Resources

• National Association of the Deaf

• National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf

• Described Captioned Media Program

Legislative

• US Department of Education:  Laws and Guidance
• New Jersey Communication Plan for Students who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafBlind
• Parental Rights in Special Education, New Jersey Department of Education 
• Deaf Student’s Bill of Rights (P.L. 2019, Chapter 204)

• Department of Education 
• New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• New Jersey Children’s System of Care
• New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities 
• Office of Autism, New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities 
• Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• New Jersey Association of the Deaf (NJAD)
• Regional Family Support Planning Councils (RFSPC)
• Special Education Parent Advisory Groups (SEPAG-NJ)

• SPAN Parent Advocacy Network

• PACER’s National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
• Tips to Maximize the Parent Role in Transition
• Described Captioned Media Program

Legislative

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
• Pre-Employment Transition Services
• (Transition) Students’ Bill of Rights, New Jersey Department of Education
• Transition Requirements, New Jersey Department of Education

• Transition from School to Adult Life, New Jersey Department of Education
• Division of Developmental Disabilities: Timeline for Students Exiting School and Turning 21
• Medicaid Eligibility
• Apply for Services, New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities
• Selecting a Support Coordination Agency (A Guide for Families)
• Selecting a Supported Employment Agency (A Guide for People with Disabilities)
• Selecting a Service Provider (A Guide for People with Developmental Disabilities)
• Tips for College Students with Vision Impairments: Questions about Disability Services

• The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute Go Bags
• The Arc Family Institute Fact Sheets
• Planning for Adult Life Program (PFAL)
• National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes

• Employment First, US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Frequently Asked Questions, US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Association for People Supporting Employment First (APSE) National Chapter
• Building a Resume: Tips for Youth with Disabilities
• Business Guide for Working with Individuals who are Deaf-blind
• Job Accommodation Network (AskJan.org)
• Frequently Asked Questions, US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Described Captioned Media Program

Legislative

• Employment First, US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
• NJ is an Employment First State

• Selecting a Support Coordination Agency (A Guide for Families)
• Selecting a Supported Employment Agency (A Guide for People with Disabilities)
• Association for People Supporting Employment First (APSE) NJ Chapter
• NJ Department of Labor
• NJ Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• An Employers’ Guide to Working for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

• Helen Keller National Center “What is An SSP?”  Video and Transcript
• Helen Keller National Center “Personal and Professional SSPs” Video and Transcript
• Helen Keller National Center “Advocating for SSPs” Video and Transcript
• TEDx Talk “DeafBlind: Blind But Not Blind” | JennyLynn Dietrich | TEDxSalem
• Quartz “Pro-tactile ASL: A New Language for the Deaf-Blind” Video
• Welcome to ProTactile: The Deaf-Blind Way Videos and Transcripts
• National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
• National Hispanic Latino Association of the Deaf

• NJ Statewide Independent Living Council
• Aging & Disability Resource Connection
• Supportive Housing Association (SHA)

Transportation

• Access Link
• New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTip@Rutgers)
• NJ Find-a-Ride

Deaf/Hard of Hearing/Deafblind

• New Jersey Association of the Deaf (NJAD)
• New Jersey Department of Human Services – Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• New Jersey Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
• New Jersey Relay & CapTel Accessible Telecommunications

Intellectual Disabilities

• Selecting a Support Coordination Agency (A Guide for Families)
• Selecting a Supported Employment Agency (A Guide for People with Disabilities)
• Selecting a Service Provider (A Guide for People with Developmental Disabilities)

• Planning for Adult Life Program (PFAL)
• Supportive Housing Association (SHA)
• The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute Go Bags
• The Arc Family Institute Fact Sheets

• Described Captioned Media Program
• National Webinar: iCanConnect – The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
• National Center on DeafBlindness
• Understanding Assistive Technology
• Services and Organizations

• Zoom
• Google Apps
• Google Meet
• Real-time Captioning
• Described Captioned Media Program

• New Jersey Relay & CapTel Accessible Telecommunications

The National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also known as iCanConnect, provides equipment needed to make telecommunications, advanced communications, and the Internet accessible to low-income individuals who have both significant vision loss and significant hearing loss.

The goal of SSPNJ is to encourage New Jersey’s self-directed deafblind adults to actively participate in the communities where they live and work. Our network of Support Service Providers, or SSPs, supports us in achieving this goal. For more information on Deaf-Blind Support Service Providers contact: 
Charles Pat McKenna, Assistant Division Director 
Phone: 973-648-4300 or e-mail: Charles.McKenna@dhs.nj.gov