Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Department of Education: Special Education
Barbara Gantwerk, Director 
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education 
100 Riverview Plaza
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 
(609) 633-6833
E-mail: barbara.gantwerk@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Gloria Hancock, Chief of Staff 
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
100 Riverview Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-4442
E-mail: gloria.hancock@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 
Terry Harrison, Part C Coordinator
Division of Family Health Services
Early Intervention System
50 E. State Street
P. O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625-0364
(609) 777-7734 
E-mail: terry.harrison@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/eiphome.htm

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 
Barbara Tkach, Section 619 Coordinator 
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education 
100 Riverview Plaza 
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 
(609) 984-4950
E-mail: barbara.tkach@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Thomas G. Jennings, Director 
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services 
New Jersey Department of Labor
P. O. Box 398
135 E. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398 
(609) 292-5987; (609) 292-2919 (TTY)
E-mail: tjenning@dol.state.nj.us
Web: www.wnjpin.state.nj.us/

Coordinator for Transition Services 
Bob Haugh, Transition Coordinator 
Office of Special Education Programs 
New Jersey Department of Education 
P.O. Box 500 Riverview Executive Plaza 
Building 100 Route 29 
Trenton, NJ 08625 
(609) 633-6431
E-mail: robert.haugh@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities 
Michael K. Klavon, Acting Director
Office of Vocational-Technical, Career and Adult Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
P. O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 
(609) 633-0665
E-mail: michael.klavon@doe.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

State Mental Health Agency
Alan G. Kaufman, Director 
Division of Mental Health Services
New Jersey Department of Human Services
50 E. State Street, Capital Center
P. O. Box 727 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727 
(609) 777-0702; (800) 382-6717
E-mail: dmhsmail@DHS.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth 
Lucy C. Keating, Assistant Director
Division of Mental Health Services 
Office of Children's Services
Capital Center
P. O. Box 727 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0727 
(609) 777-0740
E-mail: lucy.keating@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.njkidsoc.org

State Mental Retardation Program 
James W. Smith, Jr., Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
New Jersey Department of Human Services 
Capital Center
P.O. Box 726
Trenton, NJ 08625-0726 
(609) 292-7260
E-mail: jim.smith@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html

State Developmental Disabilities Council 
Ethan B. Ellis, Executive Director
New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council 
20 W. State Street, 7th floor
P. O. Box 700 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700 
(609) 292-3745
E-mail: njddc@njddc.org
Web: www.njddc.org

Protection and Advocacy Agency 
Sarah W. Mitchell, Executive Director
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

Client Assistance Program 
Lillie Lowe-Reid, Coordinator 
Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency listed above.

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Gloria M. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Director
Special Child, Adult and Early Intervention Services 
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services 
50 E. State Street
P.O. Box 364
Trenton, NJ 08625 
(609) 984-0755
E-mail: gloria.rodriguez@doh.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/health

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
New Jersey Family Care
PO Box 4818
Trenton, NJ 08650
(800) 701-0710
Web: www.njfamilycare.org

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Vito DeSantis, Executive Director
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired 
New Jersey Department of Human Services
153 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 648-2324
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/index.html 

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind 
24K World Fair Drive
Summerset, NJ 08873
(732) 805-1912 (V/TTY)

Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Brian Shomo, Director 
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
New Jersey Department of Human Services
P. O. Box 074 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0074
(609) 984-7281 (V/TTY)
(800) 792-8339 (V/TTY in NJ only)
E-mail: ira.hock@dhs.state.nj.us

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 852-7897 (V)
(800) 852-7899 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 229-5746 (Speech to Speech - English)
(866) 260-9470 (Speech to Speech - Spanish)

State Education Agency Rural Representative 
Diane L. Paine, Supervisor 
Special Education 
High Point Regional High School
299 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461 
(973) 875-3102
E-mail: dpaine@hpregional.org

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center 
Andrea Haenlin-Mott, Director
Northeast ADA & IT Center
Cornell University
331 Ives Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-6686 (V/TTY/Spanish); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY/Spanish)
E-mail: northeastada@cornell.edu
Web: www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/northeastada

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Deborah Spitalnik, Ph.D., Executive Director 
The Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Liberty Plaza
335 George Street, 3rd Floor 
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688
(732) 235-9300 
E-mail: boggsweb@umdnj.edu
Web: http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter

Technology-Related Assistance 
Ellen Catanese, Project Director
Assistive Technology Advocacy Center
New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
210 S. Broad Street, Third Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 292-9742; (609) 633-7106 (TTY)
(800) 922-7233 (in NJ)
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
Web: www.njpanda.org

