Advocacy Papers
ABCD Calls for Responsible Transparency
In a testimonial provided before the Assembly Human Services Committee on January 25, ABCD advocated for an individual to [...]
ABCD EIPA White Paper, “Emergency Funding Needs for the New Jersey Early Intervention System.”
Early Intervention practitioners have effectively not had a rate increase in the past 16 years. Practitioners receive the same [...]
ABCD’s Support Coordination Alliance White Paper, “Time to Right the Rate.”
Support Coordinators have proved themselves valuable partners as evidenced by their continued delivery of excellent service during COVID 19 [...]
ABCD Testifies on Renewal of NJ 1115 Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver Demonstration
The purpose of the hearing was to provide DMAHS staff with ideas for improvements to NJ 1115 Comprehensive Medicaid [...]
ABCD Testifies at DHS FY’22 Budget Listening Session
Department of Human Services Budget Listening Session Commissioner Johnson Testimony of Cathy Chin, Executive Director Respectfully Submitted on December [...]
ABCD Testifies in Opposition to Camera Surveillance Bill
The Assembly Human Services Committee voted unanimously in favor of A4013 which would require group homes to install electronic [...]
ABCD Testifies in Support of Underrepresented Communities Commission
Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Testimony of Cathy Chin Respectfully Submitted on December 7, 2021 Good [...]
Day Habilitation: One Size Does Not Fit All
Implicit Bias in Access to Fee for Service Day Programs Based on Individual’s Ability to Attend One Size [...]
“Back to Different” in Day Programs – Step 2: Implementing a New Normal in New Jersey’s Day Programming
Sustainable Solutions for DD Day Programming During the Transition Between Closure and Back to Normal Due to COVID 19 [...]
An Inequitable New Jersey Part C Early Intervention System
Of the four segments funded under the Part C, Early Intervention System in the State of New Jersey, the [...]
“Back to Different” in Day Programs
Creating Sensible and Sustainable Solutions for DD Day Programs During the Transition Between Closure and Back to Normal Due to COVID [...]
FAQ Regarding Resuming Required In-Person Support Coordinator Visits with Consumers
The following are FAQ’s regarding the resumption of in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below the question are ideas [...]
Humanity Must Remain at the Center of our Business – Camera Surveillance in Group Homes
In the community, there are agencies that use surveillance cameras and others that do not. Individuals and families, therefore, [...]
Maintaining Informed Choice – Emergency Closure of DDD Provider Agencies
In instances when an agency must close due to practices that are not in the best interests of the individuals being served or because of financial realities, [...]
The Importance of Accurate Terminology – Group Homes
Group Homes for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities and Residential Health Care Facilities. The term “group home” is a generic [...]
Egregious Fiscal and Operational Failures By Public Partnerships, LLC Were Predictable
The egregious fiscal and operational failures by Public Partnerships, LLC (“PPL”) in managing two Department of Human Services (“DHS”) programs- [...]
ABCD Scores Advocacy Victory: Behavior Analyst Licensing Act (S3099/A4608)
ABCD scored an advocacy victory with the deletion of the provision which requires Applied Behavior Analyst to be In the scope of practice [...]
Support Coordination Rate Increase Request
Support Coordination Alliance The Developmental Disability trade group the Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities (ABCD) formed [...]
Improvements to the Early Intervention System Reversing the Negative Trajectory
New Jersey’s Early Intervention System (EIS) was founded decades ago and is considered quite robust, with hundreds of millions [...]
Increasing Reimbursement Rates
The ABCD Early Intervention Provider Association (EIPA) has been in existence since 2006 and has been a tireless advocate [...]
ABCD Scores Advocacy Victory: Subcontracting Permitted *
In March of 2019, after 3 years of advocacy across changing administrations and staff, ABCD was successful in their [...]
Behavior Analyst Licensing Act
Alliance for the Betterment of Citizens with Disabilities supports the regulation through licensure of those who practice applied behavior [...]
Public Consulting Group (PCG) Created Chaos Within NJ Early Intervention System
Public Consulting Group (“PCG”) has created absolute chaos in the NJ Early Intervention System for children aged birth to 3, their families and the social [...]
Subcontracting of Services in the Division of Developmental Disabilities
Currently in the Division of Developmental Disabilities Provider Agreement service providers are not permitted to sub-contract any of the [...]
