New Jersey State Disability Resources

Complete update - 9/2007
Partial update - 1/25/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Frank Lautenberg (D)
Hart Senate Office Building, Suite 324
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3224
(202) 228-4054 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://lautenberg.senate.gov/webform.html
Web: http://lautenberg.senate.gov

Honorable Robert Menendez (D)
502 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4744
(202) 228-2197 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
Web: http://menendez.senate.gov/

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Jon S. Corzine
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-6000
Web: www.state.nj.us/governor

Official State Web Site
Web: www.state.nj.us/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Roberta Wohle, Director
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-6833
E-mail: Roberta.Wohle@doe.state.nj.uss
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Suzanne Ochse, NCLB State Coordinator
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 292-4442
E-mail: suzanne.ochse@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Terry Harrison, Part C Coordinator
Department of Health and Senior Services
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
50 E. State Street
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 777-7734; (800) 322-8174 (Childfind Birth-21)
E-mail: terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eis/index.shtml

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Barbara Tkach, Section 619 Coordinator
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-4950
E-mail: special.education@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Thomas G. Jennings, Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
New Jersey Department of Labor
135 E. State Street
P.O. Box 398
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398
(609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY)
E-mail: thomas.jennings@dol.state.nj.us
Web: www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/

Coordinator for Transition Services
Bob Haugh, Transition Coordinator
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
Riverview Executive Plaza
Building 100 Route 29
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 633-6431
E-mail: robert.haugh@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Marie Barry, Acting Director
Office of Career and Technical Education
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 633-0665
E-mail: marie.barry@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Mental Health Agency
Kevin Martone, Assistant Commissioner
Division of Mental Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 E. State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727
(609) 777-0702; (800) 382-6717
E-mail: dmhsmail@DHS.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Dr. Nadezhda Robinson, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Child Behavioral Health Services
50 E. State Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 717
Trenton, NJ 08625-0717
(609) 292-4741
E-mail: nadezhda.robinson@dcf.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/dcf/behavioral

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Kenneth Ritchey, Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625-0726
(609) 987-0864
E-mail: kenneth.ritchey@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Alison M. Lozano, Ph.D., M.P.A., Executive Director
New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities
20 W. State Street, 7th floor
P. O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-3745
E-mail: alison.lozano@njddc.org
Web: www.njddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Sarah W. Mitchell, Executive Director
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

Client Assistance Program
Lillie Lowe-Reid, Coordinator
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Gloria M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director
Special Child Health and Early Intervention Services
Division of Family Health
Public Health Services Branch
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 984-0755
E-mail: gloria.rodriguez@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Jersey Family Care
P.O. Box 4818
Trenton, NJ 08650-4818
(800) 701-0710
Web: www.njfamilycare.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Vito DeSantis, Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
New Jersey Department of Human Services
153 Halsey Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 47017
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 648-2324
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Ira Hock, Acting Director
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074
Trenton, NJ 08625-0074
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY in NJ only)
E-mail: ira.hock@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/index.html

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
Jennifer Rector, Executive Director
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind
24K World Fair Drive
Summerset, NJ 08873
(732) 805-1912 (V/TTY)
Web: www.njadb.org

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 852-7897 (V)
(800) 852-7899 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Special Education
High Point Regional High School
299 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
(973) 875-3102

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
S. Antonio (Tony) Ruiz-Quintanilla, Director & PI
DBTAC - Northeast ADA Center
Cornell University
201 ILR Extension
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
(607) 255-8660 (V/TTY/Spanish)
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
E-mail: dbtacnortheast@cornell.edu
Web: www.dbtacnortheast.org

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Liberty Plaza
335 George Street, 3rd Floor
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688
(732) 235-9300
E-mail: deborah.spitalnik@umdnj.edu
Web: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter

Technology-Related Assistance
Curtis Edmonds, Esq., Project Director
Assistive Technology Advocacy Center
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

State Mediation System
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
100 Riverview Plaza
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-1286
Web: www.state.nj.us/education/

Special Format Library
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 530-3239; (800) 792-8322
E-mail: njlbh@njstatelib.org
Web: www.njlbh.org/