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CT Act Sheet
	A single-page step-by-step action plan for children after they are diagnosed with a visual impairment. View PDF here

State to State Links for Connecticut

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Board of Education and Services for the Blind 184 Windsor Avenue Windsor , CT 06095-4536 Local Telephone: (860) 602-4000 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 842-4510 TDD/TTY Telephone: (860) 602-4221 Website: http://www.besb.state.ct.us/
Mission to provide quality educational and rehabilitation services to all people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired.

Connecticut Association of Optometrists 342 North Main Street West Hartford , CT 06117-2500 Local Telephone: (860) 586-7508 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 677-7714 Website: http://www.cao.org/

Connecticut Braille Association 664 Oakwood Avenue West Hartford , CT 06110 Local Telephone: (860) 953-9692

Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation: Birth to Three System 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford , CT 06106-1308 Local Telephone: (860) 418-6146 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 505-7000 Website: http://www.birth23.org/
State sponsored program which aims to aid families in meeting the developmental and health-related needs of infants and toddlers who have delays or disabilities.

Connecticut Department of Social Services: Elderly Services Division 25 Sigourney Street 10th floor Hartford , CT 06106-5033 Local Telephone: (860) 424-5274 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 443-9946 Website: http://www.ctelderlyservices.state.ct.us/

Connecticut Institute for the Blind/ Oak Hill 120 Holcomb Street Hartford , CT 06112 Local Telephone: (860) 242-2274 Website: http://www.ciboakhill.org/index.htm
Provides community-based residential, day and education programs for people with severe multiple disabilities. Maximizes the levels of independence of blind adults through housing, computer training and an arts program.

Connecticut Radio Information Systems 184 Windsor Avenue Suite C Windsor , CT 06095 Local Telephone: (860) 527-8000 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 708-0004 Website: http://www.cslib.org/cris/
Connecticut 's talking newsstand for the blind and print-handicapped.

Connecticut State Department of Education: Bureau of Early Childhood, Career and Adult Education, Preschool Special Education Program 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457 Local Telephone: (860) 807-2054 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 505-7000 Website: http://www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/early/

Connecticut State Library: Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 198 West Street Rocky Hill , CT 06067 Local Telephone: (860) 566-2151 Toll Free Telephone: (800) 842-4516 Website: http://www.cslib.org/lbph.htm
Affiliated with the Library of Congress National Library network, provides books, magazines, music publications and foreign-language materials to Connecticut residents who are unable to read traditional print materials.

Darien Community Association Program for the Blind 274 Middlesex Road Darien , CT 06820 Local Telephone: (203) 655-8554

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation 103 Old Iron Ore Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 Local Telephone: (860) 243-5200 Website: http://www.fidelco.org/index2.html

Music and Arts Center for Humanity 510 Barnum Avenue 3rd Floor Bridgeport , CT 06608 Local Telephone: (203) 366-3300 Website: http://www.musicandartscenter.org/index1.htm
Offers visual and performing arts programs for children and adults with special needs.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic: Connecticut Unit 209 Orange Street New Haven , CT 06510 Local Telephone: (203) 624-4334 Website: http://www.rfbd.org/Connecticut_Unit.htm

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center VA Connecticut Healthcare System 950 Campbell Avenue West Haven , CT 06516 Local Telephone: (203) 932-5711 X2175 OR VA Medical Center 555 Willard Ave. Newington , CT 06111 Local Telephone: (860) 666-6951 X6629
Must be a veteran to use this service.