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State Agencies

State of Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation

Contact Information
ATT: Constituent Services
460 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: (860) 418-6000
TD: (860) 418-6079
E-mail: dmrct.co@po.state.ct.us

Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities

Contact Information
460 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106-1308
Tel: (860) 418-6160
TTY:(860) 418-6172
Toll Free: 1-800-653-1134 (Connecticut only)
Fax: (860) 418-6003
Email: ed.prenatal@po.state.ct.us

Connecticut State Department of Education

Contact Information
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06145
(860) 713-6548
E-mail: Office of Communications:
henry.garcia@po.state.ct.us

Disability Activists

ADAPT

ADAPT is a national organization that focuses on promoting services in the community instead of warehousing people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes. Attendant services include helping with eating, dressing, toileting, moving from wheelchair to bed, etc.

Contact Information
Claude Holcomb
Tel: (860) 524-9073
Fax: (860) 566-2102

University Center for Excellence, UConn Health Center

The A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is Connecticut's leader in providing model programs in innovative, disability-related research, training and technical assistance.

Contact Information
University Center for Excellence
UConn Health Center
263 Farmington Ave. , MC 6222
Farmington , CT 06030
Tel: (860) 679-1500
Toll-free: (866) 623-1315
Fax: (860) 679-1571

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities

The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons With Disabilities (better known as 'P and A') is an independent state agency created to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut.

Contact Information
60B Weston St.
Hartford , CT 06120
Toll-free: (800) 842-7303
Fax: (860) 566-8714

Birth to Three System

The mission of the Birth to Three System, a State of Connecticut program, is to strengthen the capacity of families to meet the developmental and health-related needs of their infants and toddlers who have delays or disabilities.

Contact Information
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford , Connecticut 06106
Fax: 860-418-6003
Toll- free 866-888-4188
Tel:(203) 294-5168

Employment and Disability

The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services' mission is to create opportunities that allow individuals with disabilities to live and work independently. The Bureau has three components: the Vocational Rehabilitation Program; the Independent Living Program; and Disability Determination Services.

Contact Information
The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
25 Sigourney Street -11th Floor
Hartford , CT 06106
Toll-free: 1-800-537-2549 (voice only)
Tel: (860) 424-4844 (voice)
Tel: (800) 537-2549
E-mail: evelyn.knight@po.state.ct.us

Families and Parents

Family Voices

Family Voices is a national grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs. Family Voices stays on top of public and private sector healthcare changes that affect children and families.

Contact Information
Molly Cole
Tel: (860) 563-3232
E-mail:mcole@favor-ct.org

Or Yvette Johnson
Tel: (860) 418-8709
E-mail: Yvette.Johnson@po.state.ct.us

Latino Parents

The main effort of the organization has been to ensure that the educational system lifts barriers that hinder the ability of Latino children and their families to get a quality education.

Contact Information
Tel: (860) 297-4391/297-4392
Fax: (860) 566-8714
E-mail: parentsopeningdoors@sbcglobal.net

Education

Connecticut Coalition for Inclusive Education

The Connecticut Coalition for Inclusive Education (CCIE) is an organization that advocates for quality education in general education classes and related activities in neighborhood schools for students with disabilities.

Contact Information
CCIE, Inc.
P.O. Box 331053
West Hartford , CT 06110
Tel: (860) 953-8335
Fax: (860) 953-8343
E-mail: Arcct@aol.com

Kids as Self Advocates

Kids As Self Advocates (KASA) is a national grassroots network that:
Helps youth with special needs and their friends become self-advocates,
Helps other people in the community understand what it's like to live with special health care needs,
Allows youth to address topics they feel are important through support and information,
And provides an avenue for youth to educate society about issues concerning youth with a wide spectrum of disabilities.

Community Development and Inclusion

Asset Based Community Development Institute

The Asset Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) teaches citizens how to find and use local resources to rejuvenate their economies, strengthen public and private investments in community, and ultimately, rebuild civil society.

Contact Information
Asset Based Community Development Institute
2120 Campus Drive
Evanston , IL 60208-4100
Tel: (847) 491-8711
Fax: (847) 467-4140
E-mail: abcd@northwestern.edu

Social Role Valorization Training

Social Role Valorization (SRV) is a high-level service and relationship theory based on empirical knowledge for the design and rendering of both formal and informal services and relationships to any kind of people with any kind of need or condition, but especially those who are devalued or at risk thereof.

