When a child with a developmental disability reaches the age of 18 in New Jersey, they are legally considered an adult. As their parent, you are no longer legally in charge of their decisions, regardless of the fact that you may feel they are not able to make quality decisions on their own. 

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1 min., 49 sec.

This video provides an overview of the New Jersey publication of Parental Rights in Special Education (PRISE). Each highlight presented offers a description of what parents need to know in order to empower their role as a parent advocate for their child with disabilities.

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5 min., 47 sec.

In just a little over three minutes you will learn 10 awesome facts and dispel myths regarding how to work with and/or apply for services through New Jersey’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). 

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3min., 4 sec.

This short, animated webinar provides parents/families with information about Child Find and how it protects students with a disability.

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3 min., 49 sec.

This video highlights 10 strategies for helping parents understand and advocate for their child when seeking special education and related services.

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4 min., 20 sec.

This short, animated video webinar provides parents/families of New Jersey with information and fast facts for how to initiate the process of seeking special education and related services in NJ.

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4 min., 43 sec.

Watch this video to gain access to the publication distributed by the NJ Department of Education, which includes the ‘rules’ all parents and educators need to know.

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3 min., 33 sec.