We have compiled a list of resources that we hope you will find useful. We do not endorse any specific organizations or products, but hope to give you access to the information you may be seeking.

If you have suggestions of other resources that you feel should be added to this list, please email us at mathenyschool@matheny.org.


Special Education

College Support for Students with Disabilities
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/for-students/students-with-disabilities/

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/publicschoolprograms/g/ideadefiniton.htm

Parental Rights in Special Education
www.state.nj.us/education/specialed/form/prise/prise.pdf

NJ Department of Education-Special Education
www.nj.gov/education/specialed/

A Guide to the Individualized Education Program
www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html


State Governmental Resources

NJ Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/home/index.html

Division of Disability Services in the New Jersey Department of Human Services
www.nj.gov/humanservices/dds

NJ Department of Children and Families (DCF)
www.nj.gov/dcf/contact/index.html

DCF Children’s System of Care (CSOC)
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/providers/csc/

PerformCare New Jersey
(the Administrative Service Organization (ASO) for the State of New Jersey’s Division of Children’s System of Care)
www.performcarenj.org/

DCF Frequently Asked Questions for Families with Children with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
www.state.nj.us/dcf/about/divisions/dcsc/FAQs_FamilieswithChildren.pdf


Advocacy and Support

ARC New Jersey
http://www.thearc.org/find-a-chapter/new-jersey

Disability Rights NJ
https://disabilityrightsnj.org/

Easter Seals NJ
http://www.easterseals.com/nj/

Center for Parent Information and Resources
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/

The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
www.njcdd.org

Social Security Benefits for Children with Disabilities
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10026.pdf

Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
www.spanadvocacy.org/


Transition Planning

Greater Raritan Workforce Development Board
https://www.thegrwdb.org/resources/for-jobseekers/

DAWN Independent Living Employment Services
http://dawncil.org/

The Family Resources Network
www.familyresourcenetwork.org/

NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesVocational Rehabiliation Services
http://jobs4jersey.com/jobs4jersey/jobseekers/disable/

Partnerships for People, Inc.
www.partnershipsforpeople.org/

Total Living Center
https://totallivingcenter.org/


Assistive Technology

Center on Technology and Disability
https://www.air.org/project/center-technology-and-disability

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
http://www.resna.org

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