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	People & Families Spring 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS From Front Cover to Page 15: Page6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR People with Developmental Disabilities Deserve Real Jobs for Real Pay "But Much is Needs to be Done to Make that Goal a Reality" Page7 In Memoriam Stephanie Brooke Furrer 1981-2011 News & Notes The Monday Morning Project Holds its First Training Event of the New Year • Governor Christie Open to Ways to Improve Anti-Bullying Legislation • US Justice Department to Take a Closer Look at Virginia’s Developmental Disabilities System • DD Advocates in Oregon File Suit Against State Government for ADA Violations • New Effort Emerges to Curb Restraint & Seclusion in Schools • College Student Creates a Virtual Community for Students with Disabilities • Upcoming Events From Pages 16 to23: Page16 From Education to Employment New Frontiers in Assistive Technology Barriers to Learning, Employment, and Independence Are Falling Thanks to Cutting-Edge Technology From Pages 24 to 35: Page24 Technology Facilitates Independence Morristown Entrepreneur Uses ‘Eye Gaze’ Technology in His Life and Works Page30 INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT Page32 Microboards Putting Resources Behind the Power of Choice A Bold New Way to Look at Supported Living Arrangements From Pages 36 to 48: Page36 Bringing employees to the Table Working Toward Closing New Jersey’s Institutions While Treating Workers with Respect What Must be Done to Ensure Everyone’s Voices Are HeardPage36 Page40 Rosalyn Hickman Taking Pride in a Job Well Done Millville Resident Shines Once She Finds a Job She Loves Page42 The Criminal Justice System and People with Devlopmental Disabilities Why Some People Are Vulnerable What Law Enforcement Officials Need to Consider When Interacting with People with Developmental Disabilities	New Fronteirs in Assistive Technology - AT Resource List PDF/ HTML Format Council Newsletter National and local news about disability issues, and updates on the Monday Morning Networks. PDF / HTML Format People & Families Magazine Archive Health Access for Women A publication focusing on health care for women with disabilities in New Jersey. Each issue includes a feature story and information on resources, research and advocacy for women with disabilities in the area of health and wellness. DML Format Common Ground - Latest Issue Newsletter dedicated to increasing dialogue between stakeholders in New Jersey's special education system. Common Ground - Archive

	People & Families Fall 2011 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 13: "An Institution is not a home"Campaign TABLE OF CONTENTS Page6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Council turns 40 and continues to evolve. Page7 NJCDD News & Notes Dr. Lozano Receives Humanitarian Award; Restraint, Seclusion Overlookedin Education Bill; Autism Act; Concerns As Down Test Hits Market; Medicaid Update; Stearns Bill Promotes Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities; Upcoming Events From Pages 14 to25: Cover Story Page14 A Dream Realized Matthew Byra On His Own Shared Living with the Byra and Nomorosa Families Page22 STILL READY AND ABLE Business and Employment Specialists Continue to Break New Ground for Workers with Developmental Disabilities From Pages 26 to 35: Page26 SELF EMPLOYED Not For Everyone Another Employment Option for People with Disabilities Page28 INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT Page30 NEW CHANGES TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FAMILY SUPPORT WAVIER Page32 JOE EHLERS I Like Living by Myself Supportive Living Works for Middlesex County Man From Pages 36 to 44: Page36 PATRICE JETTER They Said She Couldn't Live Independently. They Were Wrong. PIP Graduate Keeps Surprising Everyone but Herself Page39 WORDS HAVE POWER Self Advocate Carly Okyle Shares Her Thoughts About NJCDD's Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day 2011 Page43 BREAKING THE DEPENDENCY CYCLE Like Their Peers Without Disabilities, People with Developmental Disabilities Build Independence and Self Sufficiency Most Effectively on Positive Expectations and a Foundation of Assets

