Resources for Parents who have Children with Disabilities in New Jersey
New Jersey may be a small state, but there is clearly no shortage of attorneys, advocates, health care professionals, support groups, and disability organizations here. Below I have provided a listing of helpful links that will help parents of children with disabilities locate professionals and support groups efficiently. As of April 2010, none of these links are “deadlinks.” Click on the link below to see the list of NJ resources.
Attorneys, Advocates, and Health Care Professionals
- Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities (N.J. section)
- Community Health Law Project
- New Jersey Protection & Advocacy
- Disability Rights | New Jersey
- New Jersey Education Law Center
Special Education and Family Support
- Autism Family Services of New Jersey
- New Jersey Education Law Center
- Family Support Center of New Jersey
- Highlands Parent Center of the Association for Special Children & Families
- Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, Inc.
- New Jersey Mentor Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
- New Jersey Parents Caucus
- New Jersey Protection and Advocacy
- New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
- National Respite Locator Service – New Jersey Respite Programs
- New Jersey Department of Education – Frequently Asked Questions of the Office of Special Education
- State of New Jersey Department of Human Services – Division of Disability Services
Arts and Sports
- New Jersey Special Olympics
- Very Special Arts New Jersey
- Deaf Golf Association of New Jersey
- Accessible Fishing in New Jersey
- New Jersey Office of Recreation
Housing & Independent Living
- Alliance for Disabled In Action (Edison)
- Good Neighbors, Community Living for People with Disabilities
- New Jersey Division of Housing and Community Resources
- New Jersey Association of County Offices for the Disabled (Workforce New Jersey)
- New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council
- Project Freedom
- Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
- UJA-Association for Developmental Disabilties (UJA-ADD)
Autism
- New Horizons in Autism, Inc.
- Asperger Syndrome Education Network (ASPEN)
- 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)
- Autism Family Services of New Jersey
- New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)
- The Autism Center (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)
Blindness and Visual Impairments
- New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
- New Jersey Foundation for the Blind
- Blind Children Resources Center
Deafness, Hearing Impairments, and Deaf-Blindness
- Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing – NJ Chapter
- Hearing Loss Association of New Jersey
- National Family Association for Deaf-Blind – New Jersey
- New Jersey Association of the Deaf
- 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)
Developmental Disabilities
- Alliance for Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
- Arc of New Jersey
- Bringing Up Down Syndrome (BUDS)
- Developmental Disabilities (DD) Planning Institute
- Developmental Disabilities Health Alliance
- Douglas Developmental Disabilities Center
- Easter Seals – New Jersey
- Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
- New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council
- New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) – New Jersey Chapters
- International Dyslexia Association – New Jersey Branch
- Learning Disabilities Association of America – New Jersey Chapters
Mental 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
Other Disabilities
- Apraxia Network of Bergen County
- Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
- Cerebral Palsy of Essex & West Hudson
- Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association of New Jersey
- Community Health Law Project
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Greater New Jersey Chapter
- Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
- Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region
- Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey
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