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Rutgers/The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
DDLS - Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series Episodes
Featuring nationally-known experts in the field of developmental disabilities, DDLS From Your Desk allows viewers to access key points and takeaways from selected sessions of the Center’s Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series anytime and anywhere with an internet connection. Through each episode, viewers learn about pressing topics, emerging trends, and innovative approaches in services and supports for people with developmental disabilities in 15 minutes or less.
We Connect Now
We Connect Now is dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues.
ASAH
ASAH is a not-for-profit organization of private schools and agencies in New Jersey which provide highly specialized services to more than 11,000 infants, children and young adults with disabilities. Founded in 1974, ASAH now serves more than 145 schools and agencies throughout the state. ASAH works closely with its members and the New Jersey Department of Education to develop policy, promote effective educational practices, and foster productive collaborations between private schools, public school districts, and communities. ASAH also advocates for legislative and regulatory changes that improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and their families.
NJ DOE Parental Rights in Special Education
http://www.state.nj.us/education/specialed/form/prise/prise.pdf
New Jersey Administrative Code for special education (N.J.A.C. 6A:14) and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) are laws that ensure children with disabilities a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. An important part of these laws provides parents with the right to participate in their children’s education.
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