Adaptive Technology
Freedom Scientific is the premier developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for people who are visually impaired. We have JAWS® software installed on our computers for visually impaired students.
Inspiration® is a software program which helps students organize their thoughts and plan projects and term papers. It is perfect for students who are visual learners. Students can brainstorm, make web diagrams, make outlines and organize their projects or papers.
Advocacy
Disability Rights of New Jersey
210 South Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Telephone:1-800-922-7233
Fax:609-777-0187
TTY:609-633-7106
E-mail: advocate@njpanda.org
This is the state's official advocacy program for people with disabilities.
New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
100 East Hanover Avenue, 2nd Floor
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Telephone:1-800-367-6274
Fax:973-326-9467
This web site lists Mental Health support groups by county. This organization also gives workshops instructing individuals in creating their own support groups. They conduct these workshops all over the state and have conducted workshops at Rowan College.
AIDS
78 New Street, 2nd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone:1-800-433-0254
ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Neuromuscular and ALS Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
125 Paterson Street, Suite 6100
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Telephone:732-235-7331
The Neuromuscular and ALS Center at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ offers diagnosis and medical support for patients with adult neuromuscular diseases.
27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150
Calabasas Hills, CA 91301
Telephone:818-880-9007
ALSA is the national organization for people diagnosed with ALS and their families.
Arthritis
Autism
(COSAC)1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22
Ewing, NJ 08638
1-800-4-AUTISM (Toll-Free)
Fax:609-883-5509
National Autism Hotline
Telephone: 1-304-525-8014
Brain Injury
1090 King George Post Road
Suite 708, Edison, NJ 08837
Telephone: 732-738-1002
800-669-4323
Fax:732-738-1132
Cancer
3076 Princeton Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Telephone: 800-227-2345 Web Address (National):
http://www.cancer.org/
Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
P.O. Box 841
Chatham, NJ 07928
Telephone:973-635-4361
Accuplacer Test
The Accuplacer test is the placement test used by Rowan College to assess each student’s skill level in Math, English, and Reading. You can not pass or fail the placement test. The test scores are used to determine your course selection.
Dyslexia
P.O. Box 32
Long Valley, NJ 07853
Telephone:908-879-0466
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone:800-221-4792
Fax:609-987-8116
Eating Disorders
Epilepsy
429 River View Plaza
Trenton, NJ 08611
Telephone:800-336-5843
609-392-4900
Fax:609-392-5621
Telephone:800-332-1000
Financial Aid
This web site contains a searchable database of scholarships and information on financial aid.
Gloucester County Resources
Hearing Impairment
Learning Disabilities
Legal Resources
The Community Health Law Project offers legal counseling, referrals, and advocacy to mental health consumers, the disabled and senior citizens who are low income.
Station House Office Building
900 Haddon Avenue, Suite 400
Collingswood, NJ 08108
Telephone/TDD:856-858-9500
Fax: 856-858-9545
Mental Health
88 Pompton Avenue
Verona, NJ 07044
Telephone:973-571-4100
Fax:973-857-1777
1562 Route 130
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Telephone:732-940-0991
Fax:732-940-0355
Psychiatric Emergency Hotline
Gloucester County - 856-845-9100
Camden County - 856 -541-2222 or 856-428-4357
Cumberland County - 856-455-5555
Resources for College Students with Disabilities
Substance Abuse
Transferring Credentials
NJ TRANSFER allows students to access a database to check if their credits at Rowan College will be transferred to a specified 4-year college in NJ. There is also information on financial aid, scholarships and recruitment events throughout NJ.
Visual Impairment
New Jersey Commission for the Blind & Vision Impaired
153 Halsey St. 6th Floor
P.O. Box 47017 Newark, NJ 07101-47017
Toll-Free: 877-685-8878
E- Mail:askcbvi@dhs.stat e.nj.us
69 Prospect Place
Belleville, NJ 07109
Telephone:973-759-3622
800-232-5463
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone - 800-221-4792
Fax - 609-987-8116
Last updated: Jan 4, 2020
