developmentally disabled

New Jersey falls in the middle of the pack in its quality of long-term services and support for the elderly and developmentally disabled adults, according to a recently released state-by-state scorecard from AARP, The Commonwealth Fund, and The SCAN Foundation.

Under a bill Gov. Chris Christie signed into law Thursday, New Jersey schools are now required to allow students with disabilities to sign up for and take part in extracurricular sports programs.

Gov. Chris Christie has made another visit to a facility for developmentally disabled residents.

Police say three armed men forced their way into a southern New Jersey group home for people with developmental disabilities, bound a group of employees with tape and stole two safes.

New Jersey is planning to move 600 developmentally disabled adults out of big institutions and into group homes under a legal settlement.

Thousands of New Jersey Families who have children with developmental disabilities are either filled with fear or anticipation as a result of big changes on the state level when it comes to the department now providing their services.

A former New Jersey caseworker and a private caretaker have been sentenced to three years in state prison for neglecting three developmentally disabled women.