New Webinar! Transitioning into Adulthood – Information about DDD Services for the 2020 Graduates

NEW WEBINAR! Transitioning into Adulthood    Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Time: 1:00 p.m. Presenter: Jennifer Joyce, Director of the Division’s Employment and Transition to 21 Unit   This webinar will provide information about accessing Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) services for students exiting the school system. It will include an overview of DDD, information about the eligibility process,…

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NJACE and New Jersey Devil’s

NJACE’S FIRST ANNUAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE GAME  NJACE celebrated our FIRST ANNUAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE GAME with a safe and sensory-sensitive hockey experience for autistic people and their families. We gave sets of 4 of tickets to 3 families to be our guests in a VIP suite at the Prudential Center on Saturday, February. 22, 2020. This was a great way for families…

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Rutgers researchers determine New Jersey’s autism prevalence rate is 1 in 34

Webinar with Walter Zahorodny Walter Zahorodny, an associate professor of pediatrics at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School who directed the New Jersey portion of the study, called the results “consistent, broad and startling.” He said the analysis shows U.S. autism rates are continuing to rise rather than leveling off as the 2016 CDC report suggested.    …

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Coming Soon NJACE’s Webinar with Steve Silberman

  Coming Soon: NJACE’s Webinar with Steve Silberman Steve Silberman Steve Silberman is a writer and contributing editor for Wired, and the author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. He gave a TED Talk on the forgotten history of autism, and in April 2016 spoke before the United Nations on the need for acceptance…

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NIH Resources on Trainee Health and Wellness

  NIH Resources for faculty and program staff on trainee health and wellness   Overview webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2344025056173751566 Taped discussion with mental health experts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJppE17PULM&t=32s   Next week we are hosting small group discussions for training office staff and faculty focused on promoting trainee mental health and wellness. I hope the discussion will help us best support trainees…

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Important Webinar for Researchers! NSF CAREER Program Webinar

From the website description May 13, 2020 2:00 PM  to May 13, 2020 4:00 PM NSF (virtual) Save the Date   This webinar will provide information on the NSF Faculty Early Career Development program (CAREER) solicitation NSF 20-525 on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, starting at 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar will include a briefing on…

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Designated Support Person “Essential” to patient care for people with disabilities

    The NJ Department of Heath (DOH) issued the hospital visitation policy for people with disabilities effective April 25, 2020. NJCDD collaborated with the Governor’s Office, DHS and DOH to advocate for this important policy. NJCDD thanks our advocacy partners for listening to the collective voices of family members.

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Boggs Center Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series Update

From the Boggs Center: COVID-19 Update Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series Due to Coronavirus concerns, the Spring 2020 Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series has been moved online to a Webinar platform and will not be held in-person. To access the Webinars, you must register in advance on the GoToWebinar web site using the links below. Spring 2020 Sessions Friday,…

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