Gawryl and MacAllister Attorneys at Law have a deep commitment to serving the needs of the community, particularly the disabled community, both disabled adults and disabled children. When individuals have medical disabilities, often family members are impacted as well. Disabilities can be physical in nature, mental in nature, or a combination of both. Gawryl and MacAllister stand out as having a decades-long legacy of success helping people with disabilities.
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Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut
The mission of DS ACT is to encourage intentionally inclusive communities while providing resources and support to individuals who live with Down syndrome and their advocates. They believe every person has inherent worth and dignity regardless of ability or disability. All individuals have the right to direct their future; have control over how they live their lives, where, and with whom; and have authority over the resources that support them.
Email: info@mydsact.org
ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia
The ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia (ECNV) is a community resource and advocacy center run by and for persons with disabilities. ECNV’s mission is to END dependence by empowering people with disabilities to live independently. We are a cross-disability organization and work with people of all ages who have every type of disability.
Founded in 1982, ECNV is one of 15 Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Virginia. There are over 400 CILs nationwide. ECNV serves Arlington, Fairfax, and Loudoun Counties and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. Most of our services are provided at no cost.
Email: info@ecnv.org
Creative Living Community of Connecticut
CLCC seeks to create a shared, inclusive living experience for individuals with and without developmental disabilities in a farm community, by focusing upon the gifts of all in mutually rewarding relationships.
The farm community is the key element of the vision. People with and without a disability will interact by living together, working together and socializing together.
Email: info@creativelc.org
Violence Against Women Prevention Program
Grounded in a social justice and feminist perspective, the Violence Against Women Prevention Program (VAWPP) is dedicated to addressing and preventing all forms of sexual violence through education, outreach, and advocacy. Special attention is focused on, but not limited to, women who face additional challenges due to their race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, sexual identity, religion, age, and physical or metal ability.
Email: womenscenter@uconn.edu
Disability Rights Connecticut
Disability Rights Connecticut is a statewide non-profit organization with a mission to advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut.
Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT) replaced the Office of Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, which was abolished by Connecticut Law as of June 30, 2017 and is now Connecticut’s “Protection and Advocacy System” and Client Assistance Program. A Board of Directors, consisting primarily of people with disabilities and family members of people with disabilities, governs the work of DRCT.
At Disability Rights Connecticut, we provide legal advocacy and rights protection to people of all ages with disabilities. DRCT does not charge for its services. This includes assisting individuals with problems such as abuse, neglect, discrimination, access to assistive technology, community integration, voting, and rights protection issues. DRCT also addresses issues through policy advocacy, education, monitoring, and investigation.
DRCT’s mission is to advocate, educate, investigate and pursue legal, administrative, and other appropriate remedies to advance and protect the civil rights of individuals with disabilities to participate equally and fully in all facets of community life in Connecticut.
Email: info@disrightsct.org
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter
We are devoted to ending the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. For more than 60 years the National MS Society, with its nationwide network of chapters and branches, has moved to create a world free of MS and improve the quality of life for those affected by MS. Through the work of chapters, the society funds research, provides services, furthers education and promotes public policy development on behalf of 400,000 Americans living with MS. Since its founding the society has invested more than $721 million to find the cause, treatments and a cure for multiple sclerosis.
Email: contactusnmss@nmss.org
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc.
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC) is a statewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support to families of children with any disability or chronic illness, age birth through 26. The Center is committed to the idea that parents can be the most effective advocates for their children, given the confidence that knowledge and understanding of special education law and its procedures can bring.
Email: cpac@cpacinc.org
Horizons, Inc.
Horizons’ mission is to create and sustain person-centered opportunities for people with developmental disabilities where they live, learn, work and play.
Horizons provides over 1,800 opportunities each year for people with special needs by focusing on each person’s capacity and talents while responding to the changing needs of families, individuals and the community.
Email: info@horizonsct.org