developmental disabilities

A proposal to provide for video cameras in common areas of group homes serving adults, as well as bedrooms of those requesting them, has stalled in Trenton.

Only 6% of adults with known intellectual or developmental disabilities are accessing residential support in New Jersey at this time, which advocates say is not acceptable for a state with such broad resources.

New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities are missing in-person education and therapies. Some are regressing, advocates warn.

One-third of residents in NJ’s developmental centers have contracted COVID-19, and 173 people in those centers or other settings have died.

President Ronald Reagan began an effort in 1987 to recognize the contributions of Americans who, because of their various disabilities, had been previously ignored, shuttered away in institutions, and denied full inclusion in their communities.

The Bancroft Raymond & Joanne Welsh Campus for children's programs officially opened Dec. 18, and as of the first week of the New Year, classes are in session.

Founded 133 years ago by a Philadelphia teacher, the Cherry Hill-based nonprofit Bancroft works to answer the question: How can people live life to their fullest potential?

Many times, students with disabilities who are close to completing their secondary education have not been given the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive as adults in the working world. A program run through the Woodbridge Township school district aims to provide local students with exactly those types of resources.

Governor Chris Christie is pressing ahead with plans to increase funding by several million dollars for group homes to house developmentally disabled Garden State residents, instead of institutions.

Until yesterday, it was actually legal in New Jersey for drivers to keep on moving when a bus or other vehicle was flashing its red lights while picking up or dropping off a developmentally-disabled passenger.