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	People & Families Vol. 3, No. 2 SPRING 2009 CONTENTS: From Front Cover to Page 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - NIMBY and other forms of discrimination still an issue NJCDD NEWS & NOTES - Partners Regroup; Autism Study; NJP+A Becomes Disability Rights, NJ; Weber Named Council Vice Chair; Federal Stimulus Package; Letters BERNARD KRAKOWSKY: OPENING DOORS - Former Johnstone resident, 17 years later at home and at work CHALLENGING THE NOTION OF "TOO DISABLED" - Lessons from past developmental center closures From Pages 7 to 20: ASSEMBLYMAN GREENWALD'S AMBITIOUS PLAN TO CLOSE 5 DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERS IN 5 YEARS ERIC NEVISON: LIFE AFTER SCHOOL - An ongoing challenge for individuals and families A REMINDER ABOUT THE WAITING LIST - The wait continues in New Jersey and across the nation WAITING LIST LITIGATION CONTINUES From Pages 21 to 35: WAITING LIST DESPERATION: TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS - Families forge ahead with their own plans, while others continue to wait COVER STORY - PART OF A TEAM: WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE BEST EDUCATION - The Garners piece together their son's education opportunities THE TREASURE HUNT - How one family learned to navigate the medical care system MONDAY MORNING NEWS - An update from the networks STATEWIDE REGIONAL SUPPORT PLANNING COUNCILS From Pages 36 to 50: LINDA LACOURSE: A FAMILY TRADITION OF ADVOCACY - Partners grad works hard for self and others STEPHANIE ROSATI-PRATICO: ITS EMPOWERING - Using new skills and friends to take on insurance giant MEDIA: HOW'S YOUR NEWS - News team of and about people with developmental disabilities MEDIA: BOOK REVIEW - 'An Uncertain Inheritance' Previous Issue - Vol. 3 No. 1 - November 2008 Front Cover to Page 13 Pages 14 to 25 Pages 26 to 37 Pages 38 to Back Cover	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. PDF / HTML Format Common Ground Newsletter dedicated to increasing dialogue between stakeholders in New Jersey's special education system. PDF or PDF Format
Reports and Manuals Meeting the Employment Transportation Needs of People With Disabilities in New Jersey PDF Format New Jersey's Challenge: Moving People with Disabilities to Work A report by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey sponsored by the Council on Developmental Disabilities. PDF Format New Jersey's Snow Removal Law: A Guide for Advocates PDF Format New Jersey's Snow Removal Law: A Guide for Municipalities PDF Format Still Separate and Unequal A follow-up to the 1994 Report on the segregation of students with disabilities in New Jersey. PDF Format Survivor Manual Information, guidelines, forms and references for members of the Regional Statewide Family Support Planning Councils. PDF Format Tools for Teachers Guidance and strategies for including students with disabilities in general education settings. Includes sample profiles, charts and lesson plans. PDF Format Transitions into New Jersey Care 2000+ Experiences of consumers with developmental disabilities and their families. Prepared by Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. PDF Format Women With Disabilities Health Care Summit Report "Strategies for Change" A report from the June, 2001, summit for women with disabilities New Jersey Men Living With Disabilities: "Men With Disabilities Health Care Survey -- Summer 2005"