Connecticut

Demographic Data

Total state population
3,557,526
Total number of people with disabilities
12%
Breakdown by category of disability
Hearing difficulty
3%
Vision difficulty
2%
Cognitive difficulty
5%
Ambulatory difficulty
6%
Self-care difficulty
2%
Independent living difficulty
6%
Race/ethnicity breakdown

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment and unemployment rates for people with disabilities

Employment rate for People with Disabilities (PwD)
5%
Unemployment rate for PwD
13%
Number of PwD not working but actively looking for work
24%

Additional demographics for people with disabilities

For more detailed metrics on demographics for people with disabilities, please visit Disability Employment Statistics | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov).

Employment data for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

For additional data on state performance in work and participation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities please visit StateData.info | Statedata.info.

Number of AoD grantee programs across the country

For more information on the AoD grantee programs across the country, please visit Administration on Disabilities | ACL Administration for Community Living.

Independence Unlimited, Inc.
151 New Park Avenue, Suite D - #65
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-523-5021
ED:Jaclyn Pinney
Independence Northwest Center for Independent Living of NW Connecticut, Inc. dba Independence Northwest, Inc.
1183 New Haven Road, Suite 200
Naugatuck, CT 06770
Phone: 203-729-3299
ED:Eileen Healy
Disabilities Network of Eastern Connecticut
19 Ohio Avenue
Norwich, CT 06360
Phone: 860-823-1898
ED:Sharon Heddle
Greater New Haven Disability Rights Activist, Inc.
369 Highland Street, Suite A
West Haven, CT 06516
Phone: 203-934-7077
ED:Carmen Correa
Disability Resource Center of Fairfield/ dba Access Independence, Inc.
80 Ferry Boulevard, Suite 210
Stratford, CT 06615
Phone: 203-378-6977
ED:Charles Conway
Phone: (860) 418-6160
ED:Walt Glomb
UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
University of Connecticut A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
263 Farmington Ave., MC 6222
Farmington, CT 06030-6222
Main Phone: 860-679-1500
Toll Free Number: 866-623-1315
Main Fax: 860-679-1571
TTY: 860-679-1502
CAP/PADD/PAIMI/PAIR/PABSS/PAAT/PATBI/PAVA
Disability Rights Connecticut
846 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford, Connecticut 06114
Phone: (860) 297-4300
Toll Free: (800) 842-7303
TDD: (860) 566-2102
FAX: (860) 566-8714