Resources for Parents With Children with Special Needs

Do You...
have questions about your child’s learning?
want to connect with other families?
need information about special education?

The groups listed here can provideinformation regarding the rights of parents and students ascontained in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act(IDEA). They can connect families to local community-based resources.

Connecticut Birth to Three System
460 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 800-505-7000 Fax: 860-571-6853
Web Address: www.birth23.org

Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and
Hearing Impaired
67 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 800-708-6796 (TTY/Voice)
Web Address: www.state.ct.us/cdhi

Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education
165 Capitol Avenue, P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, CT 06145-2219
Phone: 860-713-6910 Fax: 860-713-7051
Web Address: www.state.ct.us/sde

Board of Education and Services for the
Blind (BESB)
184 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, CT 06095
Phone: 860-602-4000; 860-602-4221 (TDD)
Fax: 860-602-4020
Web Address: www.besb.state.ct.us
Email: besb@po.state.ct.us

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
25 Sigourney Street - 11th Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 800-537-2549; 860-424-4839 (TDD/TTY)
Web Address: www.brs.state.ct.us
Email: evelyn.knight@po.state.ct.us

Department of Developmental Services
460 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-418-6000 Fax: 860-418-6001
Web Address: www.ct.gov/dds
Email: dds.co@ct.gov

Office of Protection and Advocacy for
Persons with Disabilities
60-B Weston Street, Hartford, CT 06120
Phone: 800-842-7303 (V/TTY); 860-297-4300
Fax: 860-566-8714
Web Address: www.ct.gov/opapd
Email: ctop@connix.com
Helpful
CONNECTICUT
RESOURCES
for FAMILIES
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