Address: PO Box 280285, East Hartford, CT 06128
Phone Number: 800-227-2345
The American Cancer Society provides:
Information and Guidelines
Patient aid which includes:
Transportation to and from treatment center Medical equipment loan
Financial Aid
Rehabilitation Services
Educational and Support Programs
Wallingford, CT 06492
Telephone: (203) 303-3336 (Voice)
Provides literature, videos and programs for heart disease and stroke.
Address: Chapter 209 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032
Telephone: (77) 287-3327 (Voice)
This chapter is the "blood center" for the State of Connecticut. The chapter also offers health and safety related courses and information on CPR, first aid, water and boating safety, baby sitting, AIDS education and volunteer work.
Address: 35 Cold Spring, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Telephone: (860) 563-1177 (Voice)
Provides education, information and support services to people with arthritis, their families and the community.
Address: 67 Prospect Avenue, 3rd floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Phone: 800-708-6796, 860-231-8756
TTY: 860-231-8169
Fax: 860-231-8746
URL: http://www.state.ct.us/cdhi/index.htm
The CDHI was created by the Connecticut Legislature in 1974 to advocate, strengthen and implement state policies affecting Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals and their relationship to the public, industry, health care, and educational opportunities.
Address: P.O. Box 1082, Pawcatuck, CT 06379
Telephone: 888-486-8537
Website: https://mydsact.org/
Email: info@mydsact.org
Phone: (860) 219-0291
Address: 200 Day Hill Rd, Suite 250, Windsor, CT 06095
Website: www.biact.org
Headquarters: 80 Hall Avenue Suite 801, Meriden CT 06450
Telephone: 203-440-4440
Fax: 203-440-4329
E-mail: disabled.veterans@snet.net
Website: https://www.disabledvetsct.org/
The agency provides liaison between veterans and the Veterans Administration. The agency also provides counseling and representation before the Veterans Administration and Social Security Administration.
Address: 900 Asylum Street, Hartford, CT 06105
Telephone: (860) 218-6000 (Voice)
Email: info@harc-ct.org
Harc provides support for a lifetime to individuals with intellectual and related disabilities and their families so they may enjoy lives of quality, inclusion, and dignity.
100 Deerfield Road Windsor, CT
Telephone: 860-270-0600 (Voice)
The center offers medical rehabilitation and vocational services for children and adults with physical, mental, emotional and/or learning disabilities. The Center also offers three traumatic brain injury treatment programs.
Address: Hospital For Special Care, 2150 Corbin Avenue, New Britain, CT 06053
Telephone: (860) 827-4924
Website: https://www.mda.org/clinic/hospital-for-special-care
Provides clinics, equipment and services to children and adults with neuromuscular disorders. Also funds research.
Address: 111 Sheldon Road, Unit 420, Manchester, CT 06045
Phone: 860-289-1971
Website: https://nfbct.org/
Address: 1111 Cromwell Avenue, Suite 302C, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 289, Canton, MA 02021
Phone Number: 1-800-344-4867
Offers the following: literature, monthly newsletter, equipment loan, information and referral, support groups, social events, and financial assistance for respite care.
Central Office: 55 Farmington Avenue, 12th floor, Hartford, CT 06105
Main number: (860) 424-5055
Fax: (860) 424-4850
Email: ads.besb@ct.gov
Offers counseling, referral, education from preschool to high school, vocational rehabilitation, orientation and mobility instruction, vending facilities, industries and sales, consultation and public education.
Website: https://ctstatelibrary.org/ctlab/
Hours: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday to Friday. To schedule an appointment to visit CT LAB please use one of the following options:
Email: csl.AccessibleBooks@ct.gov
Telephone: (860) 704-2220
Toll Free: (800) 842-4516
Fax: (860) 704-2228
Location: 786 South Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
For instructions on how to return Digital Talking Book Machines to LBPH, please visit the General Overview of CT LAB Services page of our site.
The Connecticut Library for Accessible Books (CT LAB), formerly the Connecticut State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH), is a network library of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS). CT LAB lends books and magazines in audio and braille formats, for free, to any Connecticut resident who is unable to read regular print due to a visual, reading, or physical disability.
Readers register with CT LAB and materials are delivered to individuals via U.S. mail or are downloaded by patrons to their personal computers and mobile devices. The NLS collection includes nonfiction, fiction, bestsellers, magazines, and the NLS music section. Titles are available in a variety of world languages. The collection is intended to appeal to patrons of all ages.
Address: 315 Windsor Avenue,, Windsor, CT 06095
Office:(860) 527-8000
Website: https://crisradio.org/
Email: info@crisradio.org
The Connecticut Radio Information System, Inc. (CRIS) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) radio-reading service that has been serving people who are blind or print-challenged for nearly four decades. We operate with a small staff and a large number of dedicated volunteers who provide voice talent.
CRIS Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week featuring articles published in more than 70 newspapers and magazines, including award-winning children’s magazines available online and on-demand.
Address: 42 Norwich Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375
Website: https://ucpect.org/
Email: info@ucpect.org
Call Us: 860-443-3800
Fax: 860-443-8272
Throughout our 70-year history of serving people with Cerebral Palsy (CP), we’ve acquired the knowledge and skills to support adults and children with a wide range of disabilities, not just CP. UCP’s programs for people with disabilities in Eastern Connecticut are designed to help increase independence at work, in school and at home. Every day, we offer programs for people with disabilities in CT to help them develop employment skills, find accessible housing and access assistive technology.