New Jersey Disability Services

General
See also Multi-Service Agencies
Dr. Myron Pulier’s NJ Resources of Mental Health (covers much more than mental health – use the “county index” to find your county)
New Jersey Department of Human Services – Services for People with Disabilities [added 11/30/01]
New Jersey Division of Disability Services [added 11/30/01]
New Jersey Office of Disabilities Management
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse [name updated 5/3/02]]
Advocacy and Legal Rights
Community Health Law Project
New Jersey Protection & Advocacy
Northeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (NeDBTAC)
National Resources
Aging
AARP in New Jersey
ElderWeb – New Jersey
New Jersey Division of Senior Affairs
Princeton Senior Resource Center
National Resources
AIDS/HIV
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Division of AIDS Prevention and Control
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association – Chapters in New Jersey
National Resources
Apraxia
Apraxia Network of Bergen County
National Resources
Arts
Very Special Arts New Jersey
National Resources
Asperger Syndrome
(ASPEN) Asperger Syndrome Education Network)
National Resources
Assistive Technology
National Resources
Autism
New Horizons in Autism
Parents of Autistic Children of Ocean County and the Vicinity (POAC)
Parents of Autistic Children Together (PACT) (Southwest New Jersey Chapter of the Autism Society of America)
National Resources
Blindness and Visual Impairments
New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
St. Joseph’s School for the Blind
National Resources
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
National Resources
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy of Essex & West Hudson
United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New Jersey
National Resources
Children
Association for Children of New Jersey
New Jersey Association of Children’s Residential Facilities
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Special Child & Adult Health Services – Services For Children With Special Health Care Needs
New Jersey Division of Family Health Services, Early Intervention Services (EIP)
New Jersey Statewide Parent to Parent
NICHCY State Contact Sheet
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
National Resources
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia Center
New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association
National Resources
Communication Disorders
See also Deaf-Blindness, Deafness and Hearing Impairments
New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association
National Resources
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greater New Jersey Chapter
National Resources
Deaf-Blindness
See also Blindness, Communication Disorders, Deafness
National Family Association for Deaf-Blind – New Jersey
National Resources
Deafness and Hearing Impairments
See also Communication Disorders, Deaf-Blindness, Deafness and Hearing Impairments – Schools
Deaf Golf Association
New Jersey Association of the Deaf
New Jersey Deaf Awareness Week
New Jersey Deaf Education Affiliates
New Jersey Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (NJBDA)
Northwest Jersey Association of the Deaf (NWJAD)
National Resources
Deafness and Hearing Impairments – Schools
See also Education
Bruce Street School
Lake Drive School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
Developmental Disabilities
See also Children, Multi-Service Agencies
Alternatives
Arc of New Jersey

Bergen and Passaic Counties
Burlington County
Cape May County
Cumberland County
Essex
Hunterdon County
Messer
Middlesex County
Monmouth
Somerset
Sussex County (SCARC)
Union
Developmental Disabilities Health Alliance (Managed care organization for people with developmental disabilities)
Developmental Disabilities (DD) Planning Institute
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (university affiiated program)
Matheny School and Hospital (a teaching hospital for people of all ages with developmental disabilities; specializes in the care of people with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and Lesch-Nyhan Disease)
New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council

New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities

National ResourcesDiabetesAmerican Diabetes Association – Serving New JerseyDown SyndromeBringing Up Down Syndrome (BUDS)Education

ASAH (the Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped)

Coalition of Southern New Jersey Private Special Education Schools (includes the Brookfield Academy, Cerebral Palsy Center of Gloucester & Salem Counties, Kingsway Learning Center, LARC School, St. John of God Community Services, Therapeutic Learning Center)

Matheny School and Hospital

New Jersey Deaf Education Affiliates

New Jersey Department of Education – Frequently Asked Questions of the Office of Special Education

New Jersey Department of Human Services – Regional Schools [added 11/30/01]

See also Deafness and Hearing Impairments – SchoolsEmployment

See also Multi-Service Agencies, Vocational Rehabilitation

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey [link not working 7/7/01]Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation New Jersey

National ResourcesFinancial Assistance

Developmental Disabilities Health Alliance

New Jersey Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund [added 11/30/01]

New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Temporary Disability Insurance [updated 11/30/01]

New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS) [added 11/30/01]

New Jersey Division of Disability Determination Services [added 11/30/01]

New Jersey Ticket to Work [updated 11/30/01]

National ResourcesHealth (General)

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services – Special Child , Adult and Early Intervention Services

National ResourcesHeart Disorders

American Heart Association – Heritage Affiliate – New Jersey

National ResourcesHousing

See also Multi-Service Agencies

Good Neighbors, Community Living for People with Disabilities [added 11/30/01]

New Jersey Division of Housing and Community Resources [added 11/30/01]

Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey

UJA-Association for Developmental Disabilties (UJA-ADD)

National ResourcesHydrocephalusNational ResourcesIndependent Living

Alliance for Disabled In Action (Edison)

New Jersey Association of County Offices for the Disabled (Workforce New Jersey)

New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council

Project Freedom

National ResourcesLearning Disabilities

Community School of Bergen County, NJ

International Dyslexia Association – New Jersey Branch

Learning Disabled Children Parent Support Group

New Jersey State Resources (LD OnLine)

New Jersey State Resources Literacy and Learning Disabilities

National ResourcesLegal RightsSee Advocacy and Legal RightsLeukemia

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – New Jersey

National ResourcesLyme Disease

Lyme Disease Network

National ResourcesMental Illness

Family Services of Burlington County

Mental Health Association in New Jersey

NAMI New Jersey

New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies

New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services

National ResourcesMental RetardationSee Developmental DisabilitiesMulti-Service Agencies

See also Developmental Disabilities

Alternatives

Center for Humanistic Change of New Jersey (CHC)

Community Access Unlimited

Matheny School and Hospital

SERV Behavioral Health System

Spectrum for Living [added 8/17/01]Multiple Sclerosis

National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Greater North Jersey Chapter

NMSS Mid-Jersey Chapter

National ResourcesPersonal Assistants

New Jersey This Personal Assistance Services Program (PASP)

National ResourcesRespite Services

National Respite Locator Service – New Jersey Respite Programs

National ResourcesSpina Bifida

Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region

National ResourcesSports and Recreation

Accessible Fishing in New Jersey

New Jersey Office of Recreation

South Jersey Deaf Golf Association

Special Olympics New Jersey

National ResourcesTourette Syndrome

Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey

National ResourcesTransportation

New Jersey Transit – Accessible Services

Project ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – New Jersey Cities

National ResourcesVocational Rehabilitation

See also Employment

Abilities of Northwest Jersey

New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

National Resources


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