Resources for DDD Support Coordination Agencies in New Jersey
At Disability Services & Advocacy, LLC, we offer assistance and resources to individuals throughout New Jersey. As one of the largest DDD support coordination agencies, we aim to assist as many individuals with developmental disabilities as possible. Our experienced staff will help you or your loved ones navigate the state disability system so that you receive the care and benefits you require.
Additionally, when you seek assistance from our support coordinators, we will provide you with the resources you need to maintain a lifestyle that is as independent as possible. To learn more about the services and assistance we have to offer, reach out to our office.
Information on the Division of Developmental Disabilities
The NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is a government organization that provides public funding for individuals with disabilities. The services and support that they offer are made available through local community organizations such as ours. This helps to ensure that the support is reaching the individuals that need it most. While there are strict eligibility requirements to qualify for DDD benefits, our team can help you determine if you or your loved one is eligible. To learn more about the New Jersey DDD or to inquire about eligibility, contact our office or browse the resources here.
New Jersey Disability Directory
We provide a list of commonly used resources and links to websites supporting people with disabilities in the state of New Jersey.
Contact us when you are looking for assistance or information on the DDD and their support programs. We proudly serve clients throughout New Jersey.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Federal Government
A. SOCIAL SECURITY
1. Find A Local Office
2. Create Your Own Social Security Account
3. Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
a. Benefit Eligibililty Screening Tool (BEST)
b. How Do I Apply for SSI?
c. Appealing An SSI Medical Decision Denial of Eligibility
d. SSI and Support For Employment (Ticket to Work)
e. Maintaining SSI While Working (Work Incentives)
f. Reporting Requirements
g. Reviews of Medical Condition
h. SSI and Other Benefit Programs (Food Stamps and Medicaid)
i. Publications about SSI
4. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
a. Qualifications for Social Security Disability Benefits
b. Apply for Disability Benefits
c. Adults Disabled Before Age 22
d. Overview of SSDI Benefit System and Reporting Requirements
e. Appealing an SSDI Medical Decision Denial of Eligibility
f. SSDI and Support For Employment (Ticket to Work)
g. Maintaining SSDI While Working (Work Incentives)
h. Reviews of Your Disability
i. Publications about SSDI
B. Medicare
1. SignUp/Change Plans
2. What Medicare Covers
3. Drug Coverage (Part D)
4. Supplements and Other Insurance
5. Claims and Appeals
6. Manage Your Health
7. Forms, Help, and Resources
II. NEW JERSEY STATE GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
A. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
1. Families Services & Resources
2. Adolescents
3. Women
4. Providers & Stakeholders
5. Advocacy
B. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
1. Division of Codes and Standards
2. Division of Fire Safety
3. Division of Housing and Community Resources
4. Division of Local Government Services
5. Office of Recreation
C. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
1. Office of Special Education
a. Learning Resource Centers
2. Marie Katzenbach School For The Deaf
D. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
1. Autism
2. Consumer, Environmental and Occupational Health Services
3. Early Intervention
4. Family Health Services
5. HIV/AIDS Services
6. Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
7. Special Child Health & Early Intervention
8. Vital Records
E. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
1. Catasrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission
2. Commission For The Blind and Visually Impaired
a. CBVI Facilities and Sites
b. CBVI Services
- CBVI Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3. Division of Aging Services
a. Services and Supports
b. Staying Healthy
c. Getting Help at Home
d. Staying Safe
e. Adult Day Care
f. Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled
4. Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
a. Directories of Sign Language Interpreters & Caption Services
b. Equipment Distribution Program
c. Assistive Communication Device Demonstration Centers
d. Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged and Disabled
5. Division of Developmental Disabilities
a. Community Services Offices
b. Applying for Services
c. Medicaid Eligibility
d. Program Eligibility
e. Supports Program Policy Manual
f. Community Care Program Policy Manual
g. Support Coordination
h. Self Directed Services/Self Direction
i. Office of Education of Self-Directed Services
j. Support Brokerage
k. Community Care Program Wait List
l. Transition from School to Adult Life
m. Employment
n. Housing Assistance
o. Provider Managed Housing
p. Guardianship
q. Consumer Protection
r. Office of Autism
s. Developmental Centers
t. Health and Safety
u. Other Resources
6. Division of Disability Services
a. County Offices on Disability Services
b. DDS Services and Supoorts
- Information and Referral Service
- Traumatic Brain Injury Services
- Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)
- Inclusive Health Communities (IHC) Grant Program
- Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver (TBI)
- Personal Assistant Service Program
- NJ Workability
- NJ Able
- Disability Health & Wellness Initiatives
