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Important Notice: PLEASE READ!
Disability Rights New Jersey’s Intake and Self-Advocacy services will be closed from Monday, April 21, 2025, and will reopen on Monday, May 5, 2025, for internal quality assessment.
During this time, you will not be able to speak with our intake staff or submit online intake forms until services resume on May 5, 2025. Phone messages and online intake will not be returned and if you want to complete an intake, you must call back or complete a new online intake on or after May 5, 2025.
If you are a patient in a state hospital or a resident of a Developmental Center, alleging abuse or neglect, your call will be routed to our investigations and monitoring team for triage.
Self-advocacy resources are available on our website here. You may also contact the agencies listed below for further assistance.
We appreciate your patience and understanding while we take this time to work to improve our services.
Resources available while Disability Rights New Jersey’s intake is closed:
- 911 (Dial 911 for any situation requiring immediate police, fire, or emergency medical service response. This includes immediate threats to your life, health and safety, including car accidents with injuries, crimes in progress, fires, and situations where someone is unconscious, not breathing, or experiencing severe pain. If you are unsure if your situation is an emergency, call 911 and let the dispatcher determine appropriate response. )
- Long Term Care Ombudsman
- Adult Protective Services
- Department of Health
- Ombudsman for Individuals with IDD and Their Families
- Department of Human Services
- Department of Children and Families
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Disability Rights New Jersey empowers people with disabilities to develop self-advocacy skills and stay informed about their rights with the creation of a robust collection tools and resources.
Within the Self-Advocacy Resource Center you’ll find frequently asked about topics that include links to webinar recordings, presentation slides, fact sheets, sample documents, how-to guides, and more. The information provided is not a substitute for individualized, fact-specific legal advice.
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How We Help
Consistent with our federal mandate, Disability Rights NJ is here to provide a wide array of advocacy services for people with disabilities, their families, and other stakeholders:
- We investigate allegations of abuse and neglect to ensure that people with disabilities are safe wherever they receive services.
- We provide legal representation to people with disabilities who have legal issues that fall within our goals and objectives.
- We monitor settings where people with disabilities receive services, including developmental centers, state psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and nursing facilities.
- We provide information and referral to people with disabilities and their families in areas outside our priorities, as well as technical assistance to other stakeholders.
- We engage in outreach, education, and training, with an emphasis on building the expertise and skills of self-advocates.