New Jersey
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
The Alliance of Private Special Education Schools of North Jersey
NJ Administrative Code and Statute
A Basic Guide to Special Education: Kidlaw Resource Center, Advocates for Children of New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Education Parental Rights in Special Education
The Right to Special Education in New Jersey
NJ Early Intervention: State of NJ Department of Health
New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards: New Jersey Council for Young Children
NJ Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission
New Jersey In State Approved Private Special Education Schools
Family Support Organization of Essex County
Partnership for Children of Essex
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education
New Jersey Parents of Developmentally Disabled Adults
Goodwill Home Medical Equipment
New York
NY State Approved Private Special Education Schools
Miscellaneous
Ask Stella Now– AI “Special Needs Concierge”
The Gallaudet Children’s Dictionary of American Sign Language
New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education Autism Resource List
Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates
Think College! College Options for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Videos:
Wrightslaw- RTI/Response to Intervention
A collection of Apps and Educational Websites I like:
PBS Crash Course
Peggy Kaye: Games for Learning Series
Medikidz: Medical comic books written by doctors for children
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
In the news:
Bold Journey: Joanne De Simone
CanvasRebel: Meet Joanne De Simone
GMA3: Student-athlete makes positive change in quest to keep running
The Philadelphia Inquirer: This Gwynedd Mercy U. athlete runs track and helps set new path
TAP into West Orange: West Orange High School Alumni Continues to Lead the Way
Suburban Essex pg. 13: West Orange Native Changes the Gave at Division III College for Students
CNN: Parents of teens with special needs find themselves alone in Covid-19 lockdown
NJ.com: N.J. schools’ biggest challenge? Providing special education from home
Patch: West Orange Family Raises Disability Awareness, Celebrates Life
People and Families Magazine: Dance Lessons p. 16
NJ Common Ground
by Sebastian DeSimone: Student Perspective
by Joanne De Simone: Getting to Yes. Communication Strategies for Effective Parent Advocacy
Gen Twenty
This is How Lessons I Learned in Dance Saved Me
Parents Together
How to advocate for your kids when they have disabilities
Kind Over Matter:
The Rumpus:
Exceptional Parent Magazine:
Looking at School Placements from Both Sides of the Table
Brain, Child Magazine:
The Huffington Post:
The Washington Post:
Marijuana Could Improve My Teen Son’s Life, But We Won’t Know Until it’s Legal
Literary Mama:
Mamalode:
The Mighty:
To the Teacher Who Suggested My Son With Autism Belonged in a World of Make Believe
Motherwell Magazine
On reminding our kids to be kind
Video
Special-Education Mom 