A publication of the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

New Jersey State Resources

Complete update · 9/2007
Partial update · 1/25/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

State Agencies and Organizations

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

United States Senators
Honorable Frank Lautenberg (D)
Hart Senate Office Building, Suite 324
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3224
(202) 228-4054 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html
Web: http://lautenberg.senate.gov

Honorable Robert Menendez (D)
502 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
(202) 228-2197 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
Web: http://menendez.senate.gov/

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House’s Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Jon S. Corzine
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-6000
Web: www.state.nj.us/governor

Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.nj.us/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Roberta Wohle, Director
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-6833
E-mail: Roberta.Wohle@doe.state.nj.uss
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Suzanne Ochse, NCLB State Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-4442
E-mail: suzanne.ochse@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Terry Harrison, Part C Coordinator
Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
50 E. State Street
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 777-7734; (800) 322-8174 (Childfind Birth-21)
E-mail: terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eis/index.shtml

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Barbara Tkach, Section 619 Coordinator
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-4950
E-mail: special.education@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Thomas G. Jennings, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
New Jersey Department of Labor
135 E. State Street
P.O. Box 398
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398
(609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY)
E-mail: thomas.jennings@dol.state.nj.us
Web: www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Bob Haugh, Transition Coordinator
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
Riverview Executive Plaza
Building 100 Route 29
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-6431
E-mail: robert.haugh@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Marie Barry, Acting Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-0665
E-mail: marie.barry@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Mental Health Agency
Kevin Martone, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Mental Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 E. State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727
(609) 777-0702; (800) 382-6717
E-mail: dmhsmail@DHS.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Dr. Nadezhda Robinson, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
50 E. State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
(609) 292-4741
E-mail: nadezhda.robinson@dcf.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/dcf/behavioral

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Kenneth Ritchey, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
(609) 987-0864
E-mail: kenneth.ritchey@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Alison M. Lozano, Ph.D., M.P.A., Executive Director
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
20 W. State Street, 7th floor
P. O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-3745
E-mail: alison.lozano@njddc.org
Web: www.njddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Sarah W. Mitchell, Executive Director
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

Client Assistance Program
Lillie Lowe-Reid, Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Gloria M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director
Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services
Division of Family Health
Public Health Services Branch
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 984-0755
E-mail: gloria.rodriguez@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Jersey Family Care
P.O. Box 4818
Trenton, NJ 08650-4818
(800) 701-0710
Web: www.njfamilycare.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Vito DeSantis, Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Jersey Department of Human Services
153 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 648-2324
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Ira Hock, Acting Director
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074
Trenton, NJ 08625-0074
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY in NJ only)
E-mail: ira.hock@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Jennifer Rector, Executive Director
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind
24K World Fair Drive
Summerset, NJ 08873
(732) 805-1912 (V/TTY)
Web: www.njadb.org

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 852-7897 (V)
(800) 852-7899 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Special Education
High Point Regional High School
299 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-3102

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
S. Antonio (Tony) Ruiz-Quintanilla, Director & PI
DBTAC - Northeast ADA Center
Cornell University
201 ILR Extension
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
(607) 255-8660 (V/TTY/Spanish)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
E-mail: dbtacnortheast@cornell.edu
Web: www.dbtacnortheast.org

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Liberty Plaza
335 George Street, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688
(732) 235-9300
E-mail: deborah.spitalnik@umdnj.edu
Web: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter

Technology-Related Assistance
Curtis Edmonds, Esq., Project Director
Assistive Technology Advocacy Center
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

State Mediation System
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-1286
Web: www.state.nj.us/education/

Special Format Library
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3239; (800) 792-8322
E-mail: njlbh@njstatelib.org
Web: www.njlbh.org/

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
ASPEN-Asperger Syndrome Education Network
9 Aspen Circle
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 321-0880
E-mail: info@ASPENnj.org
Web: www.aspennj.org

Linda Walder Fiddle, Esq., Executive Director
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
P.O. Box 1149
Ridgewood, NJ 07451-1149
(201) 444-4141; (877) 444-1149
Web: www.djfiddlefoundation.org

Linda Meyers, Ed. D., MPA, Executive Director
New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)
1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 883-8100; (800) 4-AUTISM (in NJ)
E-mail: information@njcosac.org
Web: www.njcosac.org

Gary Weitzen, President
POAC Parents of Autistic Children
One Bethany Road, Suite 72
Hazlet, NJ 07730
(732) 888-1000
Web: www.poac.net

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
254 Spruce Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 743-0075; (866) 632-1940
E-mail: nfbnj@yahoo.com
Web: www.nfbnj.org

Carol Castellano, President
Parents of Blind Children-New Jersey
23 Alexander Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 377-0976
E-mail: blindchildren@verizon.net
Web: www.blindchildren.org

