Self-Advocacy Resource Center

Healthcare

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Education

Special Education Self-Advocacy Guide Disability Rights New Jersey understands that the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a complicated law. We created this self-advocacy guide to help families of students […]

Accessing Services in the Community

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Children and Youth

Children with disabilities below the age of three can obtain services through the New Jersey’s Early Intervention System. The publication linked below is intended to assist and inform families of […]

Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Both the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) provide services for those persons with developmental disabilities who are seeking employment. Each agency can […]

Navigating Your Rights to VR Services: A Self-Advocacy Guide

In this comprehensive handbook Navigating Your Rights to Vocational Rehabilitation Services: A Self-Advocacy Guide you will find a step-by-step review of:

Abuse and Neglect

If you are a person with a disability in a medical hospital, psychiatric hospital, developmental center, nursing home, or other facility, or a family member or friend, and you are concerned about abuse, neglect or violations of the rights of a person with a disability or your own rights, please contact us. For medical emergencies or you believe someone is in danger, please dial 911.

Resident and Patient Rights

Individuals receiving psychiatric in-patient treatment at psychiatric hospitals have legal rights. The rights of a patient depend on what legal status the individual has. There are three main legal statuses: […]

Assistive Technology

Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: Learn about the process to make sure complaints about transportation services get the attention they deserve. Users of Modivcare (formerly known as Logisticare) will find this guide […]

Medicaid

Learn about the process to appeal a reduction, termination, or denial of Medicaid services delivered through a Managed Care Organization. This material will help you preserve Medicaid benefits by advocating […]

Discrimination

The Americans with Disabilities Act has been protecting employees with disabilities for over 30 years. The New Jersey equivalent is known as the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and is […]

Alternatives to Guardianship

Supported Decision-Making 101 is an easy-to-understand introduction to the concept of Supported Decision-making, an explanation of how it might work for New Jersey residents, and a brief discussion of how […]

Voting