New Jersey State Disability Resources (continued)

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
ASPEN-Asperger Syndrome Education Network
9 Aspen Circle
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 321-0880
E-mail: info@ASPENnj.org
Web: www.aspennj.org

Linda Walder Fiddle, Esq., Executive Director
The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation
P.O. Box 1149
Ridgewood, NJ 07451-1149
(201) 444-4141; (877) 444-1149
Web: www.djfiddlefoundation.org

Linda Meyers, Ed. D., MPA, Executive Director
New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC)
1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 883-8100; (800) 4-AUTISM (in NJ)
E-mail: information@njcosac.org
Web: www.njcosac.org

Gary Weitzen, President
POAC Parents of Autistic Children
One Bethany Road, Suite 72
Hazlet, NJ 07730
(732) 888-1000
Web: www.poac.net

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
254 Spruce Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
(973) 743-0075; (866) 632-1940
E-mail: nfbnj@yahoo.com
Web: www.nfbnj.org

Carol Castellano, President
Parents of Blind Children-New Jersey
23 Alexander Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 377-0976
E-mail: blindchildren@verizon.net
Web: www.blindchildren.org

Brain Injury
Barbara Geiger-Parker, Executive Director
Brain Injury Association of New Jersey
1090 King George Post Road, Suite 708
Edison, NJ 08837
(732) 738-1002; (800) 669-4323 (in NJ only)
E-mail: info@bianj.org
Web: www.bianj.org

Cerebral Palsy
Jack M. Mudge, Executive Director/CEO
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey
1005 Whitehead Road Extension, Suite 1
Ewing, NJ 08638
(609) 882-4182; (888) 322-1918
E-mail: info@cpofnj.org
Web: www.cpofnj.org

Epilepsy
Eric M. Joice, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
429 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
(609) 392-4900; (800) 336-5843
E-mail: ejoice@efnj.com
Web: www.efnj.com

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Tom Baffuto, Executive Director
The Arc of New Jersey
985 Livingston Avenue
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-1843
(732) 246-2525
E-mail: info@arcnj.org
Web: www.arcnj.org

Learning Disabilities
Terry Cavanaugh, President
Learning Disabilities Association of New Jersey
P.O. Box 492
Towaco, NJ 07082
(973) 265-4303
E-mail: ldanj@optonline.net

Mental Health
Carolyn Beauchamp, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in New Jersey
88 Pompton Avenue, Suite 1
Verona, NJ 07044
(973) 571-4100
E-mail: info@mhanj.org
Web: www.mhanj.org

Kathleen Considine, Director of Affiliate and Professional Education
NAMI New Jersey
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 940-0991
E-mail: info@naminj.org
Web: www.naminj.org/

Special Health Care Needs
Lauren Agoratus, Project Coordinator
Family Voices of New Jersey, at SPAN
35 Halsey Street, 4th floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-SPAN, ext. 110
E-mail: span@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Robin M. Kanis, President
New Jersey Speech-Language Hearing Association
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 359-5308
E-mail: info@njsha.org
Web: www.njsha.org

Spina Bifida
Jane Horowitz, Executive Director
Spina Bifida Association of Tri-State Region
84 Park Avenue, Suite G-106
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 782-7475
E-mail: info@sbatsr.org
Web: www.sbatsr.org

Tourette Syndrome
Faith Warner Rice, President
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
50 Division Street, Suite 205
Somerville, NJ 08876
(908) 575-7350
(732) 972-4459 (TSANJ Helpline)
E-mail: njtsa@aol.com
Web: www.tsanj.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Diane Autin, Executive Co-Director
Deborah Jennings, Executive Co-Director
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN)
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 654-7726 (In NJ)
E-mail: span@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Angela Abdul, Executive Director
Highlands Parent Center of the Association for Special Children & Families
1810 Macopin Road
West Milford, NJ 07480
(973) 728-8744; (973) 728-0999 (Helpline)
E-mail: ascfamily@hotmail.com
Web: www.ascfamily.org

Parent-To-Parent
Malia Corde, Program Coordinator
New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(908) 537-4673; (800) 372-6510
E-mail: Parent2Parent@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org/familywrap/parent2parent.htm

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers
900 Berkeley Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-5322
(609) 393-5004
E-mail: nj_office@pta.org
Web: www.njpta.org

Other Parent Organizations
Michelle Evans, Co-Founder and Director of Support and Family Relations
Special Parent Assistance & Resource Center (SPARC)
UCP of Hudson County, Inc.
721 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
(201) 656-3779
E-mail: SPARKLEOFUCP@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/sparcofucp

Kathy Wright, Executive Director
New Jersey Parents Caucus
236 S. Salem Street
Randolph, NJ 07869
(973) 989-8866
E-mail: kathyw@njparentcaucus.org
Web: www.newjerseyparentscaucus.org