (V/TTY); (800) 708-6796 (in CT)
(860) 231-8169 (TTY)
E-mail: cdhi@ct.gov
Web: www.state.ct.us/cdhi/

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 833-8134 (V)
(800) 942-9710 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 842-5177 (Speech to Speech)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Brian Sigman, Executive Director
Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 602-4000; (800) 842-4510
E-mail: BESB@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.besb.state.ct.us

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director
Oce Harrison, Project Director
DBTAC - New England ADA Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
180-200 Portland Street, First Floor
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 695-1225 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 V/TTY)
E-mail: adainfo@newenglandada.org
Web: http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/home

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D., Director
University of Connecticut
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Avenue, MC6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222
(860) 679-1500; (860) 679-1502 (TTY)
(866) 623-1315
E-mail: bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
Web: www.uconnucedd.org

Technology-Related Assistance
Arlene Lugo, Program Director
Connecticut Tech Act Project
Department of Social Services
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
25 Sigourney Street, 11th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-4881; (800) 537-2549 (in CT)
(860) 424-4839 (TTY)
E-mail: arlene.lugo@ct.gov
Web: www.cttechact.com
Web: www.getATstuff.com

State Mediation System
Thomas Badway, Education Consultant
Connecticut Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education
Due Process Unit
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1630
(860) 713-6935
E-mail: tom.badway@ct.gov

Special Format Library
Carol A. Taylor, Librarian
Connecticut State Library
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
198 West Street
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 721-2020; (800) 842-4516
E-mail: lbph@cslib.org
Web: www.cslib.org/lbph.htm

(for special format books for individuals with visual impairments, blindness, dyslexia, and other print disabilities)
Anne Fortunato, State Director
Connecticut Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) learning through listening
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 624-4334
E-mail: afortunato@rfbd.org
Web: www.rfbd.org/ct

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
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 657-0881; (800) 3-AUTISM
Web: www.autism-society.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Julie Peters, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
333 E. River Drive, Suite 106
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 721-8111; (800) 278-8242
E-mail: general@biact.org
Web: www.biact.org

Cerebral Palsy
Barry Buxbaum, President/CEO
St. Vincents Special Needs Services
Trumbull Corporate Park
95 Merritt Boulevard
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 375-6400
Web: www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org

Margaret Morrison, Executive Director
UCP of Eastern Connecticut
42 Norwich Road
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
(860) 443-3800
E-mail: mmorrison@ucpect.org
Web: www.ucpect.org

Epilepsy
Linda Wallace, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.
386 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-1924; (800) 899-3745
E-mail: efct@sbcglobal.net
Web: www.epilepsyct.net

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Lynn Warner, Executive Director
The Arc of Connecticut
43 Woodland Street, Suite 260
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 246-6400
E-mail: arcct@aol.com
Web: www.arcct.com

Learning Disabilities
Joan Shapiro, President
Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut (LDA-CT)
999 Asylum Avenue, Suite 504
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 560-1711
E-mail: ldact@ldact.org
Web: www.ldact.org

(also serving Westchester County, NY)
Beryl Kaufman, Executive Director
Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
25 Van Zant Street, Suite 15-5
East Norwalk, CT 06855-1719
(203) 838-5010
E-mail: cacld@optonline.net
Web: www.cacld.org

Mental Health
Beverly Walton, President/CEO
Mental Health Association of Connecticut
20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 108
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 529-1970
E-mail: bwalton@mhact.org
Web: www.mhact.org

Kate Mattias, Executive Director
NAMI Connecticut
241 Main Street, 5th Floor
Hartford, CT 06016
(860) 882-0236; (800) 215-3021
E-mail: namicted@namict.org
Web: www.namict.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Vernice Jury, President
Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association
213 Back Lane
Newington, CT 06111-4204
(860) 666-6900
E-mail: csha.assoc@snet.net
Web: www.ctspeechhearing.org

Spina Bifida
Fred Liguori, President
Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut
P.O. Box 2545
Hartford, CT 06146-2545
(800) 574-6274
E-mail: sbac@sbac.org
Web: www.SBAC.org

Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside, NY 11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
E-mail: ts@tsa-usa.org
Web: www.tsa-usa.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Nancy Prescott, Director
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089; (800) 445-2722 (in CT)
E-mail: cpac@cpacinc.org
Web: www.cpacinc.org

Parent-to-Parent
Nanfi Lubogo, Co-Director
Carmina Cirioli, Co-Director
PATH Parent to Parent CT (Parents Available to Help)
P.O. Box 117
Northford, CT 06472
(203) 234-9554; (800) 399-7284 (in CT)
E-mail: pathp2pct@pathct.org
Web: www.pathct.org

Pat Tomka, Executive Director
WeCAHR (Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights)
211 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 792-3540
E-mail: ptomka@wecahr.org
Web: www.wecahr.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Melissa Johnson, President
Connecticut Parent-Teachers Association
Wilbur Cross Commons Building, Suite 12
60 Connolly Parkway
Hamden, CT 06514-2519
(203) 281-6617
E-mail: connecticut.pta@snet.net
Web: www.ctpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Dorothy Shugrue, President/CEO
Easter Seals Connecticut
85 Jones Street
P.O. Box 100
Hebron, CT 06248-0100
(860) 228-9438; (800) 874-7687
E-mail: dshugrue@eastersealsct.org
Web: www.ct.easterseals.com

Barbara Draheim, APRN, Director
The Special Kids Support Center
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-9230; (877) 743-5516 (in CT)
Web: www.ccmckids.org

Independent Living

Tom Connors, Ph.D.
Chair, Connecticut State
Independent Living Council
151 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
E-mail: tomconnors3@comcast.net

Gary E. Waterhouse, Executive Director
Connecticut Association of Centers for Independent Living
151 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 656-0430
E-mail: gwaterhouse@cacil.net
Web: www.cacil.net

Catherine Ferry, Executive Director
Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut
238 W. Town Street
Norwich, CT 06360
(860) 823-1898
Web: www.dnec.org

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