Resource Guide
The following Resource Guide contains helpful links for organizations, advocates, families, and individuals for a number of diverse issues within the developmental disability community that are not mentioned elsewhere on our site. Please note that by clicking on an external link, you are visiting another website and leaving ABCD. Organizations that are marked with (*) are located in or primarily serve the state of New Jersey.
Aging Resources: (see also Women's issues below)
Wellness and Aging with DisabilityAging with Developmental Disabilities: Women's Health Issues
Awards and Funding for Organizations and Agencies:
Alliance for Caregiving/Family Caregiving AwardsCVS/Caremark Charitable Trust Awards
Henry S. Kessler Foundation
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation for Disability Grant Program
NJ Foundation for the Aging*
Disability Funders' Network William Diaz Impact Award
U.S. Department of Labor Freedom Initiative Awards for the Advancement of Employment of People with DisabilitiesDiversity Training and Cultural Competency:
Beyond Diversity Resource Center*NJ Statewide Network for Cultural Competence*
American Conference on Diversity*
Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School*
American Psychological Association Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
American Academy of Pediatrics Culturally Effective Pediatric Care: Education and Training Issues
Culturally And Linguistically Appropriate (CLAS) Services Early Childhood Research Institute
National Center for Cultural Competence
Manitas Por Autismo (Hands for Autism)
Center for Capacity Building for Minorities with Disabilities
Dual Diagnosis (DD/MI):
NJ Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Behavioral Health Services*The National Association for the Dually Diagnosed
Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare (for Mercer County residents-NJ*) 1.888.866.9565
Education and Leadership Opportunities:
Educational Collaborations-Life Work Program*Career and Community Studies Program at The College of New Jersey*
DREAM Program at Mercer County Community College*
U.S. DOE-Funded Website for College Programs for People with Disabilities
VSA Arts of NJ Arts Achievement Awards*
The Association on Higher Education and Disability
NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities' Leadership Training Support Fund
Financial Services:
Success of Saving, Project American Dream, and Individual Development Accounts Programs at Allies, Inc.*Financial Literacy Information for Young People with Disabilities at NCWD
Housing Issues: (see also NJ Resources below)
New Jersey Housing Resource Center : This website is a free service provided by the State of New Jersey to help residents find rental housing. You can search the housing listings by a wide variety of criteria including: location to mass transit, accessibility needs, or affordability. Landlords can also use the site to list available units.The State of New Jersey Housing Policy and Status Report: This report by DCA examines the scope and depth of housing issues in New Jersey. DCA hopes this report will serve as an informative tool for pubilc stakeholders, a format for coordinating policies between State Divisions and Departments, and a starting point for improving existing and creating new programs, rules and laws. This report is the first part of a two part report that will hopefully serve as a blueprint to meet Governor Corzine's goal of producing, preserving, and financing 100,000 affordable housing units in 10 years. Legal Services and Education:
Legal Services of New Jersey*The Community Health Law Project*
New Jersey State Bar Association*
National Resources:
National Council on DisabilityNational Organization on Disability
New Jersey Resources (NJ)*:
The Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey
Association for Children of New Jersey
The Arc of New Jersey
The Association of Schools and Agencies for the Handicapped
COSAC (The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community)
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
Family Support Center of New Jersey
Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Legal Services of New Jersey
New Jersey Association of Community Providers
New Jersey Association of Mental Health Agencies Inc.
The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
Partnerships for People
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
New Jersey Housing Resource Center
New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Policy Perspective
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
United Spinal Association
Sexuality and Sex Education Resources:
Sexuality and Disability Training Center:
University Hospital, 75 East Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118, 617.638.7358
Advocates for Youth
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Answer/Sex, Etc./The Network for Family Life Education at Rutgers University*
The Sexual Health Network
Technology and Access:
Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium
Women and Girls:
NJ Coalition on Women and Disabilities*, 732.323.8600
National Research Center for Women and Families/Disabilities
American Association of University Women/Position Paper
Dress for Success/ NJ Chapters:*
Project G.O.L.D. (Girls On-Line with Disabilities) is a club for girls grades 4-8 with physical, sensory, and/or other medical disabilities and an interest in Mathematics, Science, Technology, and/or Computers:
128 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55455, 612.625.3398, gold@tc.umn.edu