Our free and confidential Intake and Self-Advocacy Assistance phone line is open Monday - Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911. 


Please know that we cannot assist you if you are calling about the following issues:  eviction, rent increases, finding housing, applications or appeals for SSI and SSDI benefits, criminal matters, family court matters, bankruptcy, personal injury, or work disability claims. 

If you are being evicted, you can find out if you qualify for free legal representation by calling 1-800-559-1565. You can also call Statewide Legal Services at (860) 344-0380 or CT Fair Housing at (860) 247-4400 to ask if either organization is able to help you. 

Please go to our website’s “Self-Advocacy Resource Center” page to find self-advocacy resources and potential referrals on the topic that you are calling about.  You will see that we have a lot of helpful information that may assist you in the meantime. 

If you are not able to use a voice phone line due to your disability, please complete the accommodation request form below. We will work with you to try to meet your request.

If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please feel free to leave a message on our videophone line at 860-509-4992
and someone will contact you.

If you do not have access to the internet, please call 860-422-4220 (voice) | 800-842-7303 (toll-free CT) | 860-509-4992 (videophone) and someone will contact you. Services provided by DRCT are free and confidential.

Do you need an accommodation to contact DRCT?

If you are not able to use a voice phone line due to your disability,
please complete the form below, and someone will contact you.

Please do not use this form to request services. Staff will only reply to accommodation requests.

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