NJ RESOUCES
We do not endorse or recommend
any services, therapy, medication, or philosophy
that families may encounter from the resources or events listed.
United Cerebral Palsy of PA, http://www.ucpofpa.org/
Florida Department of Education, http://www.fldoe.org/ese/, technical papers
The ARC of the United States, http://www.thearc.org/
What Works Clearinghouse, http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
National Special Education Advocacy Institute, NSEAI.org
THE AUTISM NANNY - http://www.autism-nanny.com
For a Board Certified Educational Advocates in NJ and nationally go to NSEAI.org
or call NSEAI at 610.241.2062
PRIVATE ATTORNEYS PRACTICING IN NJ THAT REPRESENT FAMILIES:
Craig Becker, 856.273.0200, cbecker@cbeckerlaw.com, www.cbeckerlaw.com (Mount Laurel, NJ)
Jonathan S. Corchnoy, 215.266.7872, gpvanguard@hotmail.com. www.corchnoylaw.com (Philadlephia, East of the Susquahanna River, NJ - South of Trenton)
Adam Dayan, 646.845.7462, adayan@dayanlawfirm.com, www.dayanlawfirm.blogspot.com
(New York; New Jersey)
Lisa Eastwood, Eastwood, Scandariato & Steinberg, 973.253.1500, eastlaw@earthlink.net
(Saddle Brook, NJ)
Ira M. Fingles, Herbert D. Hinkle, S. Paul Prior, Hinkle, Fingles & Prior, ira@hinkle1.com, (Yardley; PA, NJ)
Dave Frankel, Josh Kershenbaum, Michael D. Raffaele, Jason Fortenberry, John Bogan, dave@mykidslawyer.com, Frankel & Kershenbaum, 610.922.4200 (Bryn Mawr, PA, NJ)
Sharyn Gallatin, 201.847.1704, sharyn@gallatinlaw.com, www.gallatinlaw.com
(Wyckoff, NJ, Northern New Jersey)
Carole Ann Geronimo, 201-512-4400, cageronimolaw@yahoo.com, www.geronimofamilylaw.com, (Midland Park, NJ, New Jersey)
Betty J. Goldman, 201.573.0400, bettygoldman@tbicentral.com, bettyjgoldmanesq.com
(Montvale, NJ, Bergen County, New Jersey and nearby counties)
Judith Gran, Catherine Reisman, Amy Carolla, Sarah Zuba Freeman Carolla Reisman & Gran, LLC, 888.383.3037 (Philadelphia, Princeton, PA, NJ)
Dennis C. McAndrews, Heidi B. Konkler-Goldsmith, Tanya A. Alvarado, Heather M. Hulse, J.D., M.S., M.A., Lesley M. Mehalick, J.D., LL.M., Jennifer M. Lukach Bradley, Caitlin McAndrews, Jessica Nguyen, Lynne M. Spangler, Dean M. Beer, Crystal L. Welton, J.D., LL.M., Michael E. Gehring. Lauren O’Connell Mahler, Alissa B. Gorman, Elaine T. Yandrisevits, Joseph E. McGettigan, Anthony L. Marone, Esquire, Michael Connolly, Esquire, McAndrews Law Offices, P.C., 610.648.9300, http://www.mcandrewslaw.com/), (Offices: Berwyn, Scranton, Wyomissing, PA, DE and DC)
Mr Joseph William Montgomery, 215 6507563, joe@ed-law.com, http://www.ed-law.com, (Philadelphia, PA, NJ)
Jerry Tanenbaum, Mattleman, Weinroth & Miller, P.C., jtanenbaum@mwm-law.com 856.482.5733 215.871.2000 (Philadelphia, Cherryhill, PA, NJ)
Robert C Thurston, 267 209-0783, rthurston@schoolkidslawyer.com, http://schoolkidslawyer.com/ (Doylestown, PA, NJ)
Mark W. Voigt 267-991-0396 (Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia PA, NJ).
