Special Education Resources for Parents
Learning Resource Center & Preschool Technical
Assistance
856-582-7000
http://www.eirc.org/lrc.html
A new Parental Rights in Special Education (PRISE) document has been developed.
The document includes the new requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities
in Education Act (IDEA 97) and replaces all previous versions. Look for the
green and black cover (unless it's a reproduction). It is also available on the
State Department of Education web site at http://www.state.nj.us/education
To access the PRISE document, type the key word PRISE in the space under the
hading Search For, click on Search, click on Parental Rights in Special
Education.
- Special Needs
- ARC Early Intervention
- 609-589-3090
- Cerebral Palsy Center
- 609-582-5151
- The ARC of Gloucester County
- 609-848-8648
- VNA Child Medical Day Care
- 609-939-9000
- SPAN
- Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
- 609-767-7774
- Abilities Center of South Jersey
- 609-848-8429
- Shirley Eves Center
- 609-825-5840
- Office of Special Education (NJ)
- 609-633-6833
- Office of Special Education (NJ)
- Disabilities (Birth-3years)
- 609-777-7734
- Disabilities (3-5 years)
- 609-292-2912
- State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
- 609-292-5987
- Division of Developmental Disabilities
- 609-292-7260
- http://www.state.nj/ushumanservices/DDD.html
- Protection and Advocacy Agency (NJ)
- 1-800-922-7233
- http://www.njpanda.org
- Programs for Children With Special Health Care Needs (NJ)
- 609-984-0755
- Commisssion for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NJ)
- 973-648-2324
- http://www.state.nj/humanservices/BVI.html
- Programs for Children Who Are Deaf/Hearing Impaired
- 609-984-7281(V/TTY)
- 800-792-8339(V/TTY)
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
- (CH.A.D.D)
- 800-233-4050/954-587-3700
- http://www.chadd.org
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
- 800-487-2282/440-350-9595
- http://www.add.org
- NJ Outreach/Services for the Autism Community
- (NJ-COSAC)
- 609-883-8100
- http://members.aol.com/njautism
- Brain Injury Association of NJ
- 732-738-1002/800-669-4323
- http://www.wevspan.net/~bianj
- The Epilepsy Foundation of NJ
- 609-392-4900/800-336-5843
- http://www.prs.k12.nj.us/Schools/PTO/SpecdEd/specialresources.html#epilepsy
- Learning Disablilities of New Jersey
- 609-823-5608/732-571-1221
- Family Voices
- Special Health Care Needs
- c/o SPAN
- 609-259-9392
- NJ Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- 908-359-5308
- Spina Bifida Association of New Jersey
- 908-782-7475
- Tourette Syndrome of New Jersey
- 732-972-4459
- www.tsanj.org
- American Foundation for the Blind
- 212-502-7600
- www.afb.org
- National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
- 1-800-695-0285(Voice/TDD)
- http://www.nichcy.org
- Catastrophic Illness In Children Relief Fund Commission
- 800-335-3863/609-292-0880
- www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cicrf1.html
- The Parent Institute
- 800-756-5525
- Council for Exceptional Children
- http://www.cec.sped.org
- Resources for Special Children
- http://www.irsc.org/
- Nat’l Assoc. for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- http://naeyc.org/
- Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Practical and Legal Guidance for Parents
- http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/resource-guide.html
