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The Disability Rights of New Jersey is a website that allows you to speak on behalf of someone with a disability whose rights are being revoked.

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Disability Rights NJ Turns 30 this October!

In celebration and commemoration of our 30th year serving New Jersey as the state's Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities, we have launched the Disability Rights NJ Brand Shop to support the important work we do in legal advocacy advancing the rights and protections for the disability community. Support us with your purchase today!

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Disability Rights NJ wields the power of the law to help improve the lives of people with disabilities, with the goal of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive society.

We fight for freedom from abuse, neglect, and discrimination wherever people with disabilities live, work, study, and play. Our work is rooted in a shared belief in the inherent value of all people and their right to self-determination, choice, and full participation in society.
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How We Help

Consistent with our federal mandate, Disability Rights NJ is here to provide a wide array of advocacy services for people with disabilities, their families, and other stakeholders:

We investigate allegations of abuse and neglect to ensure that people with disabilities are safe wherever they receive services.

We provide legal representation to people with disabilities who have legal issues that fall within our goals and objectives.

We monitor settings where people with disabilities receive services, including developmental centers, state psychiatric hospitals, group homes, and nursing facilities.

We provide information and referral to people with disabilities and their families in areas outside our priorities, as well as technical assistance to other stakeholders.

We engage in outreach, education, and training, with an emphasis on building the expertise and skills of self-advocates.

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If you are an individual with a disability or know someone with a disability whose rights are being violated, please reach out to us for help.

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Trenton, New Jersey 08608

1.800.922.7233 (in NJ only)

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NJ's Designated Protection & Advocacy Agency | Disability Rights New Jersey

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Disability Rights New Jersey advances the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities and promote their independence, productivity, and integration into community life.

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The U.S. Department of Education provides certain acts that advocate access to education for children and youths with disabilities. It mentions times of COVID-19 and the importance of accommodating in-person classes.

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Similarly, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act guarantees that all eligible children who require special education, regardless of the nature or severity of their disability, receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE).

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Disability-inclusive Child Safeguarding Child Friendly Video with Closed Captioning.

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Disability and Child Protection | UNICEF

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Assistive Technology (AT) consists of using technology to help individuals with disabilities. This method follows the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This act is a right given to them and it allows them to have access to special education and related services.

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1 Multiple studies: Collins, 1990; Elkind, 1993; Elkind, Black & Murray, 1996; Higgins & Raskind, 1995; Higgins & Raskind, 1997; MacArthur, 1993, 1998; MacArthur, Schwartz, & Graham, 1991; McNaughton, Hughes & Clark, 1997; Priumus, 1990; Raskind & Higgins, 1995; Raskind, Higgins & Herman, 1997.

2 Higgins, E. L. & Raskind, M. H. (2000). Speaking to Read: The Effects of Continuous vs. Discrete Speech Recognition Systems on the Reading and Spelling of Children With Learning Disabilities. Journal of Special Education Technology, 15 (1), 19-30.

3 Raskind, M. H. & Higgins, E. L. (1999). Speaking to Read: The Effects of Speech Recognition Technology on the Reading and Spelling Performance of Children With Learning Disabilities. Annals of Dyslexia, 49, 251-281.

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Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview

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If your child has a learning disability, he or she may benefit from assistive technology tools that play to their strengths and work around their challenges.

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There are various (AT) tools used for different learning disabilities.

Listening: Many children and youths struggle with processing what the speaker is saying. One solution for this is a paper-based computer pen that records everything; then the person can go back to listen to it.

Reading: Children and youths tend to struggle with reading; as a result, they are behind in level. However, audiobooks and other recordings can help with decoding, reading, fluency, and comprehension

There are so many subjects to look out for, but greatschools.org provides many ways to use assistive technology in different areas.

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If your child has a learning disability, she may benefit from assistive technology tools that play to her strengths and work around her challenges.

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Although children and youth have rights to an education and accommodated services, it's hard to identify what the next steps are for children/ youth who are gifted.

These kids are known as Twice Exceptional Students (2E); students with high intelligence but also have more than 1 disability. The issue with them is that people find it difficult to identify whether they need special support or if they are just gifted and don't need support.

What's next?

As parents, teachers, or anyone else it is important to advocate for these children because they probably aren't getting enough support. It is necessary to identify services and accommodations; this will reduce stress at school, greater achievements, and socialize more. Having one-on-one meetings or being placed in an advanced classroom will also benefit them since they might be more advanced than their peers.

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Here is an Elementary school that provides twice exceptional programs and allows students to learn alongside peers who are like them.

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Here are different methods to use assistive technology in classrooms. Parents can also use these ideas at home.

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Assistive Technology for Learning and Cognition

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This video shows 5 different types of assistive technology and how they are used in the classrooms to level the playing field for students with learning disabilities.

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Whether or not an individual has a child with disabilities, everyone must advocate for the rights of children and youth with disabilities. As well as the right to an education and any special services needed.

Fact: Nearly 240 million children with disabilities are being denied their rights around the world.

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As people, our job is to learn about disabilities and why it is important to advocate. For those that don't know, it's okay because those that do know can help guide them. The main goal of advocating is to have communities come together to support the rights of millions of children/ youth with disabilities.

With the help of everyone, these rights and protection can be top priority to the government and everyone else in the world.

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DRAC – Disability Rights Advocacy Center

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DRAC works to facilitate the full participation of vulnerable groups especially persons with disabilities and women and girls