Commission for Persons with Disabilities

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.

October is "National Disability Employment Awareness Month"

Overview

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

MEMBERS

Name
Daniel A. Micari, Commissioner, Chairman
Diane Salmoiraghi, Commissioner 
Gloria Ewings, Commissioner  
Barbara Bajurny, Commissioner 
Ruth Ann Graime, Commissioner, Secretary
Joseph Krolikowski, Commissioner
Deborah Reed, Commissioner
Susan Tyler, City Council Liaison

Meetings

  • Second Wednesday of each month ** No meetings scheduled in July and August
  • City Hall, Third Floor Meeting Room (next to the Mayor's Office), 7:00 PM
    **(Meetings are in person and virtual. See agenda for log on info).

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

Department of Aging and Disability Services

guide of activities for children of all abilities
Download the latest version

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

THE COURTESY RULES OF BLINDNESS


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

SIDEWALK ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS PER CITY ORDINANCE