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  New Jersey Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson on Monday announced the launch of a major new program to help individuals with disabilities in the state become more independent and [...]

  The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) announces the release of the following two important manuals: Supports Program Policies & Procedures Manual Community Care [...]

  The New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) announces Stephen Komnios’ Law. Enacted in 2017 and taking effect May 1, 2018, the law “strengthens protections for [...]

    In the bad old days, many institutions for people with developmental disabilities had a shocking reputation. One just needs to read the novels of Charles Dickens or watch […]

  “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 [...]

  “I’m excited,” says Jazmann Gillespie, who has worked at the Emerson group home over the past three years. Jazmann is “very proud… and glad” to be recognized and honored […]

Two film festivals for New Jersey families of a child with a disability are coming at the end of April and early May. These are the Montclair Film Festival, in […]

            March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Organized by the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, the Association of [...]