STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

George Dowaliby, Chief

Bur. of Special Educ. & Pupil Svcs.

CT Dept. of Education

25 Industrial Park Road

Middletown, CT 06457-1520

(860) 807-2025

E-mail: george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Maria Synodi, 3-5 Coord., State Preschool Program

Bureau of Early Childhood Education & Social Svcs.

CT Department of Education

25 Industrial Park Road

Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 807-2054

E-mail: maria.synodi@po.state.ct.us

Web: state.ct.us/sde

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

Linda Goodman, Birth-3 Part C Coordinator

State Birth to Three System

Department of Mental Retardation

460 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 418-6147; (800) 505-7000 (In CT)

(860) 571-7556

E-mail: linda.goodman@po.state.ct.us

Web:

STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

John F. Halliday, Director

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

Department of Social Services

25 Sigourney Street

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 424-4848

STATE TRANSITION COORDINATOR

George Dowaliby, Chief

Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services

CT Department of Education

25 Industrial Park Road

Middletown, CT 06457-1543

(860) 807-2025

E-mail: george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Albert J. Solnit, Commissioner

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

410 Capitol Avenue, P.O. Box 341431

Hartford, CT 06134

(860) 418-7000

Web:

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN

Karen Andersson, Director of Mental Health

Department of Children & Families

505 Hudson Street

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 550-6683

E-mail: karen.andersson@po.state.ct.us

STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM

Peter O'Meara, Commissioner

Department of Mental Retardation

460 Capitol Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 418-6000

Web:

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Edward T. Preneta, Director

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

Web:

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 (In CT)

(860) 566-2102 (TTY)

E-mail: ctopapd@

Web:

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Susan Werboff, Director

Client Assistance Program

Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency

(see above)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Lisa Davis, Supervisor

Maternal & Child Health Unit

CT Department of Public Health

410 Capital Avenue, MS #11 MAT

P. O. Box 340308

Hartford, CT 06134-0308

(860) 509-8074

Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks

85 Jones Street, P.O. Box 198

Hebron, CT 06248-0198

(860) 228-9496; (860) 228-2091 (TTY)

E-mail: HelenM@

Web:

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING

Stacie Mawson, Executive Director

Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired

1245 Farmington Avenue

West Hartford, CT 06107

(860) 561-0196 (V/TTY)

E-mail: cdhi@po.state.ct.us

Web:

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director

New England ADA Technical Assistance Center

374 Congress Street, Suite 301

Boston, MA 02210

(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY); (617) 695-0085 (V/TTY)

E-mail: adaptive@

Web:

DISABILITY 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 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

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: autism-

Brain Injury

M. Billye Simmers, Executive Director

Brain Injury Association of CT

1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 224

Rocky Hill, CT 06067

(860) 721-8111; (800) 278-8242 (in CT)

Web:

Epilepsy

Linda Wallace, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation of CT, Inc.

1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 168

Rocky Hill, CT 06067

(860) 721-9226; (800) 899-3745 (in CT)

E-mail: efct@

Learning Disabilities

Hillary Pease, Executive Director

Learning Disabilities Association of CT (LDA)

999 Asylum Avenue

Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 560-1711

E-mail: ldact@

Web:

Beryl Kaufman, Executive Director

The 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@

Web:

Mental Health

Beverly Walton, President & CEO

Mental Health Association of CT

20-30 Beaver Road, Suite 101

Wethersfield, CT 06109

(860) 529-1970

E-mail: MNTLHLTH@

Liz Smith, Executive Director

NAMI-Connecticut

151 New Park Avenue

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 586-2319; (800) 215-3021

E-mail: office@

Web:

Mental Retardation

Margaret Dignoti, Executive Director

The Arc of Connecticut

1030 New Britain Avenue, Suite 102B

West Hartford, CT 06110

(860) 953-8335

E-mail: arcct@

Speech and Hearing

Elizabeth MacKenzie, President

CT Speech-Language-Hearing Association

213 Back Lane

Newington, CT 06111-4204

(860) 666-6900

E-mail: CSHA.ASSOC.@

Visual Impairments

American Foundation for the Blind

11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York, NY 10001

(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)

E-mail: afbinfo@

Web:

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Lee McLean, Director

A. J. Pappanikou Ctr. on Disability Studies

A University Affiliated Program

249 Glenbrook Road, U2064

Storrs, CT 06269-2064

(860) 486-5035; (860) 486-5069 (TTY)

E-mail: mclean@uconnvm.uconn.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

John M. Ficarro, Project Director

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

DSS/BRS

25 Sigourney Street, 11 Floor

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 424-4881; (800) 537-2549

(860) 424-4839 (TTY)

E-mail: jficarro@

Web: techact.uconn.edu

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Nancy Prescott, Director

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)

338 Main Street

Niantic, CT 06357

(860) 739-3089; (800) 445-2722 (In CT)

E-mail: cpacinc@

Web: members.cpacinc/cpac.htm

PARENT-TO-PARENT

Mary Ann Meade, Network Coordinator

Parent-to-Parent Network of CT

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

282 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 545-9021

E-mail: mameade@

Pat Tomka, Coordinator

WeCAHR (Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights)

11 Lake Avenue Ext.

Danbury, CT 06811

(203) 792-3540

E-mail: advozealot@

Web:

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

John R. Quinn, President

Easter Seals Connecticut

85 Jones Street, P.O. Box 100

Hebron, CT 06248-0100

(860) 228-9438; (800) 832-4409

E-mail: johnq@

Web:

Molly Cole, Director

The Family Center

CT Children's Medical Center

282 Washington Street

Hartford, CT 06106

(860) 545-9023

E-mail: mcole@

Jane F. Archer, Executive Director

VSA arts Connecticut (formerly Very Special Arts)

26 Wintonbury Avenue

Bloomfield, CT 06002

(860) 243-9910

E-mail: vsact@

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