Brain Injury
Barbara Geiger-Parker, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
1090 King George Post Road, Suite 708
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 738-1002; (800) 669-4323 (in NJ only)
E-mail: info@bianj.org
Web: www.bianj.org

Cerebral Palsy
Jack M. Mudge, Executive Director/CEO
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
1005 Whitehead Road Extension, Suite 1
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 882-4182; (888) 322-1918
E-mail: info@cpofnj.org
Web: www.cpofnj.org

Epilepsy
Eric M. Joice, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
429 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 392-4900; (800) 336-5843
E-mail: ejoice@efnj.com
Web: www.efnj.com

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Tom Baffuto, Executive Director
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-1843
(732) 246-2525
E-mail: info@arcnj.org
Web: www.arcnj.org

Learning Disabilities
Terry Cavanaugh, President
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey
P.O. Box 492
Towaco, NJ 07082
(973) 265-4303
E-mail: ldanj@optonline.net

Mental Health
Carolyn Beauchamp, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in New Jersey
88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1
Verona, NJ 07044
(973) 571-4100
E-mail: info@mhanj.org
Web: www.mhanj.org

Kathleen Considine, Director of Affiliate and Professional Education
NAMI New Jersey
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 940-0991
E-mail: info@naminj.org
Web: www.naminj.org/

Special Health Care Needs
Lauren Agoratus, Project Coordinator
Family Voices of New Jersey, at SPAN
35 Halsey Street, 4th floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-SPAN, ext. 110
E-mail: span@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Robin M. Kanis, President
New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 359-5308
E-mail: info@njsha.org
Web: www.njsha.org

Spina Bifida
Jane Horowitz, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Tri-State Region
84 Park Avenue, Suite G-106
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 782-7475
E-mail: info@sbatsr.org
Web: www.sbatsr.org

Tourette Syndrome
Faith Warner Rice, President
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
50 Division Street, Suite 205
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 575-7350
(732) 972-4459 (TSANJ Helpline)
E-mail: njtsa@aol.com
Web: www.tsanj.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Diane Autin, Executive Co-Director
Deborah Jennings, Executive Co-Director
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-7726 (In NJ)
E-mail: span@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Angela Abdul, Executive Director
Highlands Parent Center of the Association for Special Children & Families
1810 Macopin Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
(973) 728-8744; (973) 728-0999 (Helpline)
E-mail: ascfamily@hotmail.com
Web: www.ascfamily.org

Parent-To-Parent
Malia Corde, Program Coordinator
New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(908) 537-4673; (800) 372-6510
E-mail: Parent2Parent@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org/familywrap/parent2parent.htm

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers
900 Berkeley Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-5322
(609) 393-5004
E-mail: nj_office@pta.org
Web: www.njpta.org

Other Parent Organizations
Michelle Evans, Co-Founder and Director of Support and Family Relations
Special Parent Assistance & Resource Center (SPARC)
UCP of Hudson County, Inc.
721 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 656-3779
E-mail: SPARKLEOFUCP@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/sparcofucp

Kathy Wright, Executive Director
New Jersey Parents Caucus
236 S. Salem Street
Randolph, NJ 07869
(973) 989-8866
E-mail: kathyw@njparentcaucus.org
Web: www.newjerseyparentscaucus.org

Other Disability Organizations

Lowell Arye, Executive Director
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
127 Route 206, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
(609) 581-8375
E-mail: lowell@abcdnj.org
Web: www.abcdnj.org

Brian J. Fitzgerald, President/CEO
Easter Seals New Jersey
1 Kimberly Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1076
(732) 257-6662; (800) 486-0027
E-mail: essnj@nj.easterseals.com
Web: www.eastersealsnj.org

Jacqueline Moskowitz, Director
Family Support Center of New Jersey
2516 Route 35 North
Manasquan, NJ 08736
(732) 528-8080; (800) 372-6510 (in NJ)
E-mail: jacqui.moskowitz@fscnj.org
Web: www.fscnj.org

Paula Blum, Director
New Jersey Mentor
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 235-5505
E-mail: paula.blum@thementornetwork.com
Web: www.thementornetwork.com

Edward Madara, Director
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
(free help to those seeking to find or start a local or national support group)
375 E. McFarlan Street
Dover, NJ 07801
(973) 989-1122; (800) 367-6274 (in NJ)
E-mail: ed@selfhelpgroups.org
Web: www.njgroups.org

William A. B. Ditto, Director
Division of Disability Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-7800; (609) 292-1210 (TTY)
(888) 285-3036
E-mail: william.ditto@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds

Vanessa Young, Executive Director
VSA arts of New Jersey
703 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-3885; (732) 745-3913 (TTY)
E-mail: info@vsanj.org
Web: www.vsanj.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 207-0334 (V); (202) 207-0340 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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