The Office of the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families was established by the New Jersey State Legislature in December 2017 to serve individuals and their families – to help make sure that they get the supports and services they need and deserve. According to the enabling legislation, the Ombudsman is required to "issue a written report annually. The report shall include a summary of the services the ombudsman provided during the year and any specific recommendations the ombudsman deems appropriate and necessary concerning the State’s implementation of procedures with respect to providing individuals and families with services and supports."
On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s final rule updating its regulations for Title II of the . This has specific requirements about how to ensure that web content is accessible to people with disabilities, the , Due to this rule as well as the recent change in this Office’s leadership we have archived previous Annual Reports.
You can view previous Annual Reports on our Annual Reports Archive page