- Institutional Diversion Assistance Fund (IDAF)
c. Other Disability Services and Supports
d. DDS Hot Topics
e. Community & Government Resources
f. Press Releases, Publications and Reports
g. Publications
h. Information for Providers and Stakeholders, Contracts Legal, Notices
i. Division Staff & Contact Information
j. Public Advisory Boards, Commissions & Councils
7. Division of Family Development
a. Child Care
b. Child Support
c. NJSNAP (Food Assistance)
d. WFNJ (Cash Assistance)
8. Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
a. Consumers & Clients - Individuals & Families
b. NJ Family Care
c. Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource Materials
d. NJ Medicaid
- Healthcare Needs Provided for by NJ Medicaid
- Aged, Blind & Disabled
- Pregnant Women
- Children
- Emergency Payment Program for Aliens
- NJ FamilyCare Health Plans
- NJ Workability
b. Division Staff and Contact Information
9. Division of Mental Health and Addiction
a. Addiction Services
b. Mental Health Resources
c. Services
- Prevention and Early Intervention Services
- Recovery Support Services
- Treatment Services
d. Major Initiatives
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Hotline
- Disaster Recovery
- Integration of Primary Care and Behavioral Health Care
- Olmstead
- Opiod Prevention, Treatment, and Support Services
- Strategic Planning
- Transition to Fee for Service
- Trauma Informed Care
- Wellness and Recovery
- Workforce Development
10. Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities Home
F. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
1. New Jersey Division of Workers' Compensation
2. New Jersey Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance
3. Division of Unemployment Insurance
4. New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
G. DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
1. Veteran Affairs
2. Veteran Benefits/Resources
H. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
III. NJ County Government Resources
IV. Disability Specific Resources in NJ
AIDS/HIV
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation
New Jersey Women and AIDS Network
AIDS Coalition of Southern NJ
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimers Association of NJ
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Neuromuscular and (ALS) Center
Arthritis/Fibromyalgia
Arthritis/Fibromyalgia
Autism
New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)
Blind/Visually Impaired
National Federation of the Blind-NJ
New Jersey Council of the Blind
New Jersey Foundation for the Blind
Cerebral Palsy
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
First Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
The Cerebral Palsy League (Union County)
LADACIN NETWORK (Monmouth & Ocean County)
Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey
Passaic County Elks Cerebral Palsy Treatment
United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County
Advancing Opportunities - Formally Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
Cerebral Palsy Association of Middlesex County
United Cerebral Palsy of Morris-Somerset, Inc.
Githens Center (Burlington County Cerebral Palsy)
Cancer
American Cancer Society-NJ
Cardiac/Heart Disease
American Heart Association
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
NJCFSA (New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association, Inc.)
Crohn's Disease
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
Cognitive Disability
The Arc of New Jersey
Cross-Disability Organizations
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD)
Coalition for Inclusive Ministries Elizabeth M. Boggs Center-UAP
Community Access Unlimited
Easter Seal Society of New Jersey, Inc.
Spectrum for Living
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People NJ-SHHH State Association
Association of Late-Deafened Adults-Garden State (ALDA-GS)
NJ Association of the Deaf and/or Blind
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Dwarfism
Little People of America
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders Association of New Jersey
Food Addicts Anonymous
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
Head Injury/Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
Hepatitis
Hepatitis Foundation International
Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease
Learning Disabilities
The International Dyslexia Association
Lupus
Lupus Foundation of America (Northern/Central NJ Chapter)
Lupus Foundation of America (Southern NJ Chapter)
Mental Illness
Mental Health Association in New Jersey
NAMI-New Jersey
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (New Jersey Metro Chapter)
Multiple Sclerosis Societ (Greater Delaware Valley Chapter)
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (National Headquarters)
Parkinson's Disease
American Parkinson's Disease Association, Inc.
Polio/Post-Polio
New Jersey Polio Network
Respiratory Disease
American Lung Association
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Scleroderma
Scleroderma Foundation
Sensory Impairments
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc.
New Jersey Speech and Hearing Association
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of the Tri-State Region
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Christopher & Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center
Stroke/CVA
New Jersey Stroke Activity Center, Inc.
V. Internet Resources
ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today)
Advocates for Better Communication
American Association of People with Disabilities
American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
Archimedes Project (Adaptive Technology)
Assistance Dogs International, Inc.