Lawrence D. Weinberg, 718.708.4901, lawrenceweinberg@gmail.com, www.lawrenceweinberg.com/Attorney.html
(Brooklyn, NY, NY, NJ)
Megan Watson (Kidd), mwatson@bkwfamily.com, http://bkwfamily.com, Berner Klaw & Watson, LLP, 215 790-8800, (Philadelphia, PA NJ),
Charles Weiner, 267.685.6311, charles@charlesweinerlaw.com, www.charlesweinerlaw.com
(Bensalem, PA, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Philadelphia, York, Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Luzerne, Lackawanna.) Testing Accommodations on a national basis.
State Agencies
Northeast ADA Center
Employment and Disability Institute
Cornell University
201 Dolgen Hall
Ithaca , NY , 14853
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
(607) 255-6686 (V/TTY/Spanish)
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Jersey Department of Human Services
153 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 47017
Newark , NJ , 07101
(973) 648-2324
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/home/
Insurance
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Jersey Family Care
P.O. Box 4818
Trenton , NJ , 08650-4818
(800) 701-0710
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
20 W. State Street, 7th floor
P. O. Box 700
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0700
(609) 292-3745
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind
24K World Fair Drive
Summerset , NJ , 08873
(732) 805-1912 (V/TTY)
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0074
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY in NJ only)
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(866) 771-7947 VP (Video Phone)
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/home/
Division of Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 726
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0726
(609) 631-2200
(800) 832-9173
kenneth.ritchey@dhs.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/home/
Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
50 E. State Street
P. O. Box 364
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0364
(888) 653-4463 (NJEIS Referral)
(609) 777-7734
(800) 322-8174 (Childfind Birth-21)
terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eis/index.shtml
Mediation
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0500
(609) 984-1286
http://www.state.nj.us/education/
Division of Mental Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 E. State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0727
(800) 382-6717
(609) 777-0702
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/home/
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
50 E. State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 717
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0717
(609) 292-4741
nadezhda.robinson@dcf.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/behavioral
Preschool, Disabilities
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0500
(609) 984-4950
special.education@doe.state.nj.us
http://www.state.nj.us/education
Protection & Advocacy
Disability Rights New Jersey
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton , NJ , 08608
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
(609) 292-9742
(609) 633-7106 (TTY)
Relay Services
State: New Jersey
(800) 852-7897 (V)
(800) 852-7899 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech – English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech – Spanish)
Special Education
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0500
(609) 292-0147
Roberta.Wohle@doe.state.nj.uss
http://www.state.nj.us/education
Special Format Library
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton , NJ , 08618
(800) 792-8322
(609) 530-3239
Special Health Care Needs
Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services
Division of Family Health
Public Health Services Branch
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0364
(609) 984-0755
gloria.rodriguez@doh.state.nj.us
State Web Site
Connect with your state’s official website to find state agencies and information,
including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
Transition Services
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
Riverview Executive Plaza
Building 100 Route 29
P.O. Box 500
Trenton , NJ , 08625
(609) 633-6431
http://www.state.nj.us/education
UCEDD
The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
Department of Pediatrics
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
335 George Street, Suite 3500
New Brunswick , NJ , 08901
(732) 235-9300
http://rwjms.rutgers.edu/boggscenter
Vocational Education, Disabilities
Office of Career and Technical Education
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0500
(609) 633-0665
http://www.state.nj.us/education
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
