On September 23 and 24, Disability Rights New Jersey hosted a 2-day event – Assistive Technology and Community Living Summit with over 400 attendees and featured more than 40 workshops for consumers and professions covering a wide variety of topics about assistive technology and community living.
Each day the Summit highlighted keynote speakers from the assistive technology and community living field. On Thursday, Denise Ghizzone, author and AAC user spoke about her life with Cerebral Palsy and her dedication to inspire and enable others with disabilities to push through their own obstacles.
On day two, Jennifer Langer Jacobs, Assistant Commissioner, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services talked about efforts to improve Medicaid home and community-based services.