Center for an Accessible Society
Disability Info
Disabilities Studies and Services Center
Disability Resources Monthly
Disability Social History Project
DO-IT Foundation (Self Determination & Employment)
Family Village
Freedom Clearinghouse
I Can Online
Inclusion Network
Independent Living USA
Independent Living Institute
Institute for Community Inclusion
Institute on Disability Culture
International Paralympic Committee
Invisible Disabilities Page
Mobility International USA
National Association on Alcohol, Drugs & Disability
National Council on Disability
National Organization on Disability
Parents Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
Project Gutenberg (E-text Archive)
Society for Accessible Travel and Hospitality
Society for Disability Studies
Special Child
Spinal Cord Society
Through the Looking Glass
Wired on Wheels
VI. Advocacy Resources
a. Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD)
b. Association for the Advancement of Mental Health (AAMH)
c. Association for Children of New Jersey
d. Association for Special Children and Families
e. NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
f. Elizabeth M. Boggs Center On Developmental Disabilities
g. New Jersey Self-Advocacy Project
Advocacy - Education
a. Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
b. Elizabeth M. Boggs Center On Developmental Disabilities
Advocacy - Family Support
a. Family Support Center - Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
b. The Family Resource Network
Advocacy-Information/Research
a. United Spinal Assoication
Advocacy-Legal Services
a. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
b. Communited Health Law Project
c. Disability Rights NJ
d. NJ State Bar Association
e. Division on Civil Rights
Advocacy-Support Groups
a. New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
VII. Professional and Provider Organizations
a. New Jersey Association of Community Providers, Inc.
b. CNA Services of New Jersey
c. Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped (ASAH)
d. New Jersey Adult Day Service Association
VIII. Service Animal Resources
a. Canine Companions for Independence
b. Canine Partners for Life
c. Delta Society
d. Seeing Eye, Inc.
IX. Recreation Resources
Sports and Training
a. New Jersey Special Olympics
b. New Jersey Tournament of Champions
Arts Programs
a. New Jersey Arts Access Task Force
b. VSA Arts of New Jersey
X. Technology Resources
a. Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC)
b. YOUR ReSource (Lightly Used Medical Equipment)
c. Rehabilitation Technology Services and Technology Lending Center
XI. National Resources
Ability OnLine Support Network
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
American Cancer Society
American Foundation for the Blind
American Stroke Association
Amputee Coalition of America
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
The Arc of the United States
Brain Injury Association of America
Burn Survivors Online
Center for Housing and New Community
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
Easter Seals National Headquarters
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Job Accommodation Network
Learning Disabilities Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
National Association of the Deaf
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments
National Association of People with AIDS
National Autism Services Center
National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
National Downs Syndrome Society
National Dissemination Center for Children
National Fragile X Foundation
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Mental Health Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Organization for Rare Disorders
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrom Association
Society for Disability Studies
XII. Research Resources
A. Library for the Blind and Handicapped
B. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (RFB&D)
C. New Jersey State Library
XIII. Rights, Laws, Legal Assistance & NJ State Legislature
A. The Individuals with Disabilties Education Act (IDEA)
B. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
C. The Americans with Disabilties Act
D. The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
E. The Fair Housing Act
F. The Motorized Wheelchair Lemon Law
G. The Snow Removal Act
H. Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
I. Older Americans Act
J. Mental Health Parity Act
H. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
I. Danielle's Law
J. Air Carrier Access Act
K. The Work Incentives Improvement Act
L. New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD)
M. Family Support Act
N. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 US Department of Education
O. Fair Housing Act of 1988
P. Rehabilitation Act of 1973
R. ADA Technical Assistance (The Northeast ADA and IT Center)
Legal Assistance
A. The Division on Civil Rights
B. Department of Justice
C. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
D. Federal Communication Commission
E. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
NJ State Legislature
A. Search For Legislative Member by:
a. Alphabetical List of Members
b. Municipality
c. Legislative District
d. Interactive Map of Legislative Districts
e. Electronic Correspondence
XIV. Health Support Resources
A. Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Health Services
B. Dental Assistance
a. New Jersey Foundation of Dentistry for Persons with Disabiliites, Donated Dental Services
