BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://njcdd.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260922T131519Z CREATED:20260922T131141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T131519Z UID:67551-1790856000-1790859600@njcdd.org SUMMARY:Voting Rights for the Disability Community DESCRIPTION:Listen\n \n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1770221800501{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nVoting Rights for the Disability Community\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1790082680142{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]\nOctober 1\, 2026 | 12 p.m.\, Eastern Standard Time\n[/vc_column_text]Register Here[vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1790082806444{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]The Regional Family Support Planning Council’s Legislative and Policy Advocacy Committee is launching a new Lunch and Learn series to help people with disabilities and their families better understand New Jersey’s legislative and policy processes.\n\nFor our first Lunch and Learn\, representatives from Disability Rights New Jersey will discuss voting rights and access for people with disabilities. They will provide practical guidance on preparing to vote\, understanding your rights\, and knowing what to expect on Election Day.\n\nSpeakers:\n\n Mary Ciccone\, Director of Policy at Disability Rights New Jersey\n Chris Miller\, Assistant to the Director of Policy at Disability Rights New Jersey\n\nIf you have any questions\, please contact Kerry McGrath at kerry.mcgrath@njcdd.org or 609-984-4516.\n\nAs part of our federal requirements\, we ask participants to complete a brief demographic questionnaire. Providing this information is optional\, but participation is encouraged.[/vc_column_text]Download Flyer[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://njcdd.org/event/voting-rights-for-the-disability-community/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261020T190000 DTSTAMP:20260915T130238Z CREATED:20260915T130120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T130238Z UID:67535-1792522800-1792522800@njcdd.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with the I/DD Ombudsman Team DESCRIPTION:Listen\n \n [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1770221800501{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nA Conversation with the I/DD Ombudsman Team\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789477345041{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]\nOctober 20\, 2026 | 7 p.m.\, Eastern Standard Time\n[/vc_column_text]Register Here[vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789477077996{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]The Regional Family Support Planning Council #1 (Sussex\, Morris\, Warren) cordially invites you to their October family meeting! Join us as we welcome Lisa Montalbano\, the new Ombudsman for New Jersey’s I/DD Community. Joining her will be Christine Bakter\, Deputy Director\, and Amanda Slaughter\, Constituent Relations Manager. They will share an overview of her office\, explain how it supports individuals and families\, hear your experiences with the service system\, and discuss opportunities for improving support and advocacy.\n\nMultilingual closed captioning is available for this forum.\n\nFor questions\, please contact Kyoko Coco\, Kyoko.Coco@njcdd.org\, 609-341-3112.[/vc_column_text]Download Flyer[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]\nConversando con el Equipo de Defensoría de I/DD\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789477352301{padding-top: 15px !important;}”]\n20 de Octubre de 2026 | 7 p.m.\, hora del Este \n[/vc_column_text]Regístrate Aquí[vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1789477151890{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]¡El Consejo Regional de Planificación de Apoyo Familiar n.º 1 (condados de Sussex\, Morris y Warren) le invita cordialmente a su reunión familiar de octubre! Acompáñenos para dar la bienvenida a Lisa Montalbano\, la nueva Defensora (Ombudsman) para la comunidad de personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (I/DD) de Nueva Jersey. Estará acompañada por Christine Bakter\, subdirectora\, y Amanda Slaughter\, gerente de relaciones con los ciudadanos. Ellas ofrecerán una visión general de su oficina\, explicarán cómo brindan apoyo a las personas y a las familias\, escucharán sus experiencias con el sistema de servicios y hablarán sobre oportunidades para mejorar el apoyo y la defensa de derechos.\n\nEste foro contará con subtitulado multilingüe.\n\nSi tiene alguna pregunta\, por favor comuníquese con Kyoko Coco (Kyoko.Coco@njcdd.org) al 609-341-3112\n\n[/vc_column_text]Descargar Folleto[/vc_column][/vc_row] URL:https://njcdd.org/event/a-conversation-with-the-i-dd-ombudsman-team/ LOCATION:Zoom END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR