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CONNECTICUT

Thursday August 11, 2005 in Avon, Connecticut. The dump truck lost control
and went through a major intersection causing a 20 car accident with 5 fatalities.

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for people with disabilities in Connecticut?

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EMERGENCY RESOURCES

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Emergency First Responders - 911

Information & Referral - 211

TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)

Speech to Speech Relay 877-842-5177

Skip to disability resources

Emergency Management
Connecticut Office of Emergency Management
Military Department
360 Broad Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
(860) 566-3180
(860) 247-0664 FAX
http://www.mil.state.ct.us/OEM.htm

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EDUCATION

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Education for the Homeless
State Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: (860) 807-2058
Fax: (860) 807-2084
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/homeless/index.htm

Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford CT 06106
Tel: (860) 713-6548
Fax: (860) 713-7038
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/index.htmlConnecticut State Department of Education

Bureau of Special Education
P.O. Box 2219, Hartford, CT 06145-2219
(860) 713-6910, Fax (860) 713-7153
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/index.htm

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HOUSING

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HUD
One Corporate Center
20 Church Street, 19th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103-3220
Phone: (860) 240-4800
Fax: (860) 240-4850
TTY: (860) 240-4665

Co-op Initiatives
Co-op Initiatives works with people with disabilities to create homes of their own
as alternatives to institutional and other settings.
999 Asylum Ave, Suite 506
Hartford, CT 06105
860-724-4940

Shelters

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FOOD

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Connecticut State Information/Hotline Number: 1-800-842-1508
http://www.dss.state.ct.us/svcs/nutrit.htm

Connecticut Food Bank
PO Box 8686
150 Bradley Street, East Haven, CT 06512
New Haven, CT 06531
Phone: 203-469-5000
Fax: 203-469-4871
http://www.ctfoodbank.org

Foodshare
200 Addison Rd., PO Box 809
Windsor, CT 06095-0809
Phone: 860-688-6500
Fax: 860-688-2776
http://www.foodshare.org

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FINANCIAL HELP

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Help with UtilitIies
http://www.hud.gov/local/ct/renting/energyprgms.cfm
http://www.liheap.ncat.org/profiles/energyhelp.htm

Obie Harrington-Howes Foundation (financial assistance)
P.O. Box 2221
Darien, CT 06820

Cash Assistance Services
http://www.dss.state.ct.us/svcs/tanf.htm

Child Care
http://www.dss.state.ct.us/ccare/index.htm

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MEDICAL CARE

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http://www.dss.state.ct.us/svcs/medical/index.htm

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EMPLOYMENT

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Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street-11th Floor Hartford, CT 06106
1-800-537-2549 (voice only)
(860) 424-4844 (voice); (860) 424-4839 (TDD/TTY)
1-800-537-2549; (860) 424-4844
http://www.brs.state.ct.us

Connecticut Department of Labor
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/index.htm

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SENIOR RESOURCES

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http://www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us/

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES

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Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency

New England ADA and Accessible IT Center
Adaptive Environments Center, Inc.
374 Congress Street, Suite 301
Boston, MA 02210
(617) 695-0085 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: adaptive@adaptenv.org
http://www.newenglandada.org

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AIDS/HIV

Connecticut AIDS Residence Coalition
56 Arbor Street
Hartford, CT 06106
TEL: 860/231-8212
Fax: 860/231-9745
Email: carc1@earthlink.net
http://www.ctaidshousing.org

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Arc

The Arc of Connecticut
1030 New Britain Avenue,
Suite 102
West Hartford, CT 6110
(860) 953-8335
arcct@aol.com
http://www.arcct.com/

STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way P.O. Box 470 Norwalk, CT 6851 (203) 846-9581 www.starinc-lightingtheway.org Quinebaug Valley 687 Cook Hill Road Danielson, CT 6239 (860) 774-2827 http://www.qvarc.org Meriden-Wallingford 224-226 Cook Avenue Meriden, CT 6451 (203) 237-9975 mwshinc@snet.net http://www.mwsinc.org Waterbury 1929 East Main Street Waterbury, CT 06705 (203) 575-0707 warc@snet.net Southington 201 West Main Street Plantsville, CT 6479 (860) 628-9220c advocacy@arcsouthington.org Sarah, Inc. 246 Goose Lane, Suite 101 Guilford, CT 06437-2112 (203) 458-4040 http://www.sarah-inc.org/ Litchfield County Arc 84-R Main Street Torrington, CT 6790 (860) 482-9364 larc@litchfieldarc.org http://www.litchfieldarc.org/