b. University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), New Jersey Dental School Clinic for People With Disabilities
c. Matheny Center of Medicine & Dentistry
C. Medicare
a. Medicare Health Insurance
D. Medicaid
a. Medicaid Health Insurance
b. Medicaid Contacts
c. Medical Assistant Customer Centers
d. Medicaid Waivers
1. Division of Disability Services Waivers
2. Division of Developmental Disabilities Waiver
3. Department of Health and Senior Services Waiver
E. Pharmaceutical Assistance
a. Phamaceutical Assistance for Aged, Disabled and Special AIDS programs
b. Pharmaceutical Company Patient Assistance Programs
F. Health Insurance on the Web
a. The Patient Advocate Foundation
b. America's Health Together
c. Medicare Interactive
d. Center for Ethics and Advocacy in Healthcare
e. Patients are Powerful
XV. Financial Assistance
A. Social Security
1. Supplemental Security Income
2. Social Security Disability Insurance
B. Catasrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission
C. Utility Assistance
a. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
b. NJ Lifeline Credit Program
c. NJ Shares
d. Universal Service Fund
e. Weatherization Assistance Program
D. Auto Insurance Assistance (Dollar a Day Auto Insurance)
XVI. Early Intervention Resources
A. Services
B. Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
C. Case Management Care Units
XVII. Education Resources
A. Special Education Programs
B. County Offices
C. Learning Resource Centers
D. Early Childhood Education
E. New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA)
XVIII. Employment and Training Resources
A. Social Secuity
a. Social Security Work Site
b. Ticket To Work
c. Work Incentive Planning and Assistance
d. NJ WINS (New Jersey Work Incentive Network Support)
d. Plan for Achieving Self Support (PASS)
B. NJ Based Employment and Training Resources
a. Department of Labor Workforce NJ (WNJPIN)
1. Services (WNJPIN)
2. One-Stop Career Center Locations
b. NJ Vocational Rehabilitation Services
1. Offices of the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
2. New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
3. Transition Service for Students with Disabilities
c. Commission For The Blind and Visually Impaired Vocational Rehabilitation Services
d. New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth, and Tourism Commission Small Business Development Centers
e. Service Core of Retired Executives (SCORE)
C. Business Resources on the Web
a. Disabled Businessperson's Association
b. US Small Business Administration
c. US Office of Disability Employment Policy
XIX. Housing Resources
A. NJ Housing Resource Center
B. NJ Department of Community Affairs
a. NJ Division of Housing and Community Resources
c. NJ Housing and Mortgage and Finance Agency
d. NJ Public Housing Authorities
C. Housing Resources on the Web
a. HUD Disabilities Web Hub
b. Center for Universal Design
c. Project Freedom
XX. Energy Assistance
A. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
a. Energy Assistance Program Fact Sheet and Income Guidelines
b. Home Energy/USF/Weatherization Program Application
c. Local Energy Application Agency Locations
B. NJ Lifeline Credit Program
C. NJ Shares
D. Universal Service Fund
E. Weatherization Assistance Program
XXI. Personal Assistance Services and Caregiver Resources
A. NJ Division of Disability Services (DDS)
a. AIDS Community Care Alternative Program (ACCAP) Waiver
b. Community Resources for People With Disabilities (CRPD) Waiver
c. Medicaid Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Services
d. Personal Assistance Services Program (PASP)
e. Personal Preference: NJ Cash and Counseling Project
f. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waiver
g. Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund
B. NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
a. Mediciad Community Care Waiver
C. NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
a. Global Options for Long Term Care
D. Home Care Associations
a. Home Care Association of New Jersey
b. New Jersey Hospital Association
E. Caregiver Resources From The Web
a. NJEASE for Caregivers
b. National Family Caregivers Association
c. Family Caregiver Alliance
d. The Family Village
e. American Health Care Association
f. WellSpouse Foundation
XXII. Transportation Resources
A. NJ Transit
a. NJ Transit Reduced Fare Program
b. Access Link
B. County Para-Transportation
C. Out of State Accessible Transit Services
a. SEPTA-Pennsylvania Transit Services
b. MTA-New York
D. Amtrak-Special Needs Accessibility
E. Greyhound Customers With Disabilities
XXIII. Services for Children
A. Department of Children and Families
a. Child Abuse/Neglect
b. Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
c. Division of Child Protection and Permanency
d. Office of Education
f. Child Care
1. Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
g. Foster and Adoption Services
h. Support For Families
i. Safe Haven (Infant Protection Hotline for Parents Wishing to Surrender an Unwanted Infant)
XXIV. Addiction Resources
A. Division of Mental Health and Addiction
a. Division of Mental Health Programs and Services
B. Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
C. Alchoholics Anonymous
D. AL-ANON (Family and Children Group Support)
E. Gamblers Anonymous
F. Narcotics Anonymous
G. NAR-ANON Family Group
H. Nicotine Anonymous
I. Roads 2 Recovery
J. Prevention First
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