Upcoming Events

Gwen Orlowski, Executive Director will begin the webinar series with an overview of the nursing home report: PERSON FIRST: An Investigation and Legal Analysis of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey Nursing Homes. Session is expected to be 45 minutes long, with time for discussion about the report and investigation.

Jill Hoegel, Director Investigations and Monitoring Team and Bren Pramanik, Managing Attorney, Institutional Rights Team, will provide an overview of investigations and key finding one from PERSON FIRST: An Investigation and Legal Analysis of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey Nursing Homes report. Session is expected to be 45 minutes - 1 […]

Gwen Orlowski will provide an explanation into Key Finding Two from Person First: An investigation and legal analysis into people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in NJ Nursing homes. Session is expected to last 45-1 hour with time for discussion.  

Rebecca Rosenberg will discuss how the ReBokeh app was developed along with iterative feedback from the low vision community, as well as a live demo of the technology and a conversation about how and where it can be used to aid people with vision.

Staff Attorneys Adrienne Langlois and Craig Ismaili from DRNJ's Institutional Rights Team provide overview of key findings 3 and recommendations from PERSON FIRST: An Investigation and Legal Analysis of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey Nursing Homes report

Have you applied for services with the Vocational Rehabilitation offices, but have had it denied? Have your services been reduced? Are you aware that there are several ways to have the denial or reduction reviewed or to appeal it? If so, this webinar is for you! Disability Rights NJ will be hosting a webinar designed […]

During the Public Health Emergency we know as the COVID-19 Pandemic, individuals receiving Medicaid could not be terminated between March 2020 and April 2023, even if their circumstances changed, such as additional income or higher resources. Beginning in April 2023, the state Medicaid agency began a year-long process of Medicaid renewals for more than 2 […]

During the Public Health Emergency we know as the COVID-19 Pandemic, individuals receiving Medicaid could not be terminated between March 2020 and April 2023, even if their circumstances changed, such as additional income or higher resources. Beginning in April 2023, the state Medicaid agency began a year-long process of Medicaid renewals for more than 2 […]

Join us at Transition Law Day on Saturday, April 20th to learn about your rights when transitioning from student life to adult life. Are you a student aged 14-21? Do you have an IEP or 504 plan? Have you thought about what you want to do after high school graduation? Did you know your school […]

Join Disability Rights New Jersey  on June 2o, 2024 from 3pm to 4:30pm for an in-depth informational webinar about the VR system and how it can work for you. This is a full dive into the VR systems of New Jersey, providing information about your rights to VR services, how to apply for them, navigating […]