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About
DRNJ
Incorporated
in 1994, DRNJ was subsequently designated by the Governor to serve
as New Jersey's protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities.
As the protection and advocacy system, DRNJ operates nine federally
funded programs:
Each of the above programs
are established under federal law and receive funding from the following
federal agencies:
- U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
- Administration
on Developmental Disabilities - PADD & PAVA
- Center for Mental
Health Services - PAIMI
- Health Resources
and Services Administration - PATBI
- U.S. Department of
Education;
- Rehabilitation
Services Administration - PAIR, CAP & PAAT
- Rehabilitation
Services Administration through New Jersey Department of Labor
and Workforce Development, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services - ATAC
- U.S. Social Security
Administration - PABSS
Protection and advocacy
systems are enabled under federal law and are designated in each
state and territory of the United States. For more information on
P&As visit the web site of the National Disability Rights Network
(NDRN) at www.ndrn.org.
DRNJ's
Services
Disability Rights New
Jersey provides services to persons with disabilities regardless
of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, marital status,
familial status, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry or disability.
DRNJ provides:
- information and referral,
- technical assistance
and training,
- individual and system
advocacy,
- legal and non-legal
advocacy, and
- outreach and education.
Organization
Structure
DRNJ undertakes its mission
through a team approach, built on an issues foundation defined both
by the agency's federal funding sources and its consumer-driven
priorities. The teams are:
- Institutional Monitoring/Community
Integration, which encompasses PADD and PAIMI priorities in public
and private facilities, developmental centers, psychiatric facilities,
hospitals and nursing homes. The team also encompasses PADD, HCCAP
and PATBI priorities in access to services and programs, personal
decision making, and transportation;
- Individual Rights,
which encompasses PAIR and PAVA priorities, including ADA employment,
public accommodations, education and housing;
- Work and Vocational
Rehabilitation, which encompasses CAP and PABSS priorities;
- Assistive Technology,
which encompasses the priorities of ATAC and PAAT;
- Litigation, both systemic
and complex; and
- Intake, including
short-term interventions.
DRNJ's consumer-directed
priorities focus case activities in areas most important to consumers
with disabilities and their families. They also ensure that protection
and advocacy services are provided to traditionally underserved
or unserved populations.
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