Even as we look back, we look forward with much hope for the new year, 2018. Photo courtesy of Michael Morrow, via Wikimedia Commons
Looking back and ahead with our favorite disability articles (December 31 & January 1): 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 bimonthly 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 Jobs of the Fortnight
Advancing Opportunities is looking to hire direct-support professionals to provide the very best for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a residential setting in northern New Jersey. Community inclusion and independence are integral to our mission. We’re looking for both full-time and part-time candidates.
Advancing Opportunities provides supports to individuals with disabilities and their families so they can live fully in the community. Our team includes a diverse collection of men and women committed to treating the people and families we serve with dignity and respect and providing the highest quality services and supports.
Employees of the agency enjoy paid training and an excellent array of benefits, including health care and dental benefits for all eligible full-time staff and a 401(k) retirement plan for all eligible employees.
Advancing Opportunities News
Advancing Opportunities announces a new career development program for students with disabilities at Mercer County Community College.
Advancing Opportunities is working with Mercer County College, offering career services for students with a disability.
Come hear the NJ State Tech Act report from DRNJ/ATAC. Please join us for this fun hands-on learning experience of a variety of computer access options! January 19, 2018, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Advancing Opportunities is very pleased to host this important assistive technology workshop.
Disability in the News (Mostly in New Jersey, the Population We Serve)
Charles ‘Chuck’ Matheny, the inspiration the school that bears his name, passed away. Everyone who knew and worked for him was graced by his wit and sense of humor. He dedicated his life to people with cerebral palsy, like himself.
An advocate for workers and children with Down syndrome has been honored as the 2017 CNN Hero of the Year.
Assistive Technology
Industry leaders in assistive technology offer predictions about what 2018 holds.
College for Students with a Disability
The rise in the graduation rate (from high school) for students with disabilities is following a national trend.
Disability Rights, Accessibility
Housing is a “crisis” for persons with a disability, according to a recent report.
The Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law in 1990 by Pres. H.W. Bush, has fallen short of what it was set to accomplish, according to Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr. He hopes the new year will see the improvements people with disabilities still need.
Employment for People with Disabilities
Here are six excellent blogs from 2017 for employers to read on which companies are seeking to hire more job seekers with disabilities in 2018.
Informative, Positive, Noteworthy (or All Three!)
This article by a prominent disability advocate reflects on the many sad, yet beautiful and—in the end—sentiments of New Jersey parents of children with disabilities… and why there is much cause for hope in 2018.
People with a Disability in the Community (Disability Rights and Acceptance; Inclusion)
Rebecca Cokley—little person, activist, mom and writer—has, like many disabled Americans, made having a family a revolutionary act. She shares her story.
Medical News – Research
“New evidence from both people and mice points to a part of the cerebellum that helps process social information as being critical in autism.” This is a summary, with a link to the original paper.
