From High School to Adulthood; Carrying 504 Accommodations into College, Work and Beyond?
This Webinar from The Arc of New Jersey is presented to you by Adara Heilmann, Director of Children’s Advocacy.
September 17, 2025 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Go to The Arc of New Jersey to register by clicking on the word Register
GreatSchools.org
GreatSchools.org is a helpful resource for parents looking to support their children’s education and development. Here are some useful links and sections on the site that focus on parenting, summer learning, and maintaining reading skills over the summer break:
GreatSchools Parenting (https://www.greatschools.org/gk/) »
Summer learning (https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/summer- learning/),
Reading (https://www.greatschools.org/gk/parenting/reading/) » 8 ways to keep your child’s reading skills sharp this summer.
The New Jersey Department of Education Releases New Literacy Framework
The State of New Jersey Department of Education has published, in May 2025, The New Jersey Literacy Framework. This comprehensive guide outlines best practices, strategies and supports to improve literacy instruction for students across the state. The link is included below so that you can access this document
https://www.nj.gov/education/lear/documents/NJ_Literacy_Framework.pdf
NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI is an excellent source of information and connection on mental illness,
including the individual disorders mentioned in this fact sheet. NAMI’s website
and toll-free helpline are available in English and Spanish.
Toll-free Helpline: 1.800.950.6264
http://www.naminj.org
Family Voices
This group aims to achieve family-centered care” for all children with special
needs. Family Voices provides families with the “tools to make informed
decisions” about healthcare and education, build partnerships between families
and their service providers and serve as a trusted resource on healthcare. They
also help families learn to advocate for improved policies to best serve children
with special needs. One of their main goals is to empower young people with
disabilities so that they may become self-advocates for various causes that affect
those with special needs.
https://familyvoices.org
Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
This website has fact sheets on intellectual disabilities, links to resources related to infants and toddlers and school age children. It offers tips for parents and educators and links to other organizations that support individuals with intellectual disabilities. http://www.parentcenterhub.org
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