People & Families, the NJCDD’s nationally recognized magazine, focuses on issues of importance to the developmental disabilities community in New Jersey.

Published three times a year, the magazine also provides vital up-to-date information for families and self advocates; highlights organizations, programs, and individuals that make positive changes in the developmental disabilities community; and shares noteworthy developmental disabilities stories from across the state and across the nation.


People & Families 2026 Volume, No.2

No Place to Go

Students with Disabilities Waiting at Home for an Appropriate Education

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People & Families 2026 Volume, No.1

Ending Abuse and Neglect In Residential Services: A Blueprint for Change

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People & Families 2025 Volume, No.3

Technology: Opening Door to Independence, 2025 Volume 3

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People & Families 2025, Volume 2

A Lifeline at Risk: The Fight to Save Medicaid for Those Who Need It Most

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People & Families 2025 Volume, No.1

Transition Planning: Teaching Independence, Not Reliance

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Love or Survival: The Medicaid “Marriage Penalty”

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People & Families Volume 3, 2024
Cultural Liaisons: Reaching New Communities

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People & Families Vol2: Building A Village of Support for Black Families
People & Families Volume 2, 2024

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People & Families Volume 1, 2024
Maneuvering Through Barriers

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People & Families Volume 2, 2023
Medicaid Unwinding

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People & Families Volume 1, 2023
Nassan’s Village, Changing minds, hearts, and lives

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People & Families Magazine Volume 2, 2022
New Jersey Team Chosen to Initiate Supported Decision Making

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People & Families Volume 1, 2022
Advocates Push for Improvements to NJ Workability

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People & Families Volume 3, 2021
Caught in the School-to-Prison Pipeline

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People & Families Volume 2, 2021

In Loving Memory of Rebekah Novemsky, A Wife, Mother, & Tireless Disability Advocate

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