Community Resources

Colorado’s Parent Training and Information Center has lots of information and publications for parents of children with special needs.

State residents who cannot read conventional print may be eligible for free mail loans of Braille and recorded books and magazines, and the equipment to play them.

The Office of Protection and Advocacy is federally and state funded. It offers a range of services and publications (mostly free) aimed at protecting the rights of people with disabilities. Toll free number: 800-842-7303; videophone number: 860-509-4992.

A centralized resource for Connecticut on special education and early intervention. Look at the Library Resources page for bibliographies and information about SERC’s large library collections for parents.

PATH is a network of parents of premature babies, children with special needs, or those who have lost a young child or who experienced a high-risk pregnancy. They help other parents in Connecticut and nearby states with peer counseling and a library of useful materials.

Connecticut’s PTI (Parent Training and Information Center) funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Provides a wide range of services to parents of children with disabilities, including telephone consultation, workshops, a newsletter, and a lending library of books and videos (materials can be ordered by phone and received by mail).

Full text special education publications, available in Spanish and English, and information on IEP’s and due process.

PLAN manages special needs trusts and implements Personal Care Plans so that parents of a child with a disability can have the assurance that someone will oversee their child’s services after they die.

Through the Youth Division, ARC offers many services to Stamford children with disabilities, including a camp placement program, birth to three services and the Greenwich Autism Program (GAP).

A statewide support and advocacy organization that hosts a resource fair, publishes a statewide resource guide and offers programs and trainings for parents and professionals.

Part of the State of CT Dept. of Social Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. CTTAP’s goal is to increase the independence of individuals by providing access to assistive technology.

Find out what services are available to help infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities.