How to be a Successful Advocate
Kevin Nuñez, Vice Chair, Self Advocate Member New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities The word advocacy is defined as “public support for or recommendation for a particular cause or
How Autism “Functioning Labels” Can Lead To Serious Harm
by Jeremy Einbinder People with disabilities are often compared to non-disabled people in terms of how they could function in everyday life. In other words, the societal worth of
Corporate Missions of Inclusion A Positive Step, But Won’t Liberate Workers With Disabilities
By Jeremy Einbinder As the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) has discussed before, one of the ways in which people with disabilities are discriminated against is in
A Theater Group By And For Actors with Disabilities
By Jeremy Einbinder In the past, the council wrote about the lack of media representation for people with disabilities, and even more commonly, the fact that nondisabled actors often