New London County 125 Sachem Street Norwich, CT 6360 (860) 889-4435 Email: nlcarc@snet.net Tri-County 65 Route 66 East Columbia, CT 6237 (860) 228-2070 Ext 103 Greater Enfield 75 Hazard Avenue, Unit E Enfield, CT 6082 (860) 763-5411 Options Unlimited, Inc. 584 West Hill Road New Hartford, CT 6057 (860) 738-1410 optionsunltd@myexcel.com Friends of New Milford 238 Chestnutland Road New Milford, CT 6776 (860) 355-5343 Family Options 51 Depot Road Watertown, CT 6795 (860) 274-0757 Directions, Inc. 62 Washington Street Middletown, CT 6457 (860) 347-5099 PDFutures@aol.com Farmington Valley 225 Commerce Drive P.O. Box 1099 Canton, CT 06019-1099 (860) 693-6662 favarh@favarh.org http://www.favarh.org

Sarah Tuxis Residential Services 45 Boston Street Guilford, CT 6437 (203) 458-8532 Tuxis@cshore.com http://www.sarah-tuxis.org/ Sarah Seneca Residential Services 11 Business Park Dr, #1 Branford, CT 6405 (203) 315-3770 sarahsenecares@snet.net The Arc of Plainville 367 New Britain Ave. Plainville, CT 6062 (860) 747-1560 Marc Community Resources, Ltd. 12 Fairview Street P.O. Box 126 Portland, CT 6480 (860) 342-0700 marclizw@snet.net http://www.marcweb.org MARC, Inc. of Manchester 376R West Middle Turnpike Manchester, CT 6040 (860) 646-5718 info@marcct.org http://www.marcct.org/ WeCAHR (W CN ARC Assoc. for Human Rights) 211 Main Street Danbury, CT 6810 (203) 792-3540 http://www.wecahr.org

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Arthritis, Skeletal & Skin disabilities

Arthritis Foundation
Southern New England Chapter
35 Cold Spring Road
Suite 411
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
860-563-1177
http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Chapter.asp?chapid=66

Ehlers-Danos Syndrome Support Group
Western CONN - Sandra and Vinny Buscher's
203)798-9401 or (860)346-4621
universalm~ at~comcast.net

DebRA New York Support Group (NY, NJ & CT)
Kathy Twible, rjt516~at~optonline.net
Michele Disco, ebnysg~at~yahoo.com
ebnysg@yahoo.com

Little People of America
Casey Hubelbank: chayim76@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.lpad1.org
Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/districtone

Scleroderma Foundation - Tri-State Chapter
59 Front Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
800-867-0885 or 607-723-2239
Fax: 607-723-2039
Connecticut Scleroderma Support Group
Mary Mannillo, 860-231-7458, marysclero@comcast.net
http://www.scleroderma.org/chapter/tristate/connect.htm

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Assistive Technology

Connecticut Assistive Technology Project
Department of Social Services, BRS
25 Sigourney St. 11th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-424-4897
Phone: 800-537-2549 (In State)
TTY: 860-424-4839
Fax: 860-424-4850
Email: dawn.lambert@po.state.ct.us
http://www.techactproject.com

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Autism

Autism Society of Connecticut
Sara Reed Clark
103 Talcott Road
Guilford, Connecticut 06437
(203) 453-9471
http://www.autismsocietyofct.org

SE CT Autism Spectrum Association, INC (SECASA)
Preston Public Library
Attention SECASA, Inc
389 Route 2
Preston, CT 06365
(860) 917-3108
http://SECASA2004.tripod.com

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Blind & Visually Impaired

American Council of the Blind of Connecticut
191 Center Brooke Rd
Hamden, CT 06518
Tel: (800) 231-3349

Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
Tel: 602-4000
http://www.besb.state.ct.us/