New Jersey Department of Labor
135 E. State Street
P.O. Box 398
Trenton , NJ , 08625-0398
(609) 292-5987
(609) 292-2919 (TTY)
thomas.jennings@dol.state.nj.us
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/dvrs/DVRIndex.html
Disability Specific Organizations
Association for Special Children & Families 973-728-8744
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 800-225-0292
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America 800-532-7667
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) 800-654-7726
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover , MD , 20785
(800) 233-4050
(301) 306-7070
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 7557
Wilmington , DE , 19803-9997
(800) 939-1019 (V/Fax)
ASPEN-Asperger Syndrome Education Network
9 Aspen Circle
Edison , NJ , 08820
(732) 321-0880
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
P.O. Box 1149
Ridgewood , NJ , 07451-1149
(877) 444-1149
(201) 444-4141
http://www.djfiddlefoundation.org
Autism New Jersey
500 Horizon Drive, Suite 530
Robbinsville Township , NJ , 08691
(609) 588-8200, Ext. 22
(800) 4-AUTISM
POAC (Parents of Autistic Children)
1999 Route 88
East Brick , NJ , 08724
(732) 785-1099
FACES Autism Support Network
PO Box 2341
Ventnor , NJ , 08406
(609) 412-3750
http://www.faces-autismsupport.org
Blind/Visual Impairments
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
254 Spruce Street
Bloomfield , NJ , 07003
(973) 743-0075
Parents of Blind Children-New Jersey
23 Alexander Avenue
Madison , NJ , 07940
(973) 377-0976
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
1090 King George Post Road, Suite 708
Edison , NJ , 08837
(800) 669-4323 (in NJ only)
(732) 738-1002
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
1005 Whitehead Road Extension, Suite 1
Ewing , NJ , 08638
(888) 322-1918
(609) 882-4182
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
1 AAA Drive
Suite 203
Trenton , NJ , 08691
(800) 336-5843
(609) 392-4900
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick , NJ , 08902-1843
(732) 246-2525
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey
P.O. Box 6268
East Brunswick , NJ , 08816
(732) 645-2738
Mental Health Association in New Jersey
88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1
Verona , NJ , 07044
(973) 571-4100
NAMI New Jersey
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick , NJ , 08902
(732) 940-0991
Special Health Care Needs
Family Voices of New Jersey, at SPAN
35 Halsey Street, 4th floor
Newark , NJ , 07102
(800) 654-SPAN, ext. 110
(973) 642-8100
New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough , NJ , 08844
(908) 359-5308
Spina Bifida Association of Tri-State Region
84 Park Avenue, Suite G-106
Flemington , NJ , 08822
(908) 782-7475
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
50 Division Street, Suite 205
Somerville, NJ 08876 , Somerville, NJ 08876 , 08876
(732) 972-4459 (TSANJ Helpline)
(908) 575-7350
Association for Special Children & Families
PO Box 494
Hewitt , NJ , 07421
(973) 728-8744
Special Parent Assistance & Resource Center (SPARC)
UCP of Hudson County, Inc.
721 Broadway
Bayonne , NJ , 07002
(201) 656-3779
http://www.geocities.com/sparcofuc
New Jersey Parents Caucus
236 S. Salem Street
Randolph , NJ , 07869
(973) 989-8866
http://www.newjerseyparentscaucus.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers
900 Berkeley Avenue
Trenton , NJ , 08618-5322
(609) 393-5004
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark , NJ , 07102
(800) 654-7726 (In NJ)
(973) 642-8100
New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark , NJ , 07102
(800) 372-6510
(908) 537-4673
http://www.spannj.org/familywrap/parent2parent.htm
Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston , TX , 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V)
(713) 520-5136 (TTY)
Independent Living
To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington , DC , 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V)
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
127 Route 206, Suite 18
Hamilton , NJ , 08610
(609) 581-8375
Easter Seals New Jersey
1 Kimberly Road
East Brunswick , NJ , 08816-1076
(800) 486-0027
(732) 257-6662
Family Support Center of New Jersey
2516 Route 35 North
Manasquan , NJ , 08736
(800) 372-6510 (in NJ)
(732) 528-8080
New Jersey Mentor
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown , NJ , 08057
(856) 235-5505
paula.blum@thementornetwork.com
http://www.thementornetwork.com
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
(free help to those seeking to find or start a local or national support group)
375 E. McFarlan Street
Dover , NJ , 07801
(800) 367-6274 (in NJ)
(973) 989-1122
VSA arts of New Jersey
703 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick , NJ , 08901
(732) 745-3885
(732) 745-3913 (TTY)