The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
The NJCDD addresses these needs through systems change and capacity-building efforts that promote self-determination, integration and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities
Kudos to Governor Chris Christie for showing the resolve he has brought to other issues to his proposal to close two of New Jersey’s developmental centers. As we have
First I want to thank Peggy for her comments. I hoped, and suspected, if we delved into education it would prompt some activity in the comments section. These things
You need to know a lot to understand education in New Jersey. Too much. It’s probably true everywhere but when I started to look into these issues for coverage
As the state gears up to close Woodbridge and North Jersey developmental centers we are again moving through an emotional and important part of that process. Media representatives, the
Straight news accounts of the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an appellate court’s decision to overturn the conviction of Richard Fourtin, Jr., convicted in January 2008 of attempted
The middle of next month is the deadline for submitting names of people and organizations for the Council’s Community Building Awards. It’s always nice to give and get awards.
There was a news story this week about the challenges high schools have in working to include students with disabilities in extracurricular sports activities. Oscar Pretorius put the issue
In the upcoming Winter Issue of the Council’s People & Families magazine, there is a column I wrote about growth attenuation and its use, along with radical surgical procedures,
Overreaction against people with Autism from the terrible shootings in Newton Connecticut. It is an understandable concern given the prominence given in early media reports to the shooter’s supposed