Burlington County Resources for Independent Living, Inc

Attention Seniors: want to enhance your computer skills? Try the new BurlCo Library's Mobile Learning Lab.

Mobile Learning Lab Find a learning lab event near you for opportunities to enhance your computer skills or receive one-on-one technology help.

Burlington County Resources for Independent Living, Inc shares RILY The Abilities Troll as part of the Burlington County Troll Trek. Come visit him, take a picture,post and tag us!!!

RIL has been chosen by the Acme on 23 Levitt Parkway in Willingboro as the beneficiary of its September Give Back Where It Counts Reusable Bag program. RIL will receive $1 for every purchase of these bags during the month of September! As always we appreciate your support.

Lincoln Financial Field the home of the Eagles was invaded today by RIL!! Burlington, Salem and Cumberland offices and consumers were all in attendance today for an awesome tour of the entire facility! We would like to Thank Darryl's Wheels for transportation to and from the facility today🚍3 buses filled full of happy people was a wonderful sight to witness! The tour guides were amazing and so helpful to our individuals! Just a fabulous experience from start to finish today! Our awesome staff members even made custom kelly green shirts for all our consumers to mark the occasion!! Please take a few moments to check out the pics from today and the video of the tunnel the players use was thrilling!! Go Birds💚🦅

The Park at RIL Hello! We are purchasing an old high school in Bridgeton (Upper Deerfield) and we need your help to get it ready to serve people with disabilities in the community! We have many different types of...

BurlCo seniors make sure you come visit our table at the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office 2024 Senior Expo at the Fellowship Center on Oxmead Rd. We’re here until 2! Looking forward to seeing you.

BREAKING NEWS FROM DDD!!!

NJ Department of Human Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
NJDDD | Policy Change Bulletin 04-23-2024 Page 1 of 2
Information Bulletin
To: All Division of Developmental Disabilities Stakeholders
From: Jonathan Seifried, Assistant Commissioner
Date: April 23, 2024
RE: Policy Change: Limited Circumstances Where a Person Ages 18 through 21 May Receive
Division Services
The April 2024 release of the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) Community Care
Program and Supports Program policy manuals includes the following new section:
Section 3.1.5 Limited Circumstances Where a Person Ages 18 through 21 May Receive
Division Services
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), students with disabilities, ages 3
through 21 are entitled to a free, appropriate public education (FAPE). Students are entitled to
receive the special education and related services identified through their Individualized
Education Program (IEP), as determined by the IEP team. The IEP contains goals aligned with
academic achievement, and behavioral and functional performance, as well as post-secondary
goals related to training, education, employment and, if appropriate, independent living. The
local educational agency (LEA) is responsible for ensuring all services are provided at no cost to
the student or parents. The level of services and protections provided under the IDEA to
students with disabilities are not equivalent to those offered through the New Jersey Division
of Developmental Disabilities’ (Division) adult service system as Division services are not an
entitlement. For this reason, individuals with disabilities who have established eligibility for
Division services receive them when they turn 21 and are no longer eligible to receive services
in the public education system under the IDEA.
The Division recognizes that each year there may be a small number of eligible young adults
with developmental disabilities ages 18 through 21 who have met both graduation
requirements and the goals in their Individualized Education Program (IEP) and are not eligible
to remain in high school until age 21. An individual, if eligible for Division services, may be
eligible to enroll in the Division as early as the age of 18 if they have graduated and are seeking
Division services to:
NJDDD | Policy Change Bulletin 04-23-2024 Page 2 of 2
 Support immediate enrollment at an institute of higher education or trade school not
funded by the Division of Developmental Disabilities; and/or
 Support established competitive integrated employment.
In both of the above circumstances, the services being sought from the Division would not
otherwise have been the responsibility of their LEA to provide. Please note that this flexibility
does not allow individuals to enroll in Division services before the age of 21 for other reasons,
such as enrolling in a Division-funded adult day habilitation program.
If you feel the above circumstance applies to you we strongly suggest you contact a Division
Representative for Options Counseling at least six months prior to your anticipated
graduation. This is to ensure that you would be eligible to access Division Services before
electing to graduate prior to the age of 21. Please email [email protected]
for more information.
There are also organizations in New Jersey, such as the SPAN Parent Advocacy Network and The
Arc of New Jersey Family Institute, that can assist families with children who receive special
education and related services if you have questions about the IEP process.

Congratulations to our very own Patty Bomba 🎊

Resources for Independent Living has closed early at 2p for the upcoming Labor Day holiday.

We will reopen at our normal time (830a) on Tuesday September 5th.

Have a safe and fun Labor Day weekend!

To celebrate Juneteenth our office will be closed Monday, June 19th.

Burlington County Resources for Independent Living, Inc updated their phone number.

Happy Friday!

Resources for Independent Living is in attendance at the Southern Jersey Family Medical Center Community Health & Wellness Fair in Burlington! Stop by the table and say hi to our Burlington staff!!!

Come visit Resources for Independent Living at the LDANJ 2023 Transitions & Beyond Conference at TCNJ in the Education Building!!!

Yoga Studio is ready!
Namaste ❤️