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    At Advancing Opportunities, we excel in providing residential and respite services to people of with all disabilities, along with advocacy and education services for parents and [...]

    When Rita Skeeter, dressed in “acid-green” robes, asked the title character in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire about how he felt facing a dragon, our hero […]

  Hello Division Constituents and Community Partners,   Effective November 1, 2017, the Division’s 1915(c) Community Care Waiver (CCW) will be incorporated into New Jersey’s [...]

    “Full Inclusion with Sign Language” is the theme this year for the International Week of the Deaf. The event runs from September 18 through 24. First observed as […]

  The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is pleased to release the 2018 Timeline for Graduates Aging Out of the School System. The timeline also provides a handy [...]

Stephanie is deaf, fluent in American Sign Language. Before today’s video chat technology, Stephanie relied on TTY, but that system relied on English, whose grammar, vocabulary, and usage are [...]

  The Quarterly Update meetings of the Division of Developmental Disabilities for individuals/families and providers have been scheduled for Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the [...]

    Please watch this space on Monday for a feature on Deaf Awareness Week, September 18 through 24.   At Advancing Opportunities, we excel in providing residential and respite [...]

    Hello Division Constituents and Community Partners,   On June 7, the Division announced it would defer the transfer of individuals dually enrolled in both the DDD Self-Directed [...]

    It plays music, turns on the lights, announce weather forecasts, call for an Uber ride, and order a pizza. The Amazon Echo can also fill the room with […]