National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut
580 Burnside Avenue, Suite#1
East Hartford, CT 06108
Tel: (860) 289-1971
http://www.nfbct.org

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Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
333 East River Drive, Suite 106
East Hartford, CT 06108
860 721-8111 or 800 278-8242
http://www.biact.org/

Connecticut Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
P.O. Box 400, Wallingford, CT 06492
Telephone: (203) 284-1045
http://www.sciact.org/index.asp

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Cancer

American Cancer Society
Southern New England Region

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/all_chap

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Cerebral Palsy

UCP of Eastern CONN
Shaw's Cove 6, Suite 101
New London, CT 06320
(860) 447-3889
E-mail: united.cerebra.palsy@snet.net

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Centers for Independent Living

Center for Disability Rights 764A Campbell Avenue West Haven, CT 06516 (203) 934-7077 (V) (203) 934-7079 (TDD) e-mail: cdr7077@aol.com Independence Unlimited 151 New Park Avenue - Suite D Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 523-5021 (V) (860) 529-0436 (TDD) e-mail: indunl@aol.com Independence Northwest 1183 New Haven Rd, #200 Naugatuck, CT 06770 (203) 729-3299 (V) (203) 729-1281 (TDD) e-mail: indnw@aol.com

Disability Resource Center of Fairfield County 80 Ferry Boulevard Stratford, CT 06615 (203) 378-6977 (V); (203) 378-3248 (TDD) http://www.drcfc.org e-mail: info@drcfc.org Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut 238 West Town Street Norwich, CT 06360 (860) 823-1898 (V/TDD) http://www.disability-dnec.org e-mail: dnec@snet.net

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Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Connecticut Chapter
185 Silas Deane Highway
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 257-6907
(800) 841-2828
Fax: (860) 257-6903
http://www.cff.org/Chapters/connecticut/

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Deaf, hearing impaired, and speech services

Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI)
67 Prospect Avenue, 3rd Floor
Hartford, CT 06106-2980
1-800-708-6796 TTY/VOICE
860-231-8756 TTY/VOICE
http://www.state.ct.us/cdhi/

For Police/ Emergency Interpretative Services
860-231-7623 TTY/VOICE Evenings/Weekends/Holidays only!

Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI) -
Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) Project
National Coordinator: jimhouse@tdi-online.org http://www.cepintdi.org/
DEAF, Inc. (New England & Great Lakes contact)
215 Brighton Ave., Allston, MA 02134, 617 254-4041 TTY/V
http://www.deafinconline.org
Sharon Applegate, Executive Director slapplegate@rcn.com
Stephanie Clark, Regional Specialist sclark@deafinconline.org

Connecticut Speech-Language-Hearing Association
213 Back Lane
Newington, CT 06111-4204
(860) 666-6900
E-mail: CSHA.ASSOC.@snet.net
http://www.ctspeechhearing.org

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Developmental Disabilities

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
University of Connecticut
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Avenue, MC6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222
(860) 679-1500; (860) 679-1502 (TTY)
(866) 623-1315
http://www.uconnucedd.org/

Connecticut Coalition for Inclusive Education [CCIE]
P.O. Box 331053
West Hartford, CT 06133
(860) 953- 8335 Ext 11
http://www.includeme.org

Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
(860) 418-6160; (860) 418-6172 (TTY)
E-mail: ed.preneta@po.state.ct.us
http://www.state.ct.us/ctcdd

Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered - SABE
P.O. Box 105CI
New Fairfield CT 06812
http://www.sabeusa.org/

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Diabetes

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

North Central CT and Western MA
18 North Main Street, 3rd Flr
West Hartford, CT 06107
Telephone: (860)561-1153
Fax: (860)561-3440
northcentralct@jdrf.org
http://www.jdrf.org/CT/North-Central-CT-Western-MA

Greater New Haven Chapter
2969 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06518
Telephone: (203)248-1880
Fax: (203)248-1820
newhaven@jdrf.org
http://www.jdf.org/chapters/CT/Greater-New-Haven

Fairfield County Chapter
200 Connecticut Ave., Suite 5H
Norwalk, CT 06854
Telephone: (203)854-0658
Fax: (203)854-0798
fairfield@jdrf.org

