Please note:
To provide the best service to our families, Medford SPARC may list links to other resources and organizations
to provide additional useful information. No endorsement is intended or made of any link, product, service, or information by
its inclusion on this site. We do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this
outside information. If you access another site through a link we provide, you are subject to the privacy policy of that site.
For an extensive list of valuable information and resources available in New Jersey, we do recommend families call
the Department of Human Services/Division of Disability Services at 1-888-285-3036 to request a free copy of the 77 page
booklet, New Jersey Resources 2010.
Allergies
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (takes a little while to pop up)
Food Allergy Resources www.godairyfree.org (covers dairy allergies & more. scroll all the way down. search for "Top Tips & Tools for Making Back to
School "Safe" with Food Allergies.")
Autism & Asperger Syndrome
Muscular Dystrophy Association 1060 N.
Kings Highway Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 356-4467
ASPEN: Asperger Syndrome Education Network Local Chapter at Katz JCC in Cherry Hill
Asperger Syndrome Coalition of United States (ASU-U.S.)
MAAP Services for Autism & Asperger Syndrome
Autism NJ (formerly NJ Center for Outreach Services for the Autism
Community (COSAC))
POAC (Parents of Autistic Children)
Just 2 Moms - Promoting Autism awareness & acceptance in our schools.
Angelman Syndrome
Angleman Syndrome Foundation, Inc. ASF Walk Phila/NJ at Cooper River Park (May),
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD) ADHD Genetic Research Fund
CHADD
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.chadd.org
National Resource Center on ADHD
*Resources &
Links coming soon for some of the following: Blind/Visually
Impaired
Cerebral Palsy
Reaching for the Stars
Down Syndrome
Bringing Up Down Syndrome (BUDS)
Kate's Place, Inc.
National Down Syndrome Society
http://www.ndss.org/
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Epilepsy Foundation of New Jersey
Hearing Impaired
National Institute on Deafness/Communication Disorders
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/apraxia.htm
Learning Disabilities
The International Dyslexia Association NJ Branch (908) 876-1179
Learning Disability Association of America NJ Chapter (973) 265-3403
Learning Disabilities Online
National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/
Mental Health (General) Mental Health (Specific)
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association 1060
N. Kings Highway Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 (856) 356-4467
Multiple Sclerosis
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Resource Network
Tourette Syndrome
Life's a Twitch
NJ Center for Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
Tourette Syndrome Association of NJ
Tourette Syndrome "Plus"
**The following sites are not all organized
into a category as of yet, but are still accessible for your convenience:
Advocacy - Education &
General
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Statewide Parent Advocacy
Network (SPAN) Valuable resource in parental advocacy
& education Seminars & Workshops offered Free newsletter (recommended)
Wright's Law Valuable
resource in Education Law Teaches parents the importance
of being advocates for their children Informational publications widely
used Free newsletter (recommended)
Partnering With Your Child's School Guide
Toy Guide for Differently-Abled Kids (Toys R Us)
ADDITUDE Magazine: Success in School
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