Mission

To promote inclusion and improve the quality of life for people in Bristol with a disability, by providing a network of partnerships with local resources that foster self-sufficiency, dignity, and respect.

Overview

The board consists of seven members serving three-year terms.

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MEMBERS

Meetings

• Second Wednesday of each month ** No meetings scheduled in July and August of 2021
• City Hall, First Floor Meeting Room, 7:00PM
  **(Meetings are virtual until further notice due to the pandemic. See agenda for log on info).

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Agendas and Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are also available following approval. Click below link.
Agendas and Meeting Minutes

RESOURCES AND LINKS

ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATION
ADVOCACY UNLIMITED

ARC-CT
AUTISM SERVICES AND RESOURCES CT
CT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF
RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES-STOPBULLYING.GOV

Guest Presentations to the Commission
Connecticut Lions Eye Research Foundation
Bristol Hospital Senior Behavioral Health
Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth & Community Services
BRISTOL SPECIAL ED PTO
MOSAIC
Advocacy Unlimited
Pillwillop Farm, a Program of Community Counseling Centers
Independence Unlimited
Bristol Adult Education
Bristol Adult Resource Center
Bristol Public Schools
Bristol Disabled Buggy Riders

Bristol Area Service Providers
MOSAIC
Oak Hill
Wheeler Clinic
Pillwillop Farm, a Program of Community Counseling Centers
BRistol Adult resource center

Educational Resources
Bristol Board of Education, special services Department
State Department of Education

eMPLOYMENT sERVICES
cw rESOURCES
Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB)
Connect-ability
Department of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)


sTATE aGENCIES AND rESOURCES FOR pERSONS WITH dISABILITIES
dEPARTMENT OF dEVELOPMENTAL sERVICES
dEPARTMENT OF mENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES
sTATE dEPARTMENT OF eDUCATION
dEPARTMENT OF sOCIAL sERVICES, aUTISM sERVICES
Department of HOUSING
Med-CONNECT--FOR MEDICAID
Department of Veterans Affairs-CT

City of Bristol Services and Ordinances Related to Persons with Disabilities