State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Christopher J. Dodd (D)
448 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2823
E-mail Web Form: http://dodd.senate.gov/webmail
Web: http://dodd.senate.gov

Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman (D)
706 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4041; (800) 225-5605 (in CT)
(202) 224-9750 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://lieberman.senate.gov
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 John G. Rowland
Governor's Office
State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 566-4840
E-mail: Governor.Rowland@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/governor/

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

State Department of Education: Special Education
George Dowaliby, Chief
Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
(860) 807-2025
E-mail: george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/index.htm

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Dr. Abigail L. Hughes, Associate Commissioner
Division of Evaluation and Research
Connecticut Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 713-6800
E-mail: abigail.hughes@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/sde

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 3
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-all referrals)
(860) 571-7556 (all referrals)
E-mail: linda.goodman@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.birth23.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Maria Synodi, 3-5 Coordinator, State Preschool Program
Bureau of Early Childhood Education and Social Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 807-2054
E-mail: maria.synodi@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/sde

State Vocational Rehabilitation Program
John F. Halliday, Director
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Social Services
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 424-4848
E-mail: john.halliday@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.brs.state.ct.us

Coordinator for Transition Services
Karen Halliday, Education Consultant
Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services
Connecticut Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1543
(860) 807-2020
E-mail: karen.halliday@po.state.ct.us

State Adult Mental Health Agency
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
Web: www.dmhas.state.ct.us

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
E-mail: karen.andersson@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/dcf

State Mental Retardation Program
Peter O'Meara, Commissioner
Department of Mental Retardation
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 418-6000
E-mail: dmrct.co@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.dmr.state.ct.us

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Edward T. Preneta, Director
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
Web: www.state.ct.us/ctcdd

Protection and Advocacy Agency
James McGaughey, Executive Director
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
60 B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
(860) 297-4300; (860) 297-4380 (In CT)
(860) 566-2102 (TTY)
E-mail: OPA-Information@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/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
Martha Okafor, Director
Family Health Division
Bureau of Community Health
Connecticut Department of Public Health
410 Capital Avenue, MS #11 MAT
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
(860) 509-8066
E-mail: Martha.Okafor@po.state.ct.us
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@eastersealsofct.org
Web: www.ct.easter-seals.org

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) 842-4524 (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
1245 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 561-0196 (V/TTY)
E-mail: cdhi@po.state.ct.us
Web: www.state.ct.us/cdhi/index.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired or Deaf-Blind
Dr. Donna Balaski, 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 & IT Technical Assistance Center
Valerie Fletcher, Executive Director
Oce Harrison, Project Director
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: adainfo@newenglandada.org
Web: www.newenglandada.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Mary Beth Bruder, Ph.D., Director
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
E-mail: bruder@nso1.uchc.edu
Web: www.uconnced.org

Technology-Related Assistance
John M. Ficarro, Ph.D., Project 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
(860) 424-4839 (TTY)
E-mail: jficarro@aol.com
Web: www.techactproject.com/

State Mediation System
Thomas Badway, Education Consultant
Connecticut Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services
Due Process Unit
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 807-2017
E-mail: tom.badway@po.state.ct.us

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) 566-2151; (800) 842-4516
E-mail: lbph@cslib.org
Web: www.cslib.org/lbph.htm

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 201
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
(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
Regina Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Julie Peters, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
1800 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 224
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860) 721-8111; (800) 278-8242 (in CT)
E-mail: biacgeneral@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
E-mail: feroleto.child.dev@snet.net
Web: www.stvincentsspecialneeds.org

Margaret Morrison, Executive Director
UCP of Eastern Connecticut
Shaw's Cove 6, Suite 101
New London, CT 06320
(860) 447-3889
E-mail: united.cerebra.palsy@snet.net
Web: www.ucpa.org

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

Learning Disabilities
Terry Cassidy, Executive Director
Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut (LDA-CT)
999 Asylum Avenue, 5th Floor
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 560-1711
E-mail: tcassidy@ldact.org
Web: www.ldact.org

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@optonline.net
Web: www.cacld.org

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

Debra Anderson, Executive Director
NAMI Connecticut
30 Jordan Lane, 3rd Floor
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 882-0236; (800) 215-3021
E-mail: namicted@aol.com
Web: www.namict.org

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@aol.com
Web: www.arcct.com

Robert Wood, President
FORConn (Friends of Retarded Citizens of Connecticut)
35 Robinwood Road
Trumbull, CT 06611-4923
(203) 375-1796
E-mail: bob.wood@snet.net
Web: www.forconn.org

Speech 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
Kiley Carson, 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

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
Karen Cubbellotti, Executive Director
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

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

Partners in Policymaking
Molly Cole, Program Director
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
Web: www.familysupport-ct.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Donna J. McGuire, 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

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@eastersealsofct.org
Web: www.ct.easter-seals.org

Dr. Leonard Banco, Director
The Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-9230; (877) 743-5515 (in CT)
Web: www.ccmckids.org

Jane F. Archer, Executive Director
VSA arts of Connecticut
26 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 243-9910
E-mail: ct@vsarts.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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