Main Office
55 Farmington Avenue, 12th floor, Hartford, CT 06105
TTY: (860) 247-0775
Phone: (860) 424 4840
Website: https://portal.ct.gov/rehabilitationservices?language=en_US
The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS) is Connecticut's vocational rehabilitation program. We help individuals with disability to prepare for, enter and maintain employment through a wide range of services that best fit your need and will lead to your success.
Central Office
200 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield, CT 06109
Telephone: (860) 263-6000
Website: www.ctdol.state.ct.us
CTDOL serves job seekers, students, displaced workers and individuals who are unemployed, as well as those who want to change jobs or continue to move in their careers. At DOL facilities, assessment, testing, workshops, veterans' services, regional job fairs and career guidance are available to everyone. Current labor market information enables individuals to plan for the future.
Central Office
55 Farmington Avenue, 12th floor, Hartford, CT 06105
Main number: (860) 424-5055
Fax: (860) 424-4850
BESB provides comprehensive low vision services, specialized education services, life skills training, case management, and vocational services to individuals of all ages who are legally blind and to children who are visually impaired. The agency assists them in acquiring the skills and support service necessary to be independent.
Mailing and Physical Location:
75 Charter Oak Ave. Ste 1-101, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Wheelchair accessible
Free parking, parking lot
(860) 422-4220 (voice)
(860) 509-4992 (videophone)
Website: www.ct.gov/opapd/site/default.asp
The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is an independent State agency created to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut. Part of a nationwide network of protection and advocacy systems, it operates under both State and federal legislative mandates to:
Provide information, referral, and advocacy services;
Pursue legal and administrative remedies on behalf of people with disabilities who experience disability-related discrimination;
Selectively investigate complaints from people with disabilities and into allegations of abuse and neglect with respect to adults who have an intellectual disability (ages 18-59), and for people in psychiatric facilities; and,
Provide public education and training on disability issues and to inform policy makers about issues affecting people with disabilities
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
1-866-4-USA-DOL
1-866-487-2365
Website: www.dol.gov/odep
The Office of Disability Employment Policy provides national leadership by developing and influencing disability-related employment policy and practice affecting the employment of people with disabilities.
Rehabilitation Services
Workers' Compensation Commission
Capitol Place, 4th Floor
21 Oak Street, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone Number: (860) 493-1500
Toll-Free: 1-800-223-9675
Fax: (860) 247-1361
The main goal of Workers' Rehabilitation Services is to help the injured worker return to work in a position that is now physically appropriate. Prompt and well-planned vocational rehabilitation may help prevent future injuries.