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.

Department of Aging and Disability Services

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).

SIDEWALK ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS PER CITY ORDINANCE

Agendas and Minutes

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

IN THE NEWS

Bristol’s Emergency Management Leadership presented at a Special Meeting of the Bristol Commission for Persons with Disabilities, at the Bristol Public Library on April 19th. Presentations featured overviews of department Policies , Procedures and Responsibilities, involving individuals with disabilities and special needs during emergency circumstances. Bristol’s collaborative inter-agency (Police, Fire, and EMS) “911 System” was also discussed , along with a detailed review of Voluntary “Special Needs Registries” operated by the Police and Fire Departments. These Registries, enable individuals and families to enroll and document information about their special needs in order to provide advance information and readiness for first responders who may by dispatched to their home during an emergency. Following formal presentations, a lively gallery interactive Q&A brought additional questions to the floor.

In photo (left to right): Harley Graime, Emergency Management Director for the City of Bristol; Chief Richard Hart, Bristol Fire Department; Christine Laprise, Bristol Hospital Vice President of Operations/EMS; and Chief Brian Gould, Bristol Police Department. Absent from photo: Officer Alysha Pirog.

RESOURCES AND LINKS

guide of activities for children of all abilities
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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

1-13-2021  None
2-10 Robert Flanagan, Bristol City Planner
3-10 Snow Peng, CTDOT Postponed
4-14 Jacqueline Strawson, Bristol Adult Education: https://adulted.bristol.k12.ct.us
5-12 Michael Whilby and Deborah Dorfman, DRC: https://www.disrightsct.org
9-8 Mary Etter, BARC: https://bristolarc.org
10-13 Mark Penney, Bristol HR
11-10 Ray Rogozinski, Director Public Works, Anthony Garro, Beta Engineering
12-8 Jeremy Scalzi, Encompass/M7: https://www.m7ride.com

1-12-2022  Scott Heth, Environmental Learning Center: https://elcct.org
2-9 Ray Rogozinski, Director Public Works, Christopher O’Neill, Architect
4-13 Frank Caputo, formerly of Bristol Transportation Commission
5-11 None
6-8 Police Lt. Robert Osborne
9-14 Stephen Thal, Disability Advocate and Educator
10-1 TRANSPORTATION FORUM
10-12 Kevin McCauley, Registrar of Voters (D)
11-9 Esther Pearl, Alzheimer’s Association of CT: https://www.alz.org/ct
12-14 Members of the Deaf Community

1-11-2023 Mary Fortier, State Representative: https://www.bristol.k12.ct.us/board_of_education/departments/special_services

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