By Jeremy Einbinder March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a time to celebrate and advocate for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of society. One…
Earlier this month, The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities (NJCDD) published and distributed a blog post written by, Kevin Nunez, a self-advocate and Vice Chair of the Council. The…
By Jeremy Einbinder Group homes are a prevalent housing option for people with disabilities, but they often fall short in meeting the needs and desires of those they are meant…
By Jesse Schwartzman The past year was a successful one for the disability community! Workability offers people with disabilities who are working, and whose income would otherwise make them…
By Jeremy Einbinder The Disability Rights Movement has been fighting for the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities for a long time, making it an important part of history,…
By Jesse Schwartzman As National Disability Employment Awareness Month comes to a close, I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to interview an owner of a business that includes…
Become a developmental disabilities influencer
NJCDD provides advocacy training and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to influence NJ policies and systems positively.
In a previous blog, there was a mention of competitive integrated employment. Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is having people with disabilities earn the same pay as others without disabilities. It…
The National Disability Employment Month Programming continues with another focus on hiring people with disabilities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), during the beginning pandemic, the unemployment rate…
This month we celebrate October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). NDEAM was declared by Congress in 1988 to spread awareness and the contributions of people with disabilities while…
