Programs
DRNJ
operates the following programs:
The PADD
program was created by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance
and Bill of Rights (DD) Act of 1975. PADD was established to protect
the legal and civil rights of individuals with developmental disabilities.
The PAIMI
program was established by Congress in 1986 and receives funding
from the National Center for Mental Health Services. The purpose
of the PAIMI program is to protect and advocate for the rights of
persons with mental illness and investigate reports of abuse and
neglect.
Protection
and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR)
The PAIR
program was established by Congress as a national program under
the Rehabilitation Act as amended in 1993. PAIR programs were established
to protect and advocate for the legal and human rights of persons
with disabilities who are not eligible to be served in the CAP,
PAIMI, or PADD programs.
CAP
was established as a mandatory program by the 1984 Amendments to
the Rehabilitation Act. CAP advocates for and protects the rights
of individuals with disabilities who are seeking or receiving rehabilitation
services.
The PABSS
Program is a federally funded program authorized by the Ticket to
Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act of 1999. The Act authorizes
the Social Security Administration (SSA) to fund each state's P&A
system to provide work incentive assistance to SSDI and SSI beneficiaries
seeking vocational rehabilitation, employment and other support
services or seeking to secure or regain employment.
PATBI
is a federally funded program authorized by the Traumatic Brain
Injury Act of 1996 and its reauthorization as part of the Children's
Health Act of 2000. The PATBI program ensures that individuals with
TBI and their families have access to: information, referrals and
advice; individual and family advocacy; legal representation; and
specific assistance in self-advocacy.
The Assistive
Technology Advocacy Center serves as New Jersey's federally funded
assistive technology project through a sub-contract with New Jersey's
Department of Labor. ATAC provides assistance to persons with disabilities
to obtain assistive technology devices and/or services.
The PAAT
program provides legal and non-legal advocacy services for individuals
with disabilities who are denied access to assistive technology
devices and/or assistive technology services.
The PAVA
program ensures that every qualified person with a disability has
the opportunity to vote on Election Day.
The HCCAP
program assists New Jersey citizens with disabilities with health
care and insurance matters.
All requests
for assistance are processed by DRNJ's Intake Office. Services are
provided free of charge. The vast majority of requests for assistance
are received and processed by telephone or TTY. The Intake Office
is available to perform telephone or in-person intake interviews
Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
