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Advocacy & Legal Issues Resource Page The following organizations offer useful, but more general disability-related information, rather than information specific to blindness/visual impairment. The organizations listed here are NJ resources. Look for similar resources in your state. Many of the organizations listed under Information about Blindness offer education law and advocacy information specific to blindness/visual impairment. Statewide
Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) Information and training for parents of children at risk due to disability, poverty, geographic location, discrimination, or other special circumstances. Education
Law Center Free legal assistance for education problems. Disability Rights New Jersey Legal assistance for people with disabilities on discrimination, accommodation, special education, and other issues. NJ Developmental
Disabilities Council Information on Family Support Act and planning; Families magazine. Division
of Disability Services Resources directory; information and referrals on services for people with disabilities. |
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