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RESOURCES FOR LEGISLATORS

This new section has been created to offer practical resources for legislators, advocates, and anyone interested in improving New Jersey’s systems of services and supports for people with developmental disabilities. On this page you will find links to select position and briefing papers, reports, publications and other resources related to the question of expanding community based services and supports for people with developmental disabilities. If you have any questions or concerns about these resources please let us know: njcdd@njcdd.org	Links: Statistical Snapshot - Residential Settings for People with Developmental Disabilities Summary of Shared Recommendations Report - What Steps can NJ take to Improve the Quality and Availability of Community Supports? Policy Brief - Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey: Where New Jersey Stands in Services to People with Developmental Disabilities and National Policy Trends. Appendix: NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities Position Statement on Deinstitutionalization NJ Developmental Disabilities Coalition Position on NJ’s Developmental Centers The Arc of NJ White Paper on The Future of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and New Jersey’s Developmental Centers The Arc of NJ (May2009) [Includes: Community Infrastructure Needs for People with Developmental Disabilities who are Leaving Developmental Centers: Medical, Mental Health, Behavioral and Ancillary Service Areas (May 2006)] Association for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD), Policy Synthesis: Admissions from the Community to Developmental Centers: The Need for Community Infrastructure Research and Training Center on Community Living, University of Minnesota Bonnie Shoultz, Pam Walker and Steve Taylor (Center on Human Policy, Syracuse University) and Sheryl A. Larson (Research and Training Center on Community Living, Institute on Community Integration, UCEDD, University of Minnesota), Policy Research Brief National Council of State Legislators DeWayne Davis, Wendy Fox-Grage, and Shelly Gehshan, Deinstitutionalization of Persons with Developmental Disabilities: A Technical Assistance Report for Legislators http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/forum/pub6683.htm The Arc of Illinois and the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, Blueprint for System Redesign in Illinois (2008) People and Families Magazine – Profiles of Success Terry Morrison http://www.njcdd.org/publicationupdates/P&F%20Feb%202008_LowRes6.pdf Lee Weider http://www.njcdd.org/Publications/PeopleFamilies/PF2-6.pdf Community Living Education Project Spotlight on Success: Stories of Community Transition