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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 […]

  The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) is offering live fee-for-service Q&A webinar sessions. This regularly scheduled session provides an opportunity for [...]

  By definition, assistive technology is anything that enables a person with a disability to perform a task able-bodied people can perform on their own. Of all the categories of […]

Last week, we presented Partner/Plus, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device for the youngest users, who have not yet mastered the complexities of using this technology. This [...]

  “I always felt a special connection to people with disabilities,” says Tameka Powell, a Residential Support Specialist working at the Newton group home. Working with this community for [...]

  Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices are a powerful type of assistive technology. They provide people with a variety of disabilities with the independence to engage in [...]