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State Agencies
and Organizations |
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United
States Senators |
Honorable
Cory A. Booker
(D)
141 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-3224
Fax: (202) 224-8378
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://www.booker.senate.gov/ |
Honorable Robert Menendez (D)
502 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
(202) 228-2197 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form:
Web:
http://menendez.senate.gov/ |
United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your
representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit
the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202)
225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY). |
Governor
Honorable Chris Christie
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-6000
Web:
www.state.nj.us/governor |
Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.nj.us/ |
State Department of
Education: Special Education
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-6833
Web:
www.state.nj.us/education |
State Coordinator for NCLB
(No Child Left Behind)
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-4442
Web:
www.state.nj.us/education |
Programs for Infants and
Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
50 E. State Street
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 777-7734; (800) 322-8174 (Childfind Birth-21)
WebSite: |
Programs for Children with
Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-4950
Web:
www.state.nj.us/education |
State Vocational
Rehabilitation Agency
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
New Jersey Department of Labor
135 E. State Street
P.O. Box 398
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398
(609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY)
Web:
www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/ |
Coordinator for Transition
Services
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
Riverview Executive Plaza
Building 100 Route 29
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-6431
Web:
www.state.nj.us/education |
Office of State
Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with
Disabilities
Office of Vocational-Technical, Career and Innovative
Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-0665
Web:
http://www.state.nj.us/education/ |
State Mental Health Agency
Division of Mental Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 E. State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727
(609) 777-0702; (800) 382-6717
Web:
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/ |
State Mental Health
Representative for Children and Youth
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
50 E. State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
(609) 292-4741
Web: |
Programs for People with
Developmental Disabilities
Division of Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Department of Human Services
Capital Center
50 E. State Street
P.O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
(609) 987-0864
Web: |
Councils on Developmental
Disabilities Executive Director
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
20 W. State Street, 7th floor
P. O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-3745
Web:
https://www.facebook.com/NJCDD |
Protection and Advocacy Agency
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
Web: www.njpanda.org
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Client Assistance Program
Lillie Lowe-Reid, Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above. |
Programs for Children with
Special Health Care Needs
Special Child, Health and Early Intervention Services
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
50 E. State Street
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-0755
Web:
www.state.nj.us/health |
State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Jersey Family Care
P.O. Box 4818
Trenton, NJ 08650-4818
(800) 701-0710
Web:
www.njfamilycare.org |
Programs for Children and Youth
who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Jersey Department of Human Services
153 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 648-2324
Web: |
Programs for Children and Youth
who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074
Trenton, NJ 08625-0074
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY in NJ only)
Web: |
Programs for Children and Youth
who are Deaf-Blind
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind
24K World Fair Drive
Summerset, NJ 08873
(732) 805-1912 (V/TTY)
Web:
http://njadb.squarespace.com/
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Telecommunications Relay
Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing,
or with Speech Impairments
(800) 852-7897 (V)
(800) 852-7899 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish) |
State Education Agency Rural
Representative
Special Education
High Point Regional High School
299 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-3102 |
Regional ADA & IT
Technical Assistance Center
DBTAC - Northeast ADA Center
Cornell University
201 ILR Extension
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
(607) 255-8660 (V/TTY/Spanish)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
Web:
http://www.northeastada.org/ |
University Centers for
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental
Disabilities
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Liberty Plaza
335 George Street, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688
(732) 235-9300
Web:
http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter |
Technology-Related Assistance
Assistive Technology Advocacy Center
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
Web: www.njpanda.org |
State Mediation System
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-1286
Web:
www.state.nj.us/education |
Special Format Library
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3260; (800) 792-8322
Web: www.njlbh.org/ |
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Disability-Specific Organizations |
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Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or
locality, contact either: |
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information
packet)
Web: www.chadd.org |
Attention
Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org |
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Autism |
ASPEN-Asperger Syndrome Education Network
9 Aspen Circle
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 321-0880
Web: www.aspennj.org |
POAC Parents of Autistic Children
One Bethany Road, Suite 72
Hazlet, NJ 07730
(732) 888-1000
Web: www.poac.net |
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Blind/Visual Impairments |
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
Web: www.afb.org |
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
254 Spruce Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 743-0075; (866) 632-1940
Web: www.nfbnj.org |
Parents of Blind Children-New Jersey
23 Alexander Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 377-0976
Web:
www.blindchildren.org |
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Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
1090 King George Post Road, Suite 708
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 738-1002; (800) 669-4323 (in NJ only)
Web: www.bianj.org |
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
1005 Whitehead Road Extension, Suite 1
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 882-4182; (888) 322-1918
Web: www.cpofnj.org |
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
429 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 392-4900; (800) 336-5843
Web: www.efnj.com
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Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-1843
(732) 246-2525
Web: www.arcnj.org |
Learning Disabilities
Terry Cavanaugh, President
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey
P.O. Box 492
Towaco, NJ 07082
(973) 265-4303 |
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Mental
Health |
Mental Health Association in New Jersey
88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1
Verona, NJ 07044
(973) 571-4100
Web: www.mhanj.org |
NAMI New Jersey
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 940-0991
Web: www.naminj.org/ |
Special Health Care Needs
Family Voices of New Jersey, at SPAN
35 Halsey Street, 4th floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-SPAN, ext. 110
Web: www.spannj.org |
Speech and Hearing
New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 359-5308
Web: www.njsha.org |
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Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
50 Division Street, Suite 205
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 575-7350
Web: www.tsanj.org |
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Organizations
Especially for Parents |
Parent Training and Information
Center (PTI)
Deborah Jennings, Executive Co-Director
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-7726 (In NJ)
Web: www.spannj.org |
Community Parent Resource
Center
Association for Special Children & Families
1810 Macopin Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
(973) 728-8744
E-mail:
ascfamily@hotmail.com |
Parent-To-Parent
New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(908) 537-4673; (800) 372-6510
Web: |
Parent Teacher Association
(PTA)
New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers
900 Berkeley Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-5322
(609) 393-5004
Web: www.njpta.org |
Other
Disability Organizations
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Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with
Disabilities
127 Route 206, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
(609) 581-8375
Web: www.abcdnj.org
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Easter
Seals New Jersey
- 1 Kimberly Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1076
(732) 257-6662; (800) 486-0027
Web:
www.eastersealsnj.org
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Family
Support Center of New Jersey
2516 Route 35 North
Manasquan, NJ 08736
(732) 528-8080; (800) 372-6510 (in NJ)
Web: www.fscnj.org
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VSA arts of New Jersey
703 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-3885; (732) 745-3913 (TTY)
Web: www.vsanj.org |
New Jersey
Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
(free help to those seeking to find or start a local
or national support group)
100 Hanover Avenue, Suite 202
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2020
(973) 326-6789; (800) 367-6274 (in NJ)
Web: www.njgroups.org |
Division of Disability Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-7800; (609) 292-1210 (TTY)
(888) 285-3036
Web
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds |
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Independent
Living |
To find out the contact
information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state,
contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
Web: www.ilru.org |
To find out the contact
information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
Web: www.ncil.org |
