Communications Access

New Jersey CapTel and WebCapTel
CapTel® and WebCapTel® allow you to LISTEN to the other person and READ captions of everything that is being said during your phone conversations.
http://www.njcaptel.com/

New Jersey Relay
New Jersey Relay Service is a free service provided by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU)
http://www.njrelay.com/index.php

Assistive Communication Device Demonstration Centers
DDHH operates a number of "Assistive Communication Device Demonstration Centers: throughout New Jersey
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/addc/


New Jersey State Agencies

NJ Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
The Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DDHH) advocates for people in New Jersey who are deaf or hard of hearing.
 http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh

NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services is here to help individuals with disabilities that are having trouble finding or holding a job because of their disability.
http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/dvrs/DVRIndex.html

NJ Office of Civil Rights
The Division on Civil Rights (DCR) is part of the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety (L&PS) and is the agency responsible for investigating discrimination complaints and eradicating illegal discrimination in New Jersey.
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/news/images073002/090902.html

NJ State Department of Education
Special Education Programs
Resources for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing
http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/deaf/



Other Organizations in New Jersey

Association of Late-Deafened Adults-Garden State
The Association of Late-Deafened Adults-Garden State (ALDA-GS), is a non-profit association devoted to the needs of late-deafened adults throughout the state of New Jersey.
http://www.alda-gs.org

New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council
Appointed by the Governor, the New Jersey Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC), along with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, develops and submits a state plan for Centers for Independent Living (CIL), Independent Living Services, and Independent Living Programs.
http://www.njil.org/

New Jersey State Library – Talking Book & Braille Center
The New Jersey State Library – Talking Book & Braille Center has a Deaf and Hard of Hearing Awarness Program http://www.njlbh.org/DeafCenters.htm and an Assitive Listening Technology Loan Program


Accessible Theaters in New Jersey

NJ Theater Alliance The New Jersey Theatre Alliance is the consortium of professional, not-for-profit theatres in New Jersey. For a captioned performance click on the "OC" icon.
http://www.njtheatrealliance.com

NJ Performing Arts Center Accessibility information may be found here NJPAC
http://www.njpac.org/

Paper Mill Playhouse Accessibility information may be found here PMP
http://www.papermill.org/papermill.html

George Street Playhouse Accessibility information may be found here GSP
http://www.georgestreetplayhouse.org/


Movie Theaters in New Jersey showing captioned movies

To find a local movie theater use this URL
http://ncam.wgbh.org/mopix/locations.html#nj

Regal Movie Theaters
http://www.regmovies.com/movies/open_cap.html


Organizations outside of New Jersey

Hearing Loss Association of America
The Nation's Voice for People with Hearing Loss
http://www.hearingloss.org/

Center for Hearing and Communications
The League for the Hard of Hearing is a private not-for-profit rehabilitation agency for infants, children and adults who are hard of hearing and deaf.
http://www.chchearing.org

Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology
http://www.coataccess.org


Are you prepared for emergencies?

Community Emergency Prepardness Information Network (CEPIN)
Our Web site is designed to promote awareness among emergency responders and all people with disabilities.
http://www.cepintdi.org/

enableUS
enableUS is a knowledge management organization with a mission to match needs with resources for the emergency management and special needs communities.
http://www.enableus.org/