Contact Information
E-mail: jarm@socialrolevalorization.com

EPISODE 1

Adapted Recreation:
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability

Advocacy:
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc.
Connecticut only: Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

Americans with Disabilities Act:

Assistive Technology:

History of the Disability Movement:

Nora Ellen Groce, Ph.D., Yale University:

Service Dogs:

Voting and Accessibility of Polling Places:

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EPISODE 2

History of the Disability Movement:

Inclusion Resources:

Nora Ellen Groce, Ph.D., Yale University:

Words and Values (The Social Role Valorization Project):

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EPISODE 3

Career as Personal Assistant:

Employing a Personal Assistant:

Genetic Counseling:

Parent Advocacy:

Parents With Disabilities:

Siblings:

Tax Dollars and Disability:

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EPISODE 4

Adaptive Environments: Human Centered Design

Boundless Playgrounds

Emergency Preparedness

ADA Home Page

Housing
The Connecticut Housing Coalition

Independent Living Centers in Connecticut

Service Dogs
East Coast Assistance Dogs

Technology
New England Assistive Technology Marketplace

Transportation
P.A.T.H.S.* Transportation Initiative

www.projectaction.org

Vans
Ride-Away Handicap Equipment Corporation

Van and Van Conversion Directory

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EPISODE 5

Braille Tees

Weavers Group, The Hartford Artisans' Center at Oak Hill

Canton Clay Works (sells products for weavers)

Second Step Players

Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Give Us Your Opinion on Disability-Related Issues

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EPISODE 6

Employer Incentives for an Inclusive Workplace
http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/employer/
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=11
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/tax.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/taxpack.htm

Transportation: Getting to and From Work
http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/employment_supports/transportation.htm

Latinos With Disabilities
http://www.proyectovision.net/index.html
http://www.parentsopeningdoors.org/

Employment Statistics for People With Disabilities
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/

History of Employing People With Disabilities
http://www.mncdd.org/parallels2/four/index.htm

Inclusive Workplaces
http://www.proyectovision.net/english/bridges/bridges2006/whoemploys.html

Changing Perceptions About Employing People With Disabilities
http://www.dol.gov/odep/archives/ek96/business.htm
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm...67723076

Healthcare
http://www.ct.gov/dss/cwp/view.asp?a=2353&q=305218

Employer Accommodation Resources
http://www.dol.gov/odep/categories/employer/employing/accommodations.htm

Assistive Technologies
http://www.abledata.com/
http://www.atia.org/
http://www.neatmarketplace.org/

FAQs for Employers and Staff
http://www.dol.gov/odep/faqs/main.htm

Employment Disability Services
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/
http://www.brs.state.ct.us/index.html

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EPISODE 7

DMR Name Change
http://www.ctcdd.org

Unionville
http://www.farmington-ct.org/downloads/uvia%20presentation.pdf

Universal Design
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/

CT Family Support Council
http://ctfsc.org

Disability Advocacy Collaborative
http://www.ct-dac.org

AFCAMP
http://www.ct.gov/opapd/cwp/view.asp?a=1744&Q=277228

Greg Smith
http://www.thestrengthcoach.com/

Bob & Martha Perske
http://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/freeform/CenturionMinistries?OPenDocument

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EPISODE 8

Helpful Connecticut Resources for Families (PDF)
Download

SDE (State Department of Education)
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp

B23- (Birth to Three)
http://www.birth23.org/Families/default.asp

SERC-(State Education Resource Center)
http://www.ctserc.org/

CPAC-(CT Parents Advocacy Center)
http://cpacinc.org/about.htm

FSC- (Family Support Council)
http://www.uconnucedd.org/Publications/files/CTFamilySupportCouncil.pdf

FAVOR-(Family Advocacy Organization for Children's Mental Health)
http://www.see-ct.com/Sample01/

AFCAMP-(African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities)
http://www.ct.gov/opapd/cwp/view.asp?a=1744&q=277228

P&A- (Protection and Advocacy)
http://www.ct.gov/opapd

BESB- (Board of Education and Services for the Blind)
http://www.besb.state.ct.us

KASA- (Kids as Self-advocates)
Email: coordinator@ctkasa.org

BRS- (Bureau of Rehabilitative Services)
http://www.dss.state.ct.us

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EPISODE 9

Sarah Dunion: http://www.sarahdunion.com

Facilitated Communication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilitated_communication

People using FC http://www.lonesomedoves.org/members.html

J.W. Jacobson, et al., "A History of Facilitated Communication: Science, Pseudoscience, and Antiscience," American Psychologist, (1995), Vol. 50, No. 9, Pages 750-765.
The paper is available at: http://www.apa.org/journals/jacobson.html

American Psychiatric Association http://www.psych.org/

Technology

IRobot: http://www.irobot.com/

IBotNow: Wheelchair climbs stairs

NEAT: http://www.neatmarketplace.org/

Donna Duda

Focus on recovery: http://www.focusonrecovery.org/

Salem the Dog, Fidelco: http://www.fidelco.org/

Guiding Eyes for the blind: http://www.guidingeyes.org/site/PageServer

Helping Hand Monkeys: http://www.helpinghandsmonkeys.org/

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EPISODE 10

Support for families: http://www.ctfsc.org

Long term planning: http://www.planofct.org/ and http://www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd4/ltc/home.htm

Support for sublings of kids with disabilities: http://www.siblingsupport.org/sibshops/find-a-sibshop-near-you#connecticut

Ct Commission on Aging: http://www.cga.ct.gov/coa/

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