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Resources
PLAN/NJ PROFESSIONAL SPONSORS DIRECTORY
The professionals included in this resource list have indicated interest and experience in estate planning when individuals with disabilities are involved. The attorneys are grouped by: 1. those focusing on elder care, guardianship, special needs trusts, public benefits, special education laws; and 2. those focused on personal injury and other legal support. Financial Advisors with experience in planning for the future of individuals with disabilities are also included. Inclusion on this list does not represent a recommendation or endorsement by PLAN/NJ and the list is not inclusive of all attorneys and financial advisors in New Jersey who provide such legal services. The following professionals contribute to PLAN/NJ, whether through financial support or in-kind contributions.
Families should contact attorneys and financial advisors personally regarding services, fees, and to determine whether a particular attorney meets their family's needs.
PLAN/NJ
P.O. Box 547
Somerville, NJ 08876-0547
Phone: (908) 575-8300
Fax: (908) 927-9010
E-mail: info@plannj.org
ATTORNEYS
Focusing on elder care, special needs trusts and other disability matters.
FINANCIAL ADVISORS - OTHERS
RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS
In addition to PLAN/NJ, there are many other organizations in New Jersey dedicated to assisting families of indivduals with disabilities.
This list of links will be expanded over time, so please check back periodically.
NEW JERSEY STATE AGENCIES
(The following services may also be available at county or regional level)
NJ DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS)
DIVISION OF DISABILITY SERVICES (DDS)
New Jersey Resources Handbook: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/documents/RD_09(3).pdf
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DDD)
DIVISION OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (DDHH)
Handbook: Organizations Serving People with Hearing Loss in New Jersey
COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED (CBVI)
DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (DMHS)
NJ BUREAU OF GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES
Guardian of Person only - 609-631-2209
NJ DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
NJ DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (DVRS)
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAMS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
NJ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADVOCATE (DPA)
DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ADVOCACY
DIVISION OF ELDER ADVOCACY
GENERAL
ADVOCACY AND LEGAL RIGHTS
Community Health Law Project
Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
A nonprofit corporation created under the laws of New Jersey.
AUTISM
Autism New Jersey, Inc. (formerly COSAC)
New Horizons in Autism
CEREBRAL PALSEY
Advancing Opportunities (Formerly CPNJ)
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
The Arc of New Jersey
Alternatives, Inc.
Developmental Disabilities (DD) Planning Institute
Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council
EMPLOYMENT
NJAPSE: The Network on Employment
Abilities of Northwest Jersey
DUAL DIAGNOSIS
Statewide Clinical Consultation and Training (SCCAT)
(SCCAT serves individuals anywhere in New Jersey with developmental disabilities
who are in mental health or behavioral crises.)
Family Crisis Handbook (SCCAT)
EPILEPSY
Epilepsy Foundation New Jersey
FAMILY SUPPORT
Family Support Center of New Jersey
GUARDIANSHIP
Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI)
Volunteer Guardian One-on-One
INDEPENDENT LIVING
New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council
New Jersey Association of County Offices for the Disabled (Workforce New Jersey)
Project Freedom
MENTAL HEALTH/RECOVERY/PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION
Intensive Family Support Services (IFSS)
Mental Health Association in New Jersey, Inc.
New Jersey Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (NJPRA)
New Jersey's Alliance for Persons Affected by Mental Illness (NAMI NJ)
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey (BIANJ)
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI)
OTHER RESOURCES:
Administering a Special Needs Trust Handbook:
Being a Healthy Adult: How to Advocate for Your Health and Health Care
UMDNJ - The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
and The Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Person Centered Planning Resources, Cornell University
Your ReSource
A non-profit organization that offers reconditioned home medical equipment (walkers, hospital beds, wheelchairs) for affordable cost to individuals and families.
SPAN: Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
A nonprofit corporation created under the laws of New Jersey.
Back In Action - a classified ads feature that connects people with available assistive technology (AT).~Back In Action is a project of the Assistive Technology Advocacy Center (ATAC), a program of Disability Rights of New Jersey (or DRNJ).
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