“When I am here, I’m Home.” That is how Lochart Prophete describes his work with the residents of the Robbinsville group home, José R., Levi J., and Vito […]
COVID-19, School Closures, and AT: What Do We Do? The Richard West Asssistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC), Trenton, NJ. Mike Marotta, Director, has been has been working with [...]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Updates for Individuals, Families, and Providers (Page updated March 16, 2020) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the respiratory illness [...]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Update for Individuals, Families, and Providers – Medicaid Governor Murphy announced administrative actions this week to waive consumer cost [...]
Welcome to our latest installment of noteworthy disability-themed articles! In addition, as a leader in the field, we are pleased to share our experience, knowledge, and expertise with the [...]
The next N.J. Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) quarterly update meetings will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Please see webinar registration link and RSVP [...]
Apple iOS mobile devices – iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – are known for their many accessibility features. “This is an opportunity for us to make things simpler for […]
Born with polio, Judith Heumann has been fighting on behalf of people with disabilities since the late 1960s. The New York City Board of Education rejected her application for […]
Following the well-publicized horrific abuse of adults at with intellectual disabilities Willowbrook in the late 1970s (but much later than the horrors Nellie Bly reported in Ten [...]
For someone who built a career on visual communication, losing her sight was a cruel blow. Already deaf, Natalie (not her real name) had realized her dreams of being […]
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