About Vista

Vista is a nationally known community-based educational program for adults with neurological disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders, brain injury, a learning disability, or epilepsy. Most individuals have completed their secondary education, yet they require an additional residential educational program to transition to adulthood. All of Vista's educational and support services are designed to enable the 160+ adults we serve to succeed in work and to live as independently as possible in the community.

Central to Vista’s philosophy is the knowledge that the spirit, talents, and hopes of our students are the strengths upon which to build. At Vista, a person’s disability is not the defining factor for the individual, whether it is called an autism spectrum disorder, a learning disability, epilepsy, or traumatic brain injury. Instead, perseverance, resilience, and self-confidence are key.

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Vista is fully accredited by the National Commission for the Accreditation of Special Education Services (NCASES) and is recognized for the quality and dedication of its staff. All staff members benefit from excellent in-service professional training programs.

Vista’s philosophy is holistic and takes each student’s success seriously. Each student has an individual program plan and all staff members work as a team to provide the appropriate services.

Students thrive in a milieu of warmth, acceptance, and opportunities to achieve success. Teaching independence is our core program value. Helping individuals become as independent as possible is what we do best. Vista teaches individuals to develop their own voice on the path to an adult identity.

Vista’s campus includes five communities along the shoreline of south central Connecticut. These lovely New England towns provide the safe, convenient, scenic environment our students and member thrive in as they attend Vista and gain the skills to live as productive members of the community. Midway between the cities of Boston and New York, Vista’s location offers many local and regional resources and attractions, as well as proximity to metropolitan areas.


To learn more about Vista Vocational Services, please visit our web site at http://www.vistavocational.org