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Down syndrome

Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress, Inc.
PO Box 340385
Hartford CT 06134-0385
860-257-8882
888-486-8537
Email: manager@ctdownsyndrome.org
http://www.ctdownsyndrome.org

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Easter Seals

Easter Seals Connecticut
85 Jones Street
P.O. Box 100
Hebron, CT 06248-0100
(860) 228-9438; (800) 832-4409
E-mail: johnq@eastersealsofct.org
http://www.ct.easter-seals.org

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Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of Conn.
999 Asylum Avenue
5th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105
Phone: (860) 560-1711
Fax: (860) 560-1750
http://www.ldact.org/

Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
25 Van Vent Street, Suite 15-5
East Norwalk, CT 06855-1719
(203) 838-5010
E-mail: cacld@att.net
http://www.cacld.org

Greater Danbury CHADD
Tel: (203) 790-8654
http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd785.html

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Legal Advocacy

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
60 B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
(860) 297-4300; (800) 842-7303 (In CT)
(860) 566-2102 (TTY)
E-mail: OPA.Information@po.state.ct.us
http://www.state.ct.us/opapd/

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Mental Health

Mental Health Association of Connecticut
20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 108
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 529-1970
E-mail: MNTLHLTH@tiac.net
http://www.mhact.org

NAMI-Connecticut
30 Jordan Lane
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 882-0236; (800) 215-3021; Fax: (860) 882-0240
E-mail: office@namict.org
http://www.namict.org

Families United for Children's Mental Health
PO Box 151
New London, CT 06320
(860) 439-0710; Fax: (860) 439-0711
E-mail: ctfamiliesunited@sbcglobal.net
http://www.familiesunited.org

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Neurological disabilities

ALS Association
Connecticut Chapter
4 Oxford Road, Unit D1
Milford, CT 06460
203-874-5050
877-257-2281
als.assoc@snet.net
http://www.alsact.org

Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut, Inc.
386 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 346-1924; (800) 899-3745 (in CT)
E-mail: efct@aol.com
http://www.epilepsyct.net

Huntington's Disease Society of America
New England Regional Office
1253 Worcester Road, Suite 202
Framingham, MA 01701
Phone: 508-872-8102 ex:13
Fax: 508-872-8103
Toll Free: 888-872-8102
virginia@hdsa-ne.org
http://www.hdsa-ne.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

American Parkinson’s Disease Association Information & Referral Center
HOSPITAL OF ST. RAPHAEL
1450 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Donna Diazil: ddiaz@srhs.org
203-789-3936
Fax: 203-789-4289
http://www.ctapda.com

The Polio Outreach of Connecticut
75 Tallwood Road
Southbury, CT 06488
PHONE: (203) 481-5606 or (203) 639-7339
E-mail us: PolioOutreach@aol.com
http://www.the-polio-outreach-of-ct.com/

Spina Bifida Association of Connecticut
P.O. Box 2545
Hartford, CT 06146-2545
(860) 464-2512; (800) 574-6274
E-mail: mkmbeck@cs.com
http://www.sbac.org/

Connecticut Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Chapter
PO Box 185744
Hamden, CT 06518
Tel: (203) 288-1488
http://hometown.aol.com/ctfsma/home.html

Connecticut Tourette Association
915 Brickyard Rd.
Woodstock, CT 06281
(203) 912-7310
E-mail: ts@tsact.org
http://www.tsact.org

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Parent Advocacy - Cross Disability

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089; (800) 445-2722 (In CT)
E-mail: cpac@cpacinc.org
http://www.cpacinc.org

Parent-to-Parent
PATH - Parents Available to Help
P.O. Box 611
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 459-4687; (800) 399-7284 (in CT)
E-mail: path03@aol.com

Partners in Policymaking
Family Support Network
University of Connecticut
Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
MC6222 The Exchange, Suite 262
263 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06030
(860) 679-1504
E-mail: mcole@nso1.uchc.edu

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Recreation & the Arts

VSA Arts of Connecticut
26 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 243-9910
E-mail: ct@vsarts.org

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Resource Lists

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ct.htm

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