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To connect and empower families, children, and youth living with disabilities or special healthcare needs through support, education, and advocacy.
A community where everyone has seamless access to support and resources.
For 40 years, PATH has proudly supported Connecticut families of children and young adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs. Since 1986, our mission has remained clear: to provide families with the information, encouragement, advocacy, and connections they need so they never have to navigate their journey alone.
This milestone belongs to everyone who has helped shape PATH, our families, staff, Board members, volunteers, Support Parents, community partners, and supporters.
Thank you for believing in our mission and helping PATH become the trusted resource it is today.
PATH Board President
This edition of Answers features a presentation for parents on the best practices to follow when preparing for a PPT meeting. When parents are properly prepared for a PPT meeting, they have an advantage that enables them to effectively advocate for their child.
Topics include: • Preparing a written agenda for the meeting • Understanding tests and evaluations before the meeting • PPT etiquette, when to talk and when to listen • What to bring to the PPT meeting, what to leave at home Special guests Josh Mears and Varian Salters from People First will talk about their group’s work to support people with disabilities. People First is an advocacy organization that was founded in 1983 and operates as a nonprofit corporation.
My parent support advocate is wonderful to work with. She always explains what my daughter needs and what everything means and always makes sure that we haven’t missed anything. She always checks up and asks if there is anything I need.
PATH is amazing! They’re professional, knowledgeable, and responsive. Highly recommend!
PATH helped me tremendously when my son was diagnosed. Any questions I had were answered so I understood.
We are very happy to offer PATH's services to the families within our office.
Our parent support advocate was extremely helpful in coordinating care with specialists to help our daughter and in getting us information on the testing she would need to get back on an IEP.
The Parent-to-Parent Coordinator was very knowledgeable and compassionate about this program and all of the various services within the program. I look forward to sharing the information with my fellow co-workers and the families I come in contact with.
