News
Legislative Update
Extends eligibility for early intervention services to children from birth to five years. Picture provided by Community Access Unlimited [...]
Add on to What is Working
ABCD reflects on the recent paper by the Urgency of Now Founding Families. Picture provided by New Jersey Elks [...]
A Problem 15 Years in the Making
Read the Paper Here Picture provided by Community Access Unlimited
Uptrends Must Include Inflation
ABCD calls for an annualized across the board cost of living increase for all DDD Community Providers. Picture provided [...]
Planning for Future Care and Services
ASAH[1] and ABCD Take the First Steps The switch from contract-based services to Fee for Service (FFS) brought both [...]
Republican Gubernatorial Primary Candidate Meeting at ABCD
On July 24, 2024, Republican Gubernatorial Primary Candidate, Senator Edward Durr met with the ABCD Board to learn more [...]
July and August Visits
Jaime Zahid, Training and Consultant Specialist for The BOGGS Center for Developmental Disabilities, joined the July meeting of the [...]
Alliance and Advocacy
Improve Today. Flourish Tomorrow ABCD and its sister organizations participate in 22 formal, 12 informal, and numerous ad hoc [...]
Unlicensed Group Homes
More choice and innovation must be met with more dogged and vigilant oversight to ensure high quality services and [...]
State of Affairs with Steve Adubato
The status of Early Intervention and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is discussed. Picture provided [...]
Engagement: Tools to Prioritize Connection over Compliance
Leanne Delsart was the featured speaker on June 16th on Engagement. Leanne, MS, is the Integrated Services Manager of [...]
Advancing Opportunities for HS Students in IDD Arena
A small, but meaningful, success. It all started with Children’s Center Programs, a board member of ABCD. Alan Fazzari, [...]
Reasonable Accommodation
July16th’s ABCD presentation on Reasonable Accommodation was well attended by our members. Our presenter, Denise Dadika, Esq. is a [...]
Durand becomes ABCD Full Board Member
ABCD Board members unanimously approved Full Member status to Durand, represented by Ray Cristofoletti, Executive Director of Durand, www.durandinc.org/team/ray-cristofoletti/ [...]
FY 2025 Budget
In response to the $2.6 billion-dollar structural deficit the Murphy Administration was facing for FY’25, Governor Murphy chose to [...]
May and June Visits: We’re More Than Fire Drills!
OPIA Director Deborah Robinson, DHS Office Licensing Director Kathy Patrick and DHS Office of Licensing Chief Sean O’Brien were [...]
Sufficient Staff Embedded in a Culture of Care
The camera bill continues to be an ethically fraught response to assuaging concerns about abuse. Picture provided by Community [...]
Advancing Opportunities becomes ABCD Full Board Member
ABCD Board members unanimously approved Full Member status to Advancing Opportunities, represented by Executive Director, Paul Ronollo. Advancing Opportunities [...]
ABCs at ABCD Presentation: May 2024
ABCD’s Jeanne Ashmore welcomed Matheny Medical and Educational Centers, Director of Psychological and Social Services. Dr. Dan Balboni, PsyD, [...]
Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Candidate Meeting at ABCD
On April 24, 2024, Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Candidate, Mayor Steven Fulop met with the ABCD Board to learn more [...]
March and April Visits
ABCD’s Quality Assurance Forum welcomed New Jersey’s statewide Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families, [...]
PPMU/Leadership Group Created
We are pleased to report that the DDD TG Leadership agreed to the formation of an ongoing group which [...]
Susan K. Livio’s article in NJ Advanced Media on the FY’25 Budget
Impact on Some Services in the Community
ABCs at ABCD Presentation: Jeanne Ashmore welcomed Sara Sherman once again
ABCD’s Jeanne Ashmore welcomed Sara Sherman once again, this time to present Workplace Professionalism. Common Courtesies and Cringeworthy Challenges. [...]
Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Candidate Meeting at ABCD
On March 27, 2024, Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Candidate, Senate President Emerita Steve Sweeney met with the ABCD Board to [...]
ABCD EIPA Joins “UP” Leadership Team
ACNJ received a multi-year grant from the Pritzker Children’s Initiative for “UP.” The vision of Unlocking Potential Part II [...]
January and February Visits
PPMU Director, Wendy Yosco visited with ABCD’s Residential Committee to discuss the creation/expansion of the IDD/Behavioral/Mental Health service continuum. [...]
Republican Gubernatorial Primary Candidate Meeting at ABCD
On February 28, 2024, Republican Gubernatorial Primary Candidate, Assemblyman Jack Citarelli met with the ABCD Board to learn more [...]
ABCs at ABCD Presentation: 25 Ways to Deliver Ongoing Staff Training without Pulling Everyone in for Training
ABCD’s Jeanne Ashmore welcomed Sara Sherman once again to our program, this time to present her 25 (actually 28) [...]
The Case for an Across-the-Board Increase
ABCD continues to make the case to the Administration during their FY’25 Budget deliberations for an across-the-board increase for [...]
