Inside a State Transition Plan Public Hearing
The Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) sponsored three “listening” sessions on the State Transition Plan (STP) as mandated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) during the
In each blog post, we’ll be following important news, legislation, and current events that affect people with developmental disabilities and their families. We’ll provide commentary on issues that matter and new trends in our communities. And, occasionally, we’ll invite guest contributors to provide their unique perspectives on a variety of topics important New Jersey’s DD community. Most importantly though, we’ll invite you, our readers, to join the conversation and share your views.
Sex Education: An Effective Way for Young Adults with All Types of Disabilities to Remain out of the Criminal Justice System
By: Kelly Stout, Transitional Specialist The Arc CARES Program – The Arc of New Jersey Even though they may learn differently, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are intelligent
Parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD)
by Alison Lozano I am clearing out my office in preparation to retire at the end of January. During that process I have discovered many pieces of paper that
What Are We Waiting for? Waiting Lists and Community Infrastructure
by Norman Reim What Are We Waiting For? Waiting Lists and Community Infrastructure There are still waiting lists for residential supports for people with developmental disabilities. We say we
Case Management and the Loss of a ‘Personal Touch’
by Alison Lozano I am an “old world” social worker and possibly that is why I have some real concerns about how the practice of social work has lost
Family Support: Struggling for a New Identity
by Norman Reim Family Support is Struggling for a New Identity The New Jersey State Regional Family Support Planning Councils were a force in the DD system during the
Special Education: Bogged Down Like the Rest of It
Special Education is in need of an overhaul. There’s a ton of money involved and, more importantly, the quality of the education of students with and without disabilities is
Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
I recently attended a one-day conference on employment of persons with disabilities. What made this conference different were the participants. The audience was made up equally of individuals in
Whose System is it Anyway
A few posts back I talked about some aspects of the Big Business of Disability. I want to talk some more about that. Before it had been the over
Like Math Class: UCP Report on State of the States
Today we’re going to math class. I know. I hear the collective groan. But United Cerebral Palsy recently released a report on how states are doing in terms of