Easter Seals Disability Services

A LOOK AT EASTER SEALS GREATER HARTFORD REHABILITATION CENTER

The Center is a private, not-for-profit outpatient healthcare facility affiliated with both Easter Seals and Community Health Charities of Connecticut, a non-profit federation dedicated to raising funds and awareness for health care agencies in Connecticut.

OUR HISTORY  

Easter Seals Greater Hartford Rehabilitation Center has a long and proud record of service to the community.  The Center has undergone remarkable growth and expansion in the past five decades. Today we are proud to stand as Greater Hartford's leader in comprehensive rehabilitation services.

Incorporated in 1948, the Center had humble beginnings in a small space on Franklin Avenue in Hartford with two paid staff, a handful of dedicated volunteers, and essential equipment contributed by various service clubs, foundations and corporations. The Center became affiliated with Easter Seals, and Ms. June Sokolov was selected to serve as the Director.

From these simple beginnings, the Center has grown steadily. Today, the Center provides a wide range of medical and vocational rehabilitation services designed for individuals of all ages with any type of disabling condition.  Combining physical, occupational, speech and neuropsychological therapies, our interdisciplinary approach is uniquely suited for the rehabilitation of cognitive, communication, physical, behavioral and psychosocial impairments to serve nearly 1,500 patients, clients and their families every year.

Perhaps most significantly, the Center has gone beyond the traditional role of a rehabilitation agency by adding manufacturing and service businesses that directly train and employ individuals with disabilities.  With the assistance of Mr. Vernon Roosa, a prototype emergency lighting device was designed and put into production in the Center's sheltered workshop. Today, we offer a full line of lighting devices to our customers.

As Greater Hartford's only outpatient provider of both medical and vocational rehabilitation services, we strive to provide every client with the combination of services best suited to their individual needs.  After over 60 dynamic years, the Center's strengths remain unchanged: a relevant mission, a strong infrastructure, and the support of a caring community.