	People & Families Fall 2011 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 11: "An Institution is not a home"Campaign TABLE OF CONTENTS Page6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Never Underestimate People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Page7 NJCDD News & Notes Lowell Arye Ends Tenure at ABCD; New Jersey Enacts the Nation's Toughest Anti-Bullying Law; Study: Bullying More Common Among Students with Disabilities;'Wandering' Diagnosis Gets Green Light; Vineland Closure Status From Pages 12 to23: Page12 Transition For Students with Disabilities in Urban Schools A Tough Change Is Even Tougher for Young Adults in the Cities Cover Story Page18 PREPARING FOR THE UNKNOWN T ransition Services and Support for Students with Autism Luck and Determination Help Matt Weiss Negotiate the Difficult Move to Adulthoo From Pages 24 to 35: Page24 BOB AMOS, PARTNER'S GRAD Self Taught and Motivated A Lifetime of Teaching and Learning for this Self-Made Techy and Advocate Page28 CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Recent Progress But Still Much Work to Do New Studies and Techniques Show Progress but People with Disabilities Still Vulnerable at Too High a Rate Page34 INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT From Pages 36 to 48: Page36 EMILY ANN SCHAEFER Leading Advocate and Facilitator Long-time Hunterdon County Advocate Anchors Monday Morning Network Page40 GREG WILSON His Main Goal is Advocating for Others Hunterdon County Co-Facilitator Supports Community Inclusion for People with Developmental Disabilities Page43 BREAKING THE DEPENDENCY CYCLE Like Their Peers Without Disabilities, People with Developmental Disabilities Build Independence and Self Sufficiency Most Effectively on Positive Expectations and a Foundation of Assets

	People & Families Summer 2011 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 11: "An Institution is not a home"Campaign TABLE OF CONTENTS Page6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Living with Us—It's Their Right An Institution is not a home Page7 NJCDD News & Notes Dr. Spitalnik appointed to President's Committee; Medicaid Fact Sheet; LeBron James Apologizes for 'R-Word' Slip; Community Housing Proposed; Alabama Closes Last Developmental Center From Pages 12 to21: Page12 GOV. CHRISTIE PROPOSES CLOSING VINELAND DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER Aft er 16-Year Delay NJ Governor Finally Proposes Another DC Closure Cover Story Page16 ESTELLE McGURK "It's Like a Second Family Here." Former Vineland DC Resident Settles Into Community Living Page18 MICHIGAN CLOSES LAST INSTITUTION A Blueprint for Successfully Moving Beyond Large Congregate Care Facilities From Pages 22 to 33: Page22 SHARON SAMCHUK "It Feels Lovely." Ten-Year Vineland Resident Moves Into the Community and Loves It Page24 INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT Page26 ADVOCATES IN THE U.S. SENATE Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez "Other States Only Wish" Th ey Had Statesman of the Caliber of New Jersey's Page30 GET FIT A Hands-On Approach Council Grant Launches Growing Fitness Options For People w From Pages 34 to 40: Page34 KATHY AND JOE DOUGHERTY Getting Fit Together Daughter and Father Team Up for Health and Fitness Page36 CHRISTINA KNORR: "I don't know where I would have ended up." Youth Leader Joins the Movement and Talks About Her Roots

	People & Families Spring 2011 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 9: "R" Word & Just Say Something Campaigns TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - The Next Five Year Plan: The Council gathers solid data for its next planning cycle NJCDD News & Notes From Pages 10 to21: Cover Story ADD: PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE New Jersey teens, young adults and military families benefi t from federal grants through the Administration on Developmental Disabilities THE PSE&G CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL Premier health care facility nurtures the potential and makes spectacular progress with children with signifi cant trauma and developmental challenges From Pages 22 to 31: Information About Family Support SEAN O'BOYLE A Changed Man Moving out and on with a Partners in Policymaking Grad FAMILY SUPPORT WAIVER New Jersey draft s a new Medicaid waiver for family support services INFORMATION ABOUT FAMILY SUPPORT THE TORRES Jumping Through Hoops to Educate Children with Disabilities Partners Grads Rafael and Alison Torres are tough advocates for their children and their colleagues From Pages 33 to 40: PERSONAL DECISION-MAKING AND GUARDIANSHIP In a guest column attorney Paul Prior outlines how guardianship laws are still evolving READY AND ABLE New study dispels myths about employer conceptions of people with developmental disabilities in the workplace

