Ever since she could walk, Sayers Grooms wanted to run. To experience the feeling of freedom moving quickly could provide. However, Sayers’s cerebral palsy made even walking [...]
Our adult consumers enjoyed a happy and festive Saint Patrick’s Day, celebrating with a Friday-night dance, arts and crafts activities, Kelly-green cupcakes, and themed BINGO. These [...]
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced $22.5 million in proposed new investments to care for individuals with developmental disabilities. The allocation includes new funding for [...]
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) quarterly update meetings will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Please see webinar registration link and RSVP instructions below. [...]
SAM, I am. This clever trackball device R.J. Cooper calls Switch-Adapted Mouse (that’s where SAM comes in) allows a person with no or limited gross-motor hand (or fine-motor head) […]
Dyslexia. Many otherwise highly capable university students, such as Jason, Abigail, and Brian have a drive to excel. However, their dyslexia has made access to textbooks and other written [...]
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 [...]
During his second year at college, Jason realizing he was having difficulties with time management and organization. He reached out to his counselor at the N.J. Division of Vocational […]
Isn’t a joystick for gamers? Well, yes, in part. After all, last year, Microsoft made headlines in the disability community with its Xbox Adaptive Controller. All along, the [...]
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 [...]
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