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Program Development.
NJADB will develop programs to accommodate individual needs. Our commitment
is lifetime, comprehensive services for eligible individuals including but not
limited to:
Health, Safety and Well Being:
Medical
Nutrition
Transportation
Financial Coordination
Skill Development:
Communication
Independent Living
Adaptive Equipment
Philosophy.
NJADB believes in life long incidental learning that takes place in natural
settings. We value people over process and base the success of our programs
on the outcomes achieved by the people served. We strive to attain the highest
quality of individualized support possible through a caring and respectful environment.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for our services. Clients must be registered with the NJ Division
of Developmental Disabilities and must have a vision and/or hearing impairment
or communication impairment.
Current Residential Programs:
Bound Brook Group Home.
Piscataway Group Home.
Somerset Group Home.
Plainsboro Apartment.
Lakeview Group Home.
Monmouth Group Home.
Community Support Services provides daily living assistance to people who are deaf-blind in communities throughout New Jersey. A team of Client Service Coordinators and Specialists in the areas of Communication and Recreation work together to maximize independent living for people with deaf-blindness and decrease the isolating effects of this disability.
Lifetime Support including but not limited to:
Transportation.
Housing.
Recreation/Socialization.
Communication.
Medical Coordination.
Entitlement Procurement.
Advocacy Home Safety Assessment.
Community Resource Coordination.
Referral for Technical Support/Training.
Loan Library of Adaptive Equipment.
Program.
Each person referred to NJADB receives Individualized Service Planning with
one of our case managers. People requesting services discuss their goals and
needs which are then developed into service plans. As people's lives invariably
change, the service plans are flexible pictures of support which capture the
individual's needs at that time. Plans are reviewed at minimum annually, and
as needed based on each person's life. Family Support Services provides assistance
to families who are the primary caretaker of a person who is deaf and/or blind
and developmentally disabled. NJADB staff coordinate the resources and direct
service support needed to help families whose lifestyles are affected by these
disabilities.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for CSS services you must have a combination of severe
hearing and vision loss. Visual acuity must be no better than 20/200 with corrective
lenses in the better eye.
Referrals for service come from the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired as well as from other community providers and the general public.
Family Support Services provides assistance to families who are the primary caretaker of a person who is deaf and/or blind and developmentally disabled. NJADB staff coordinate the resources and direct service support needed to help families whose lifestyles are affected by these disabilities.
Respite Services.
Respite Services are designed to provide relief from the stress that can be
associated with the challenges of meeting the intensive support needs of a person
with developmental disabilities. NJADB Respite Workers are trained to provide
quality support to people who are deaf and/or blind and developmentally disabled
as well as in the specific needs of each person and family. This allows the
care taker time to tend to other household and personal needs with the peace
of mind that their family member is safe.
Schedules and activities are planned with the family as needed for a maximum
of twenty hours per month.
Cash Option.
This option provides the family the flexibility to hire their own Respite Worker
and act in place of NJADB as an employer in determining the training needs and
hourly rate of the person providing support services.
Families are reimbursed for approved expenses on monthly basis, not to exceed
$160.00 per month.
Stipends.
Emergency cash stipends are available to families in need of financial support
to purchase necessary equipment or other household needs to ensure the health,
safety and well being of a family member with disabilities. Stipends are awarded
for expenses that enable a person to remain in their home as opposed to institutionalization.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for our services. Clients must be registered with the NJ Division
of Developmental Disabilities and must have a vision and/or hearing impairment
or communication impairment.
Employment Services provides the opportunity for people with disabilities to
access meaningful and gainful employment as well as workplace readiness and
skills training.
Access to various employment opportunities is achieved through adaptive equipment
and technology.
Our-Co Industries.
This program provides training support and job opportunities to people who are
deaf-blind and developmentally disabled.
A staff of Critical Coworkers work side by side with people in need of support
with skill development and in performing job responsibilities. Our-Co is a small
business, manufacturing its own product line as well as offering a variety of
business services to the community.
Eligibility.
To be eligible for our services, Clients must be registered with the NJ Division
of Developmental Disabilities and must have a vision and/or hearing impairment
or communication impairment.
Switchboard Operations.
NJADB offers employment opportunities to people who are blind and visually impaired
as Operators at the VA Hospital in East Orange, NJ. Through the JWOD Act and
affiliation with National Industries for the Blind, NJADB manages the Switchboard
Operations for two VA Hospitals and multiple care facilities. With the use of
adaptive equipment and technology, all of the functions of the switchboard including
internal transfers, cardiac arrest and blood bank monitoring, Doctor's on call
schedules and customer service, are accessible to people who are blind.
Company Stores.
NJADB also offers employment opportunities to people who are blind and visually
impaired as sales associates at our
Company Stores. The Company Stores are retail shops that serve as a convenience
to the employees of the corporations that house them. Cards, gifts, balloons,
candy, company logo items, sundries, newspapers and magazines are just a few
of the items sold at our stores located at Merck & Co. Inc. and at Conoco
Phillips