Special Needs Information:

 The ARC- The Arc is the world’s largest community based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through more than 850 state and local chapters across the nation. The Arc is devoted to promoting and improving supports and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
http://www.thearc.org/

Autism- ASA, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

Cerebral Palsy- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is the leading source of information on cerebral palsy and is a pivotal advocate for the rights of persons with any disability. As one of the largest health charities in America, the UCP mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network
http://www.ucp.org/
DCF- is focused on strengthening families and achieving: safety, well-being and permanency for all New Jersey's children. DCF strives to incorporate the best thinking of New Jersey stakeholders and frontline workers and supervisors to achieve positive results and improvements to the state's child welfare system. Current priorities focus on reducing caseloads, developing a trained workforce, managing outcomes by data, and recruiting more safe and loving foster homes for our most vulnerable children.
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/divisions/operations/education/

Dept. Of Developmental Disabilities - As one of its primary services, DDS publishes New Jersey Resources 2007 , the most comprehensive guide available about services across New Jersey for people with disabilities. This directory is updated annually.
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/index.html

 Department of Human Services- DHS serves individuals and families with low incomes; people with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, or late-onset disabilities; people who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; parents needing child care services, child support and/or healthcare for their children; and families facing catastrophic medical expenses for their children http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/

Downs Syndrome- The mission of the National Down Syndrome Society is to benefit people with Down syndrome and their families through national leadership in education, research and advocacy
http://www.ndss.org/

Fragile X- The National Fragile X Foundation unites the Fragile X community to
Enrich lives through educational and emotional support,
Promote public and professional awareness, and
Advance research toward improved treatments and a cure for Fragile X. http://www.fragilex.org/

N.J. Dept. of Ed-NJ Dept of Ed Home page
http://www.state.nj.us/education/

N.J. Dept. of Ed. Special Ed- NJ Dept of Ed, Special Education Home page
http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/

NJ Family Care- The NJ FamilyCare website. NJ FamilyCare is not a welfare program, but rather the State of New Jersey's way of providing affordable health coverage for kids and certain low-income parents
http://www.njfamilycare.org/

NICHCY- stands for the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. Serves the nation as a central source of information on IDEA, NCLB and disabilities research.
http://www.nichcy.org/

Rare Disorders- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), a 501(c)3 organization, is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service.
http://www.rarediseases.org/

Special Ed Resources- is a collection of Internet accessible information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to Special Education.
http://seriweb.com/

 Special Olympics- Special Olympics New Jersey is a non-profit organization that provides athletic training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. For more information call (800)650-SONJ
http://www.sonj.org/

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network-
http://www.spannj.org/

U.S.  Dept. of Ed- The NICHD was initially established to investigate the broad aspects of human development as a means of understanding developmental disabilities, including mental retardation, and the events that occur during pregnancy.  Today, the Institute conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/overview/

Value Options- ValueOptions serves as the statewide contracted system administrator for the Division of Child Behavior Health Services (DCBHS
http://www.vonewjersey.com/

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