	People & Families Winter 2011 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 13: "R" Word & Just Say Something Campaigns TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - The Future of the Disability Advocacy Movement NJCDD News & Notes From Pages 14 to25: SHARON LEWIS TAKING THE HELM AT ADD Oregon Mom, Advocate and Policy Professional Appointed as Executive Director of the Administration on Developmental Disabilities TEAMWORK BETSY AND JOAN SMITH Council Member’s Advocacy Work Benefi ts from Support at Home and School LOST—AND THEN FOUND— IN TRANSLATION The Arc of Hudson Reaches Out to Support Underserved Communities Building Capacity in Hudson and Surrounding Counties From Pages 26 to 36: Information About Family Support ELLIE CAMPOLLO Mom, Turned Advocate and Mentor GROCERY STORES AND SYSTEMS CHANGE A Way Forward for Providing Real Choice in the Delivery of DD Support Services DAVE TAG A TENACIOUS ADVOCATE MONDAY MORNING ADVOCATES HELP ASSESS NEW MEADOWLANDS STADIUM (NMS) ACCESSIBILITY From Pages 37 to 48: DAWN APGAR JOINS DHS TEAM Well -Known Researcher and Public Offi cial Appointed as Deputy Commissioner BALANCING ACT PROVIDING APPROPRIATE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES WITH LESS MONEY Facing the Realities of the Current Education System

	People & Families Fall 2010 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 13: "R" Word & Just Say Something Campaigns TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Doing the right thing, and saying something about it NJCDD News & Notes From Pages 14 to25: Andrew Mcgeady Getting Involved With One of New Jersey’s Up and Coming Young Advocates Health Care Reform and People With Developmental Disabilities What the Landmark Reform Legislation Means for People with DD and their Families The Flanagans Living Tight How Family Supports Help Keep a Mother and Her Daughter Holding On From Pages 26 to 37: Information About Family Support The Next Generation Of Family Support Family Support in New Jersey: A Point-In-Time Assessment William Ditto Finding a 39-year Focus DDS Director Retires After Nearly 40 Years of Service From Pages 38 to 52: Well Served Frank Caragher and the Arc of Union County An Iconic NJ Service Provider Keeps Finding Ways to Meet the Ongoing Needs of People with Developmental Disabilities Russell Fried Keeping Tabs and Quietly Filling His Role South Jersey Self-Advocate Keeps Track of What’s Going on and Plays a Key Part Putting A Face on the R-Word Campaign Laura and Brian Haney, and Friends, Get Creative in the Fight to Stop the Use of Disrespectful Language

	People & Families Summer 2010 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 9: "R" Word & Just Say Something Campaigns TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Doing the right thing, and saying something about it NJCDD News & Notes From Pages 10 to19: 'It's Great to be free" Council Member Todd Emmons: Living the Sweet Life On Going Reports from the Field Information About Family Support From Pages 20 to 28: Joe Young, "Keepin' Em' Honest" About that other Legislation-Not the Budget From Pages 29 to 40: No Longer Missing Out Cover Story Adorn Beauty Salon On the Media

	People & Families Vol. 4, No.2 Spring 2010 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 15: "R" Word & Just Say Something Campaigns TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Doing the right thing, and saying something about it NJCDD News & Notes Gary Rubin "Telling it like it is" From Pages 16 to29: Anatomy of a Crisis, "The Hayes Family: Fight for a Better Way" Myrta Rosa, Ready and Waiting Help for People with Developmental Disabilities Needs Community Basis From Pages 30 to 45: Deborah Spitalnik, "There Is Still So Much to Do" Information About Family Support Reimbursement Cover Story: Monmouth University Constructs Accessible Activity Center: Council Members Chris Miller and Walt Fernandez Team Up Out in the Field. Advancement Through Law "A Brief Perspective" Preparing for the Next 5 Years "The Council Plans for the Future" From Pages 46 to 60: Interview and Review "Temple Grandin" The "R-Word" Campaign To see previous issues go to the People and Families Archive:	PDF Format