News & Advocacy
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 [...]