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Home > Get in Touch > Training and Outreach

Training & Outreach

Disability Rights NJ provides comprehensive and targeted technical assistance, training, education and outreach to people with disabilities, families, advocates, service providers and others in New Jersey on a variety of relevant topics. Our diverse outreach and training efforts range from small community groups to meetings with educators and legislators.   

Disability Rights NJ’s consumer education, training and outreach efforts have reached over 20,000 individuals annually. Below is a sampling of events. 

Disability Rights NJ staff: 

  • Provided training to groups on agency programs and services with special emphasis on Spanish speaking individuals requesting transition and special education information. 
  • Presented to professionals about juvenile justice issues 
  • Presented information to consumer groups and organizations about voter rights 
  • Conducted training about guardianship and decision-making 
  • Exhibited at numerous conventions, conferences and resource fairs  
  • Conducted workshops for undergrad and graduate students at colleges and universities throughout the state 
  • Presented information to consumers, family members and professionals about psychiatric advance directives 
  • Conducted training on assistive technology services and devices for seniors and individuals with disabilities 
  • Provided information about SSA work incentives to consumers, professional and family members 
  • Conducted Town Hall webinars for AT, I/DD and MH communities
  • Presented to groups about critical issues during COVID-19 for people with disabilities
  • Provided workshops to groups about Medicaid service issues 

Our training and education programs are conducted by Disability Rights NJ staff advocates, legal staff or administrators and are provided to groups whose applications for education and training services are accepted. 

For additional information about specific topics or to discuss the development of training and education programs, please contact our Director of Training and Outreach at: 

(800) 922-7233 (toll-free in New Jersey only) or (609) 292-9742
(609) 777-0187 (Fax)

advocate@disabilityrightsnj.org