Center for Disability Rights - West Haven, CT

Location: West Haven, CT.

CDR is consumer-controlled and community-based.

Operated and administered by persons with disabilities who live in the communities we serve, the same individuals who receive and benefit from the programs decide which programs CDR will provide and how they will be administered.

CDR is cross-disability.

CDR is a single point of access to resources for all people regardless of the nature or type of disability.

The CDR Mission:

CDR’s mission is to promote options that empower people with disabilities to achieve their full potential and live independently, fully participate in their community, and exercise their rights as citizens. It shall challenge, through advocacy, education and citizen action, those systems that limit such options.

Programs and Resources

Consumers who become involved with the Center for Disability Rights want to help themselves. People with disabilities can find the tools to help themselves achieve their goals at CDR.  It is not always easy and may take time, but given the instruments and peer support, there are no limits to what anyone can achieve. CDR is the bridge that helps you get there, not the final stop.

Resources:

• New Haven Transit MyRide Application

• Nursing Facility Transition

• Community Choice - Your aging and disability resource

• Helping Each Other to Succeed

• Youth Services

• Information and Referral

• Peer ADA Advocacy and Peer Counseling

• Community Education

• Independent Living Skills

• Systems Advocacy

• Tech Loan Program

• Equipment Loan Program

• Assistive Technology

• Disability Awareness