August 29, 2024 | Issue 62

GOVERNOR MURPHY ANNOUNCES

FARE HOLIDAY ON NJ TRANSIT

Fares Waived on All NJ TRANSIT Modes Aug. 26 - Sept. 2

Governor Murphy announced a transit fare holiday for all customers from August 26 through September 2, 2024. During this period, fares will be waived for all modes of transportation, offering free rides across the NJ TRANSIT network as a "Thank You" to the hundreds of thousands of loyal customers who depend on public transit.

Monthly pass holders who have already purchased an August pass, which covers travel through the end of the month, will automatically receive a 25% discount on their September monthly pass purchase through the mobile app, at Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) or ticket windows.

The fare holiday is a way to express the sincere appreciation for customers’ continued loyalty and patronage, particularly during a time when transit service has not consistently met their expectations—or our own. NJ TRANSIT recognizes the impacts these service issues have had over the past few months and remains committed to improving the travel experience for transit customers.

New Events On The Horizon

New Jersey Assistive Technology & Community Living Summit

The Richard West Assistive Technology Advocacy Center at Disability Rights New Jersey is proud to announce our 8th annual New Jersey Assistive Technology Summit.

Join us for the 8th Annual Assistive Technology Statewide Conference.This year the ATAC team has organized a day of learning along with our parent organization, Disability Rights New Jersey.

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 8:30am - 3:30pm Eastern Time

Location: The Conference Center at Mercer, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550

This event brings together AT and community living professionals, individuals with disabilities and their family members, and representatives from state agencies to share ideas and strategies to increase independence. A day of learning for only $39.

Sessions will include: AT supports for the classroom, workplace accommodations, transition services / strategies, augmentative and alternative communication, smart home technology….. and much more! Get your tickets, today!

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2024 AT & Community Living Summit Website

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Get Your Tickets Today for Disability Rights NJ's

30th Anniversary Celebration

October 10, 2024 will be a night to remember! Disability Rights NJ will celebrate its 30th Anniversary with a special celebration honoring the history of New Jersey’s Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities and the dedicated, passionate staff and volunteers that have contributed to our success throughout the years, helping to shape the organization into what it is today.

The celebration will be held at The Boathouse at Mercer Lake, in West Windsor, beginning with a cocktail hour at 5:30pm, dinner buffet, speakers, awards, and silent auction. The event will conclude by 9pm.

We hope you will join us and share in the celebration! For more details about the celebration, sponsorship opportunities, and silent auction information visit our website event page.

30th Anniversary Event Page

Events & Opportunities From Our Partners

Adventures Without Barriers

Pinelands Adventures has September inclusive trips geared for those with disabilities, their friends and family, to be held at nature sites within Ocean County. The program is not limited to only individuals with mobility concerns, but they are created to provide opportunities for those with mobility concerns to enjoy the outdoors.

We have seven rugged terrain wheelchairs available for loan for these programs. The intended routes have been scouted for their accessibility. More details about these opportunities can be found on their website:

Pinelands Adventures Trips

Project about Crime Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)

Participate in a study with University of Cincinnati and The Arc to help crime victims with disabilities. They will conduct interviews and focus groups with:

Individuals with disabilities
Supporters or caregivers
Those who work with victims with disabilities

Help us find out the challenges they face when trying to report crime. Participation is voluntary and confidential. You can choose to speak with us in a 60 minute, one-on-one interview or in a collaborative focus group. Both will be hosted virtually on Zoom. Crime victims and the disability community will receive a $25 gift card for participating.

If you are interested in participating as someone who works with victims of violence against women or IDD, please click here.

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HOW WE HELP

Disability Rights New Jersey, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to advancing and protecting the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities.

We aggressively investigate reports of abuse and neglect wherever a person with a disability may be receiving services.

We thoroughly monitor facilities and community-based programs to ensure that people living in those facilities and using those services are free from abuse and neglect, and that their rights are not violated.

We provide legal representation, without charge, to people with disabilities in cases that fall within our priority setting process.

We are dedicated to providing education, training, and technical assistance to people with disabilities, their families and advocates, the agencies that service them, and policy makers among others.

We provide state-of-the-art access to information and advice about assistive technology.

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Disability Rights NJ is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Center for Mental Health Services; Administration for Community Living: Administration on Disabilities; Center for Integrated Programs; U.S. Department of Education: Rehabilitation Services Administration, and the Social Security Administration

DISABILITY RIGHTS New Jersey | disabilityrightsnj.org

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Trenton, New Jersey 08608

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