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• The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Disability Services (DDS) focuses on serving people who became disabled as adults, whether through illness or injury. Through it's toll free hotline (1-888-285-3036), the Division also responds to requests for information and referral assistance.
  http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/
  
  
• New Jersey WorkAbility is a program that allows certain employed people with permanent disabilities, whose earnings are too high for them to qualify otherwise for Medicaid coverage, to receive full New Jersey Medicaid benefits.
  http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/njworkability.html
  
  
• The Personal Assistance Services Program (PASP) provides personal assistants to adults with physical disabilities who live in the community.
  http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/persast.html
  
  
• Medicaid Waiver Programs: TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) Waiver. This program serves people between 18 and 64 who have survived a traumatic brain injury. People in the program receive full Medicaid benefits plus additional services.
  http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/njwaiver.html
  
  
• The New Jersey Department of Human Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI) offers educational services for children, vocational rehabilitation services for older teens and adults and independent living services for people of all ages in New Jersey who are blind or visually impaired.
  http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cbvi/
  
  
• The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Resources provides information, training and technical assistance for housing development; plans and implements programs that provide rental housing assistance, support neighborhood preservation and community development initiatives; and provides financial and technical assistance to improve the quality of life for low-income, disabled and disadvantaged citizens.
  http://www.nj.gov/dca/dhcr/
  
  
• The mission of the New Jersey Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services is to enable individuals with disabilities to achieve employment outcomes consistent with their strengths, priorities, needs, abilities and capabilities.
  http://www.state.nj.us/labor/dvrs/vrsindex.html
  

• New Jersey Protection and Advocacy, Inc., New Jersey's designated protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, provides: information and referral, technical assistance and training, legal and non-legal advocacy, and outreach and education.
  http://www.njpanda.org
  
  
• The Elizabeth Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilties is part of a national network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service whose purpose is to provide leadership in the promotion of independence, productivity, and self-determination of people with developmental disabilities and their families.
  http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/boggscenter
  
  
• The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey is a non-profit organization that brings together people with brain injury, their families and friends, and concerned allied health professionals to improve the quality of life people experience after brain injury.
  http://www.bianj.org
  
  
• Brain Injury Association of America - TBIMS abstracts: the research cited here represents work done by the NIDRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems of Care. Each abstract reports on a single research study and is presented in an user-friendly format.
  http://www.tbindc.org/registry/center.php
  
  
• New Jersey Stroke Activity Center, Inc. serves the needs of those living with the effects of stroke and their families.
  http://www.njsac.org
  

• The American with Disabilities Act Document Center site provides and overview as well as answers to commonly asked questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
  
  
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
  http://www.cdc.gov/
  
  
• The Brain Injury Association of America acts as a clearinghouse of community service information and resources, participates in legislative advocacy, facilitates prevention awareness, hosts educational programs, and encourages research.
  http://www.biausa.org/Pages/splash.html
  
  
• Brain Injury Association of America - TBIMS abstracts: the research cited here represents work done by the NIDRR Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems of Care. Each abstract reports on a single research study and is presented in an user-friendly format.
  http://www.tbindc.org/registry/center.php
  
  
• The National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) performs research, technical assistance and demonstration activities focusing on the dissemination and utilization of disability research funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
  http://www.ncddr.org/index.html
  
  
• The National Institute for Diability Rehabilitation and Research (NIDRR) provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html
  
  
• The Traumatic Brain injury National Data Center: the institutions and research centers designated as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems conduct research in all aspects of TBI including applied technology, physical and rehabilitative medicine, therapeutic interventions, drug development, and quality of life issues.
  http://www.tbindc.org/
  

• The Boulevard Disability Resource Center
  http://blvd.com
  
• The Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System at Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado provides easy to read education information for survivors of TBI and their families. The topics covered include: Understanding medical articles, Fatigue and TBI, Social communication, Exercise and your brain, Survival after TBI.
  http://www.craighospital.org/TBI/HealthandWellness.asp

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