By 1986, Oak Hill took another radical step and began providing services to children and adults with multiple disabilities. People with disabilities were de-institutionalized. In just one decade since Oak Hill opened its first group home, forty others, along with eight vocational day programs, were in full operation. Oak Hill moved its students into classrooms and work settings in the community.

Our History

What types of disabilities?

Children and adults with intellectual, developmental, physical disabilities, including visual and hearing impairments; specializes in people with multiple disabilities (to list a few)

• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Blindness and Low Vision
• Cerebral Palsy
• Deafness and Hearing Loss
• Down syndrome
• Encephalopathy
• Fetal Alcohol syndrome
• Macular Degeneration
• Mental Retardation
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Non verbal
• Prader-Willi syndrome
• Retina Pigmentosa
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy
• Wolf-Hirschorn Disease

Our services include in-home and community-based housing, birth to three and day services; community-based education and employment; assistive technology; healthy relationships; arts and recreation.

Programs for People with Multiple Disabilities

Children and Teens:

Birth to Three Center at Oak Hill  -

NEAT Center at Oak Hill -

Oak Hill School  -

Oak Hill Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education -

Oak Hill Camp -

Oak Hill Residential Services -

Individual and Family Supports Center at Oak Hill

Adults and Seniors:

Oak Hill Day Services  -

Oak Hill Residential Services -

Oak Hill Camp -

NEAT Center at Oak Hill -

Eleanor A. Brooks Blindness Related Supports Center at Oak Hill  -

Oak Hill Center for Relationship & Sexuality Education  -

Oak Hill Individual and Family Supports Center at Oak Hill -

State Waiver Information

Oak Hill is a recognized private provider by the State of Connecticut’s Home and Community Based Services Comprehensive Waiver and Individual and Family Supports Waiver through the Department of Developmental Services (DDS)

Learn About DDS

How do I get started?

Call us today at (860) 242-2274 or email us at info@ciboakhill.org

Lives Have Changed Because of Oak Hill -

“When Daquan came to us, he was a scared, angry and frustrated nine-year-old boy. Born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Daquan had no parental involvement. He had been moved from one hospital to another, he would exert what control he had by acting out and being uncooperative. As time progresses, Daquan developed positive relationships with the classroom staff and was motivated to work. While before a staff person was at his side to keep him on task, now he wants to show that he can work independently. He is gaining confidence, pride, articulation and a very caring side. Daquan just needed a supportive and secure environment to show his true colors.” At Oak Hill School, we believe that each student, regardless of the severity of his or her disability, can make progress.

-Oak Hill School teacher

Sam suffered a stroke, which left him with little ability to communicate, making it hard to understand him. His frustration grew to the point where the family had to build him his own apartment over the garage because they said, “we can’t live with him.” The family sought help of the NEAT Center at Oak Hill and learned of an augmentative communication device, a device that could speak for Sam. Within a month, Sam had his new communication device, was speaking up a storm, and had moved back into the house. His ability to once again communicate with his family provided Sam with a sense of independence and self-esteem that is priceless.