A recognized leader in disability services in Connecticut (History); provides services to children, teens, adults, and seniors with physical disabilities like:

NEAT is a place to learn about products and equipment (that assist people with day-to-day activities that they have trouble doing themselves, either because of a disability or the effects of aging.  It is also a place to donate or buy durable medical equipment.

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Adaptive Equipment and Assistive Technology Services

• Instruction and demonstrations on adaptive devices and assistive technology
• Computer and software instruction
• Work and home site assessments
• AT Evaluations and Consultations
• School Based Training and Technical Assistance NEAT will come to you or your school.
• Expanded Curriculum - Universal Design, No Child Left Behind, IDEA, Least Restrictive Environment, AT Funding and Evaluations, CMT Test Accommodations. 
• Assistive Technology Lending Library – a service that loans assistive technology devices to paid professional members.  To learn more about the benefits of being a member click here.

Examples of adaptive devices

• Aids for daily living
• Communication tools
• Computers, hardware and software
• Hearing devices
• Low vision aids
• Memory aids
• Modified toys and clothing
• Modified vehicles
• Power wheelchairs and scooters
• Ramps and remote controls
• Specialized seating devices
• Switches and computer access equipment
• Wheelchairs, walkers and lifts

Other Services

• Oak Hill Birth to Three Program provides support to families of children aged three and under with disabilities and delays in developmental milestones.  For more information please call Aggie Pont - Director at (860) 286-3161; or email at ponta@ciboakhill.org 

• Eleanor A. Brooks Blindness Related Supports Center at Oak Hill – provides employment, computer training and job readiness for adults who are blind or visually impaired; housing and community supports for adults who are blind or visually impaired and a summer camp (Camp LEEP) for students, ages 16-21 who are blind or visually impaired who are about to enter the work force or college.

To learn more about housing, camp and community supports call Karin Agritelly - Coordinator of Oak Hill Centers at (860) 286-3105; or email: agritellyk@ciboakhill.org 

To learn more about vocational services call Steve Famiglietti - Manager of Blind Vocational Services at (860) 286-3100; or email: famigliettis@ciboakhill.org;

 

Training

• Oak Hill Professional Development – comprehensive and on-going education for people who care for people with multiple disabilities; training in the community; opportunities to earn CEU’s, recertification and licensing; areas of interest: adaptive devices, assistive technology, and durable medical.  For more information, please call Jim Pellino, program director at (860) 242-2274; or email at pellinoj@ciboakhill.org
  

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