What transportation services are available to help me get around?

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Looking to learn to drive a modified vehicle? Need to find a bus route to get you where you need to go? We have connections to help, whatever your transportation needs.

  • Driver Training Program: We offer driver training for individuals with physical disabilities who must utilize special equipment to drive using a modified vehicle in the state of Connecticut. The program provides evaluation, training, and license certification through the Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: Currently, VEYO oversees this service through a contract with the Department of Social Services. 
    • To request rides for medical appointments, call: 1-855-478-7350. 
    • If you do not have HUSKY/Medicaid, please call 2-1-1 for non-emergency transport in your area.
  • Mobility help for persons with legal blindness (Provided by the Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind, or BESB): Orientation and Mobility Instructors provide canes and other mobility aids for persons with legal blindness of any age and also train those persons in how to safely travel in the community on foot, using public transportation, and using paratransit services and other transit services available to seniors and to persons with disabilities.
  • Paratransit Services for People with Disabilities (Provided by the Department of Transportation): Mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, paratransit services are provided in all areas with local fixed route bus services for people who can't use the local bus system due to their disability.
  • Access to Public Transportation for Older Adults and People with Disabilities (Provided by the Department of Transportation and CT Transit): Find information on ADA accommodations on public transportation, including buses and trains. There are also reduced fares available for older adults and people with disabilities, as well as programs to help travelers learn how to use public transportation in ways that work for them.

Services to help you get around