STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Leslie Averna, Acting Bureau Chief
Bur. of Special Educ. & Pupil Svcs.
CT Dept. of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
(860) 638-4265
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
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) 638-4211
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Linda Goodman, Birth-3 Part H Coordinator
State Birth to Three System
Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-6147
STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
John F. Halliday, Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
10 Griffin Road, North
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 298-2003
STATE TRANSITION COORDINATOR
Leslie Averna, Associate Commissioner
Bureau of Special Education
CT Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1543
(860) 638-4242
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Albert J. Solnit, Commissioner
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-7000
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN
Gary Blau, Director of Mental Health
Department of Children & Families
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 550-6528
E-mail: gary.blau@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
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Edward T. Preneta, Director
Council on Developmental Disabilities
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
(860) 418-6157; (860) 418-6172 (TTY)
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
James McGaughey, Executive Director
Office of P & A 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: hn2571@earthlink.net
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, CSHCN Director
CT Department of Public Health
410 Capital Avenue, MF #911MAT
P. O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-8074
Thomas Hussman, Vice President
Easter Seals Camp Hemlocks
147 Jones Street, P.O. Box 198
Hebron, CT 06248-0198
(860) 228-9496; (860) 228-2091 (TTY)
STATE AGENCY FOR THE LEGALLY BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Kenneth R. Tripp, Executive Director
Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
170 Ridge Road
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 249-8525
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF
HEARING
Stacie Eusko, Acting 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@p.o.state.ct.us
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact
either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of CT
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 224
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 721-8111; (800) 278-8242 (in CT)
Cerebral Palsy
Barry Buxbaum, President/CEO
St Vincents Special Needs Services/UCP of
Fairfield County Affiliate
Trumbull Corporate Park, 95 Merritt Blvd
Trumbull, CT 06611
(203) 375-6400
Epilepsy
Linda Wallace, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of CT
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 168
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 721-9226; (800) 899-3745 (in CT)
E-mail: efct@aol.com
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of CT (LDA)
999 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 560-1711
Beryl Kaufman, Executive Director
The CT Association for Children
with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
25 Van Vent Street, Suite 15-5
East Norwalk, CT 06855
(203) 838-5010
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: MN+hlth@tiac.net
Maureen Kennedy, Administrative Director
CT Alliance for the Mentally Ill (CAMI)
151 New Park Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 586-2319; (800) 215-3021
Mental Retardation
Margaret Dignoti, Executive Director
Association for Retarded Citizens/CT
1030 New Britain Avenue, Suite 102B
West Hartford, CT 06110
(860) 953-8335
Speech and Hearing
Andrew Lees, President
CT Speech-Language-Hearing Association
213 Back Lane
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 666-6900
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of CT, Inc.
P.O. Box 2545
Hartford, CT 06146-2545
(203) 874-2339
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
John R. Quinn, President
Easter Seals of CT, Inc.
147 Jones Street
P.O. Box 100
Hebron, CT 06248-0100
(860) 228-9438; (860) 228-2091 (TTY)
Molly Cole, Director
The Family Center
CT Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-9023
E-mail: mcole@ccmckids.org
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Lee McLean, Director
A. J. Pappanikou Ctr. on Spec. Educ. & Rehabilitation
A University Affiliated Program
249 Glenbrook Road, U-64
Storrs, CT 06269-2064
(860) 486-5035; (860) 486-5069 (TTY)
E-mail: mclean@unconnvm.uconn.edu
URL: http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwpcse
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)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Nancy Prescott, Director
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
338 Main Street
Niantik, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089; (800) 445-2722 (In CT)
E-mail: cpacinc@aol.com
URL: http://members.aol.com/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
Pat Tomka, Coordinator
WeCAHR
11 Lake Avenue Ext.
Danbury, CT 06811
(203) 792-3540
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
The Parent-Teacher Association of CT
Wilbur Cross Commons, Building #11
60 Connolly Parkway
Hamden, CT 06514-2519
(203) 281-6617
