Child Find
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1250
1-800-842-8678

Connecticut Coalition for Inclusive Education (CCIE)
P.O. Box 331503
West Hartford, CT 06133
(860) 953-8335 (Voice)
(860) 953-8343 (Fax)

Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
338 Main Street
Niantic, CT 06357
(860) 739-3089 (Voice and TDD)
(860) 739-7460 (Fax- call first to dedicate line)
1-800-445-2722 (in CT)
www.cpacinc.org
CPAC is a statewide non-profit organization that offers information and support to parents of children with disabilities and the professionals who work with them. The staff primarily consists of parents of children with disabilities who assist other parents in understanding how to participate more effectively in their children’s education. Services range from telephone consultation to workshops, newsletter and a lending library of books and videotapes. In addition, CPAC conducts in-service presentations for schools and service providers throughout the state.

Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
(860) 807-2025
(860) 807-2033
(860) 807-2047 (Fax)                                                                                                             

http://www.state.ct.us/sde/

The Connecticut State Department of Education can be an important source of information concerning clarification of your rights as they pertain to your individual situation. They will also intervene on your behalf if you feel your rights have been violated. All requests for intervention must be done in writing. If you decide to pursue a due process, your attorney must file with this agency.

NICHCY
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
1-800-695-0285
http://www.nichcy.org
NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).

Parent Assistance Line
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
1-800-842-8678

Special Education Resource Center (SERC)
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457-1520
(860) 632-1485

http://www.ctserc.org
From the Connecticut State Department of Education. Request a free resource package for parents of children with special needs, including CT Special Education Statutes and commentary; plus a newsletter with new materials in the SERC library and upcoming workshops.

State Agency for the Legally Blind and Visually Impaired
Board of Education and Services for the Blind

http://www.besb.state.ct.us
184 Windsor Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 602-4000

State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

60-B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
1-800-842-7303 (Voice and TDD)
(860) 297-4300 (Voice)
(860) 566-2102 (TDD)
(860) 566-8714 (Fax)
www.state.ct.us/opapd
The Office of Protection and Advocacy seeks to protect the rights and to advocate for people with disabilities. They do this by providing information, referral services, case advocacy services, abuse investigation, protective interventions and community development activities. (This program is Federally and State funded and services are, for the most part, free of charge)

Understood for Learning & Attention Issues
Understood.org USA LLC
32 Laight Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10013-2152
(888) 575-7373
Charity ID Number: 61-1735737

www.understood.org/en

Wrightslaw- Special Education Law
www.wrightslaw.com