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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

Allergy & Asthma

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.")  
www.foodallergiestogo.com (scroll all the way down)
www.about.com (search for Food Allergies in Schools & 504 Plans)

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),
contact Bridget Cella, bridgetcella@comcast.net

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)


Childhood
Apraxia of Speech Assoc. of North America (CASANA)
http://www.apraxia-kids.org/

ADDITUDE Magazine: Success in School

IEP vs 504

Supreme Court Decision: Forest Grove

Evaluating Assistive Technology

Advancing Opportunities (formally the Cerebral Palsy of NJ)
208  White Horse Pike, Suite 12
Barrington, NJ 08007
856-310-0214
*Parents' Night Out coordinator
Anne Ginterreiter ext. 32

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New Jersey's 1st TOPSoccer program (registration is in July/Aug. Program is held in the fall at Moorestown Friends School) 

US Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer) is a community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities, organized by Mt. Laurel United Soccer Association volunteers. Children with special needs, ages 5 to 13, from any area township, are invited to participate.

http://mlunited.org/TOPSPROGRAm/topssoccerhome.htm

 

Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
221 Laurel Rd., Suite 210
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-770-5900 
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Catastrophic Illness In Children Relief Fund
PO Box 728
Trenton, NJ 08625
609-292-0600, 1-800-335-3863
 
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Challenger Baseball of Cherry Hill
Steve Silverman, coordinator
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Variety Club
610-584-4366