Tyion L., a blind high school student, receives hands-on assistance from Paul Day, Assistive Technology Specialist. Also present is his high school aide.
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 guardians and assistive technology support. As a leader in the field, we are pleased to share our experience, knowledge, and expertise with the disability community through our social media outlets: Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest. In our Disability and Ability Highlights of the Week column, we will select the best of what we found and shared and present them. Please click on the titles with embedded links to find the full article.
In addition, we are specialists in the area of assistive technology and offer a huge array of services; the Assistive Technology Center is New Jersey’s premier source of information and equipment.
Advancing Opportunities Job Announcement of the Week
Advancing Opportunities has immediate openings for full- and part-time Direct-Support and Family-Support Professionals in residential care programs throughout New Jersey. For July, we are holding job fairs on the following days, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., as follows:
- Wednesday, July 12. Advancing Opportunities Budd Lake office, 98 US Hwy. 46 W., Office 2, Budd Lake, NJ (Morris County)
- Thursday, July 20. Shrewsbury Public Library, 1001 NJ Rte. 35, Shrewsbury, NJ (Monmouth County)
- Wednesday, July 26. Family Resource Network, 322 U.S. Hwy. 46 W., Ste. 290, Parsippany, NJ (Morris County)
Candidates will be providing direct care to men and women with disabilities in residential support programs and group home settings. This entails includes supervision and/or assistance with personal care, daily living activities, recreational pursuits, transportation, medical appointments, or any other needs the individuals may have.
If you are unable to make it to one of the job fair open houses, you can also visit us online, at: https://advopps.org/careers/
Please send your résumé to: hr@advopps.org
Advancing Opportunities News
We gratefully acknowledge two social media milestones: 500 likes on Facebook and 6,500 followers on Twitter. We will continue to provide the very best services to people with all disabilities in New Jersey, along with their families!
500 Visitors to our Facebook page have given us a thumbs-up.
Our Twitter account now has more than 6,500 followers.
Disability in the news (mostly in New Jersey, the population we serve)
The Paper Mill Playhouse received a $40,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The funding supports the Paper Mill’s “Theatre for Everyone” project, a series of programs that serves the needs of children with autism and other social and cognitive disabilities.
A River Edge teen with autism gives back to children with disabilities.
Isabelle Rapin, who advanced concept of an autism spectrum, died at 89
Special Education
A growing number of schools are offering a program called ASD Nest that aims to help students understand the school environment.
A new report out from the National Center for Learning Disabilities: The State of LD
Assistive technology
Children with learning disabilities need to see others modeling the assistive technology that can help them succeed.
IEEE issued a special report on assistive technology.
This piece follows the interesting AT timeline we featured last week. A blog by the organization notes that most developers fail to design websites that are accessible to people with disabilities.
Assistive technology is creative, even artistic! A blind artist teamed up with engineering students to create a cane like no other.
Apps are linking visually impaired people to sighted volunteers as assistive technology enters a new era of connectivity.
College for students with a disability
Many students with dyslexia have the ability to excel in college. Determination and self-advocacy are key ingredients. Assistive technology can help.
Informative, Positive, Noteworthy (or All Three!)
One tiny dancer is challenging all the stereotypes about cerebral palsy.
Multiple sclerosis blogs are both helpful and positive for people affected by the condition. Here are ten excellent resources.
The Arts and People with Disabilities
A New Zealand man with Down syndrome and a disability advocate, Duncan finds his role as a dancer to be the most effective outlet.
People with a Disability in the Community (Disability Rights and Acceptance; Inclusion)
A brand-new website, Disabled Writers, aims editors connect with disabled writers (and vice versa).
Here’s a poignant TED Talk: “Why Design Should Include Everyone”
Disability Awareness and Appreciation
The Netflix Original series “Atypical” follows an autistic boy with autism.
What do you want people to know about MS?
Medical news – research
A study answers why ketamine helps relieve depression and offers a target for safer therapy.
Animals and Animal Therapy
Learning to associate spouses with unrelated positive stimuli – such as pictures of puppies – could help to improve marital satisfaction, a study suggests.