State Mediation System 
Office of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
(609) 984-1286
Web: www.state.nj.us/education

Special Format Library
New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped 
P. O. Box 501 
Trenton, NJ 08625-0501 
(609) 530-4000; (800) 792-8322 
(800) 582-5945 (Spanish); 800- 882-5593 (TTY)
E-mail: njlbh@njstatelib.org 
Web: www2.njstatelib.org/lbh/index.htm

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 201
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
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Paul Potito, 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

Blind/Visual Impairments
Regina Genwright, Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (212) 502-7662 (TTY)
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.org
Web: www.afb.org

Carol Castellano, President
Parents of Blind Children-New Jersey
23 Alexander Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
(973) 625-5999; (973) 377-0976
(888) 625-6066
E-mail: center@webspan.net

Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
69 Prospect Place
Belleville, NJ 07109
(973) 759-3622
E-mail: center@webspan.net

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 
Douglas E. Oberreit, Executive Director 
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey 
354 S. Broad Street
Trenton, NJ 08608 
(609) 392-4004 (ext. 590); (888) 322-1918 
E-mail: doberreit@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: EMJEFNJ@aol.com
Web: www.efnj.com 

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: mhanj@aol.com
Web: www.mhanj.org

Sylvia Axelrod, Executive Director
NAMI New Jersey
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(732) 940-0991
E-mail: naminj@optonline.net
Web: www.naminj.org/

Mental Retardation/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

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: familyvoices@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org

Speech and Hearing 
Nancy J. Patterson, President
New Jersey Speech-Language-Hearing Association
203 Towne Centre Drive
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
(908) 359-5308
E-mail: information@njsha.org
Web: www.njsha.org

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

Tourette Syndrome
Faith Warner Rice, President
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey, Inc.
26 W. High Street
Somerville, NJ 08876
(732) 972-4459
E-mail: NJTSA@aol.com
Web: www.tsanj.org

Organizations Especially for Parents and Caregivers

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) 
Diane Autin, Executive Co-Director
Deborah Gennings, 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

Parent-To-Parent 
Malia Corde, Program Coordinator
New Jersey Statewide Parent-to-Parent
35 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 642-8100; (800) 372-6510
E-mail: Parent2Parent@spannj.org
Web: www.spannj.org/familywrap/parent2parent.htm

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

Other Parent Organization
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: sparcofucp@yahoo.com
Web: www.geocities.com/sparcofucp

Other Disability Organizations

Lowell Arye, Executive Director
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities
127 Route 206, Suite 18
Hamilton, NJ 08610
(609) 581-8375
E-mail: lowell@abcdnj.org
Web: www.abcdnj.org

Brian J. Fitzgerald, President/CEO
Easter Seals New Jersey
1 Kimberly Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816-1076
(732) 257-6662; (800) 486-0027
E-mail: essnj@nj.easter-seals.org
Web: www.eastersealsnj.org

Eileen Coyne, Director
Family Support Center of New Jersey
Lions Head Office Park
35 Beaverson Boulevard, Suite 8A
Brick, NJ 08723
(732) 262-8020; (800) 372-6510 (in NJ)
E-mail: FSCNJ@familysupportnj.com
Web: www.familysupportnj.com

Scott E. Patrick, Director of Marketing
MENTOR ABI Group - New Jersey
Rehabilitative and Support Services for Persons with Acquired Brain Injury
505 S. Lenola Road
Blason Office Plaza II, Suite 217
Moorestown, NJ 08057
(856) 235-5505
E-mail: scott.patrick@thementornetwork.com
Web: http://nj.thementornetwork.com/state/index.asp

Edward Madara, Director 
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse 
100 Hanover Avenue, Suite 202
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2020
(973) 326-6789; (800) 367-6274 (in NJ)
E-mail: njshc@cybernex.net
Web: www.njgroups.org

William A. B. Ditto, Executive Director
Division of Disability Services
P.O. Box 700
Trenton, NJ 08625-0700
(609) 292-7800; (609) 292-1210 (TTY)
(888) 285-3036
E-mail: william.ditto@dhs.state.nj.us
Web: www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds

Vanessa Young, Executive Director
VSA arts New Jersey
703 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 745-3885; (732) 745-3913 (TTY)
E-mail: info@vsanj.org
Web: www.vsanj.org

Independent Living 

To find out the contact information for the Statewide 
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org

To find out the contact information for centers for 
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org