NJ Special Education:
- State of NJ Special Education
- Parents’ Rights (PRISE) & More
- Special Education Ombudsman
- SEPAG Guide
Local Resources
Disability Support Groups
Local/state chapter contact info shown when available
- American Diabetes Association – Bridgewater, (732) 469-7979
- Angelman Syndrome Foundation
- Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey – Livingston, (973) 763-9900
- CHADD (Children and Adults with Attenion-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) – (800) 233-4050
- Chromosomal Disorders
- County Mental Health Services – Montclair, (973) 509-9777
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Greater NJ – Parsippany, (973) 656-9200
- Down Syndrome Prenatal Testing
- Down Syndrome Pregnancy
- Epilepsy Foundation of NJ – Trenton, (800) 336-5843
- International Dyslexia Association, NJ Branch – Long Valley, (908) 879-0466
- Learning Disabilities Association of NJ
- National Association for Down Syndrome – (630) 325-9112
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes
- National Resource Center on ADHD – (800) 233-4050
- Multiple Sclerosis Society, NJ Metro Chapter – Woodbridge, (732) 660-1005
- NJ Association of the Deaf (NJAD)
- NJ Autism – Robbinsville, (609) 588-8200
- NJ Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Trenton, (800) 792-8339
- NJ Down Syndrome Organizations
- NJ Foundation for the Blind – Denville, (973) 627-0055
- Spina Bifida of NJ
- Trisomy 18 Foundation
Advocacy & Support
Local/state chapter contact info shown when available
- Aces Team Services – Mountain Lakes, (201) 317-9457
- Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of North Jersey
- America’s Special Kidz
- ARC of NJ – North Brunswick, (732) 246-2525
- ARC of Essex County – Livingston, (973) 535-1181
- Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission Home – Trenton, (609) 292-0600
- DIAL, Inc. (Center for Independent Living) – Clifton, (973) 470-8090
- Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) – Hamilton, (800) 832-9173
- Early Childhood Learning Center
- Essex County Office for the Disabled – Cedar Grove, (973) 395-8429
- The Family Support Coalition of New Jersey – Lawrenceville
- Learning Resource Centers
- NJ Advocacy Resources for Parents
- NJ Alliance of Family Support Organizations – (609) 310-1220
- NJ Coalition for Inclusive Education – East Brunswick, (732) 613-0400
- NJ Dept. of Children and Families (DCF)
- NJ Division of Disability Services – County Offices
- NJ Medicaid
- NJ Parent Advocates – Edison
- NJ Parent Link
- The NJ Self Advocacy Project
- NJ Special Needs Education
- NJ Special Olympics – Lawrenceville, (609) 896-8000
- NJ Special Olympics Young Athletes
- NJ Statewide Parent to Parent
- National Center on Improving Literacy
- Partnership for Children of Essex
- Social Security (Federal)
- SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
- SPAN START-Engaging Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Stepping Stones School & Early Intervention Program – Roseland, (862) 210-8781
- Supporting Parents of Essex County, NJ
- United Way NJ-Caregivers Coalition
- Wrightslaw Special Education and Advocacy
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