The parents of children with special needs often look for resources that can help them help their children. You will find resources here that may be able to help you. I have compiled this list as my second year project as a student in the UCAPP program at the University of CT. I hope that you will find this helpful. All of the resources listed can be found at the Special Education Resource Center, many can be downloaded from SERC, and some I have put in a binder for you at the Wethersfield Public Library.

Elizabeth Weaver
Administrative Intern
Wethersfield Special Services                                                                                                                 

Professional Development and Information Resources for Connecticut's Educators and the Families They Serve 

Home Request for Information 
Special Education Resource Center
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
860-632-1485

www.ctserc.org 

Materials available at SERC, on line, and in the Wethersfield Public Library
(Resources for Parents of Children with Special Needs Binder) 

Approved Private Special Education Programs 

Autism: a list of publications from January 2003 – July 2005 

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders: a list of publications from June 2004 -2005 

Building a Bridge, from School to Adult Life for Young Adults with Disabilities in CT 

Building Bridges, A Directory of Community Rehabilitation Providers for Youth in Transition and Adults with Disabilities in Connecticut 

Children with Complex Health Care Needs: A Guide for Families 

Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature on Disability Awareness, Integration and Inclusion: an annotated bibliography: February 2005 

CT Birth to Three System 

Connecticut’s Blueprint on Reading Achievement 

Directory of Summer Camps & Programs for Exceptional Children in Connecticut 

A Guide to Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing In Connecticut

Helpful CT Resources for Families 

A Parent’s Guide to Special Education in Connecticut 

Preschool Profiles, Directory of Programs & Services for Children (3-5) with Disabilities 

Statewide Organizations – listed below and in the binder at Wethersfield Public Library 

Transition Planning for Youth with Disabilities, Bureau of Rehabilitation Service 

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Statewide Organizations – Helpful Resources for Families 

CT Birth to Three Systems, Central Office
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-571-7556
1-800-505-7000
www.birth23.org 

CT Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
25 Van Zant Street
Suite 15-5
East Norwalk, CT 06855
203-838-5010
www.cacld.org 

Learning Disabilities Association of CT
999 Asylum Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
860-560-1711
www.ldact.org 

CT Autistic Spectrum Resource Center
1978 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517
203-248-5222
www.ct.asrc.org 

Arc of CT
1030 New Britain Avenue
Suite 102
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-953-8335
www.arcct.com 

Statewide Legal Services
425 Main Street
Middletown, CT 06457
800-453-3320 (English)
800-453-3374 (Spanish)
www.slsct.org 

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
AJ Pappanikou Center for Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Avenue, MC-6222
Farmington, CT 06030
866-623-1315; 860-679-1500
www.uconnecedd.org 

CT Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
67 Prospect Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
800-708-6796
www.state.ct.us/cdhl 

Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
860-602-4020
besb@po.state.ct.us 

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
25 Sigourney Street, 11^th floor
Hartford, CT 06106
800-537-2549
www.brs.state.ct.us 

Department of Mental Retardation (DMR)
460 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
860-418-6000
www.dmr.state.ct.us 

Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
60-B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120
800-842-7303
www.ct.gov/opapd