All of the display tables provided useful information and offered a helpful learning experience. Everyone seemed to have a good time, learned a lot, and left the symposium with some new tools for improving the lives of people with mental retardation. A mutually beneficial relationship has been renewed between DMR and Southern Connecticut State University. In an effort to complete course requirements, students have been placed in the Meriden and New Haven Respite Centers. Here they are exposed to all ages and various disabilities.
Students gain experience, sensitivity, and a keen awareness of our population.
Upon completion of their hours, Patricia Quirk and Melanie Rieder have continued as volunteers at the New Haven Respite Center. At the Meriden Respite Center, Carole Roy is in the process of completing her requirement while Denise Bruce having fulfilled her assignment, has indicated her desire to continue in a volunteer capacity. According to staff, these students have proven to be caring, concerned individuals who are eager to learn as much as possible about our consumers. This website complies with the Accessibility Policy for Connecticut State Government Web Sites, Version 4.0 . Every effort has been made to ensure the ongoing compliance of the pages in this website.