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Connecticut Agency
Protection And Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Phone: 1-860-297-4307
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Phone: 1-860-297-4355
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Phone: 1-860-297-4307
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Phone: 1-860-297-4300
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Phone: 1-860-297-4330
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Phone: 1-860-297-4345
Disabilities, Protection And Advocacy For Persons With
60-B Weston St.
Hartford 06120-1551
Phone: 1-860-297-4300
Phone: 1-800-842-7303
TTY Calls (For Deaf and Hearing Impaired Callers)
Phone: 1-860-297-4380
FAX: 1-860-566-8714
Public Resources / About Services:
Disability Services
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Aging and Disability Resources Center
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Autism Spectrum Disorder - ASD
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Community Options
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Connect-Ability Services
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Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE)
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Connecticut Tech Act Program
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Contact DDS
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Council on Developmental Disabilities
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CT AHEAD: Association on Higher Education and Disability
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
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Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Provider List
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Department of Developmental Services Providers
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Developmental Services Forms
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Developmental Services Video Library
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Developmental Support Services
Helpful Links
Self Advocacy Groups
ACT (Advocating Change Together)
EMAIL: act@selfadvocacy.org
1821 University Ave W Ste 306S
St. Paul, MN 55104.
Connecticut Disability Advocacy Collaborative
Stan Kosloski
Phone: 1-860-635-0695
CT KASA: Connecticut Kids As Self Advocates
Address: CT-KASA, 60-B Weston Street, Hartford, CT 06120-1551
Contact Person:
Heather Northrop (Advisor)
Phone: 1-860-297-4316
TTY: 1-860-297-4380
Fax: 1-860-566-8714
People First of California, Inc.
Developmental Disability Services
Helpful Links
Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
American Association of People with Disabilities
California Department of Developmental Services
The Connecticut Youth Leadership Project (CT YLP)
Kathleen Kabara
President CTYLP:
25 Sigourney Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 1-860-424-5068
EMail: Kathleen.Kabara@ct.gov
Self Advocacy Association of New York State, Inc.
The Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Self-Determination Page - Educational Opportunities & Fact Sheets
This is a list of disability organizations. Most are not disability 'rights' organizations. They are charities funded to provide services to the disabled and do not engage in advocacy and are a political.
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American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT) (1978) – was organized by the Atlantis Community and primarily serves the physically disabled and focuses on advocating for rights and services.
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American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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American Association of People with Disabilities (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services.
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American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services.
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The Arc of the United States - A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.[1]
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (2006) – an international organization that provides support, services, and public policy advocacy for those on the Autism spectrum while working to improve the public perception of Autism and related conditions. It is run by Autistic people, and was founded by Autistic self-advocates Ari Ne'eman and Scott Robertson.
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Community Options (1989) - a national organization founded by Robert Stack and disability advocates to develop employment and housing for people with disabilities. The organization board and staff believe that the most ostensible way to advocate for people with disabilities is through the develop of needed supports.[2]
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Center for Independent Living (1972) – an American organization that primarily serves the physically disabled and focuses on advocacy and services.[3]
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Disabled in Action (1970) – an American organization that primarily serves the physically disabled and focuses on advocacy and services. The group concerns itself with lobbying for new legislation that would provide for and defend the civil rights of people with disabilities and with the enforcement of current legislation.
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Enabling Unit – It ensures affirmative action’s concerning persons with disabilities at University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi and is a first such unit for students with disabilities in any medical institution in India.
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Easter Seals (1916) – an international organization that provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with Autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work, and play in their communities.
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FAIDD (The Finnish Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities)
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IDIRIYA, not-for-profit Sri Lankan NGO promoting "Accessibility at Public Buildings and Facilities" and focusing on "Accessible Tourism for All".
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Infinite Ability – a special interest group within the Medical Humanities Group of University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. The group uses medical humanitarian approaches focussing on four competency-based learning objectives of narrative medicine: graphic medicine;interpersonal and communication skills; patient care, and professionalism.[4]
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Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
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Little People of America - the national organization for people with skeletal dysplasias that result in short stature.
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Mind (The National Association for Mental Health, UK)
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MindFreedom International (1990) – is a nonprofit international organization that unites 100 sponsor and affiliate grassroots groups with thousands of individual members to win human rights and alternatives for people labeled with psychiatric disabilities.[5][6]
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Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
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National Association of the Deaf (1880) – an American organization that primarily serves the Deaf population and focuses on advocacy and services.
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National Council on Disability (1978) – a cross-disability American organization with a focus on the government.
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National Down Syndrome Congress (1973) – a national (American) not-for-profit organization that provides individuals, families, and health care providers information and support about Down syndrome, as well as advocating with and on behalf of individuals with Down syndrome.
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Paraplegic Center Peshawar - Paraplegic Center Peshawar (PCP), is an autonomous body of department of Health, Govt of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, providing free of cost, “comprehensive physical rehabilitation services” including skilled physiotherapy, occupational therapy, orthotic management, psychological counselling, recreational activities, skills building, community re-integration, provision of custom-made wheelchairs, adoptive/supportive equipment and follow up services with minor home modifications, medical and nursing care to people with post traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries, all over the country.
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Spastic Society of Gurgaon (2007) - Indian Organization providing care to persons with Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation, Autism, Multiple disabilities
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Tourette Association of America [9] - A national organization dedicated to the support of people living with Tourette Syndrome
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United Spinal Association, formerly the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association