Local & National Resources
The Family Center located within the FEROLETO Children’s Development Center is a resource that assists families in finding and using health services for children with special health care needs. We’ve compiled this listing of useful links to assist parents and/or guardians in their search for Connecticut Resources:
Assistive Technology
Connecticut Tech Act Project (CTTAP) - equipment recycling and loan funding
www.cttechact.com
Autism
Connecticut Families for Effective Autism Treatment
www.ctfeat.org
Yale Child Study Center
www.info.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism
Child Development
National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org
Zero to Three - Information on child development
www.zerotothree.org
Children’s Hospitals
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
www.ccmckids.org
Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital
www.ynhh.org/ynhch/ynhch.html
Deaf or Hearing Impaired
Connecticut Commission on Deaf & Hearing Impaired
www.cdhi.ct.gov
Listen-up - provides information and develops products geared to children and their families.
www.listen-up.org
Family Advocacy and Support
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
www.cpacinc.org
Family Voices - A resource of useful links to assist families in finding additional services for their children with special health care needs.
www.familyvoices.org
PATH (Parents Available To Help) - Parent-to-Parent Network
www.birth23.org/Resources/ParentsAvailable.asp
General Disabilities - Resources & Information
Connecticut Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
www.cacld.org
Connecticut KidsLink - Voices for Children website
www.ctkidslink.org
Family Village
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Infoline - Disability/Health Information Resource
www.infoline.org
Connecticut Respite Lifespan Coalition
Telephone: (877) 737-1966
www.ctrespite.org
Respite Resources - a clearinghouse for respite resources in Connecticut.
www.respiteresource.com
Special Education Resource Center (SERC)
www.ctserc.org
The Family Support Network (Southwest)
Telephone: (203) 556-7317
www.ctfsc.org
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
Telephone: (203) 744-0100
www.rarediseases.org
Health Care
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org/default.htm
Husky Health Care Program
www.huskyhealth.com
Yale Center for Children with Special Health Care Needs
www.yalepediatrics.org/specialneeds/index.html
Nutrition
National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs
State of Connecticut Links
Official website for State of Connecticut
www.ct.gov
Connecticut’s Birth to Three Program - Early Intervention Services
www.birth23.org
Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.state.ct.us/ctcdd/
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
www.state.ct.us/dcf/
Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation
www.dmr.state.ct.us
Connecticut Department of Public Health
www.dph.state.ct.us/
Connecticut Department of Social Services
www.ct.gov/dss
Connecticut Special Education Information
www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/special/index.htm
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
www.state.ct.us/opapd/
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