RESOURCES

1. Access Link (Division of NJ Transit): 973-491-4224
2. Adult Protective Services: 201-368-4300 [after hours] 800-624-0275
3. Bergen County Board of Social Services: 201-368-4200
4. Bergen County Division of Senior Services ADRC: 201-336-7400 or 877-222-3737
5. CHEER: 201-489-9454 Ext. 203
6. CHORE: 201-489-7790
7. Consumer Protection: 201-336-6400
8. Elder Care Locator: 800-677-1116
9. Greater Bergen County Housing Coalition: 201-488-6767
10. Homeless Hotline: 2 1 1
11. Housing Authority of Bergen County: 201-336-7600
12. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program: 201-488-5100
13. Long Term Care Facilities: 201-336-7400
14. Long Term Care Ombudsman: 877-582-6995
15. Meals on Wheels Bergen: 201-336-7420
16. Medicare: 800-633-4227
17. NJ Medicaid Hotline: 800-356-1561
18. NJ Division of Aging Services: 800-792-8820
19. Northeast NJ Legal Services [Senior Law Project]: 201-487-2166
20. PAAD/Senior Gold/HAAD: 800-792-9745
21. Property Tax Reimbursement [Senior Freeze]: 201-336-7400 or 800-882-6597
22. Reverse Mortgage: 201-336-7569
23. State Health Insurance Assistance Program: 201-336-7413
24. Senior Activity Center Information: 201-336-7400
25. Senior Security: 201-336-7400 
26. Social Security: 800-772-1213
27. Transportation: 201-368-5955
28. The National Suicide Prevention and Crisis Lifeline:
    Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

1. A Guide to Personal Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities, Including Those with Access and Functional Needs (PDF Document)
2. Register Ready – For individuals who may need assistance in a disaster

ST. CECILIA OFFICE OF CONCERN
Food Pantry
55 W. Demarest Ave Englewood, NJ
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – Wednesday: 9:00 AM – Thursday: 9:00 AM – Friday: 9:00 AM – 12:00 AM 12:00 AM – 1:00 PM
(201) 568-1465/201-256-7179

CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION
Food Pantry
192 W. Demarest Englewood, NJ
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – Wednesday: 9:00 AM – Thursday: 9:00 AM – Friday: 9:00 AM – Saturday: 9:00 AM –
(201) 569-1804 x26

NORTH JERSEY VINEYARD CHURCH
Food Pantry
310 Phillips Ave South Hackensack, NJ
Saturday: 11:00 AM – Tuesday: 9:00 AM – Wednesday: 9:00 AM – Sunday: 9:00 AM –
(201) 509-3763

SHILOH A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
Food Pantry
129 Williams St. Englewood, NJ
Friday: 10:00 AM – Thursday: 11:00 AM –
(201) 408-5176

BUDDIES OF NEW JERSEY INC.
Food Pantry
149 Hudson St Hackensack, NJ
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – Wednesday: 10:00 AM – Thursday: 10:00 AM – Friday: 10:00 AM –
(201) 489-2900

JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES OF NRN NJ
Food Pantry
1485 Teaneck Road Teaneck, NJ
Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 AM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
(201) 837-9090

GRACE REDEEMER CHURCH
Food Pantry
21 Harristown Road Glen Rock, NJ
Sunday: 10:30 AM – Thursday: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
201-704-2676

FAITH REFORMED CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry
95 Washington Street LODI, NJ
Sunday: 9:00 AM –
646-596-6408

ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
Food Pantry
125 Union Street Lodi, NJ
Saturday: 9:00 AM – Tuesday: 9:00 AM – Wednesday: 9:00 AM – Thursday: 9:00 AM – Friday: 9:00 AM –
(973) 779-4330

HELPING HANDS FOOD PANTRY OF TEANECK
Food Pantry
191 The plaza Teaneck, NJ
Wednesday: 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Friday: 12:30 PM –
201-357-2545

ANNIE CLYDE HOLT FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry
100 PALISADES AVENUE WESTWOOD, NJ
Saturday: 4:30 PM – 8:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM –
(201) 956-5614

CENTER FOR HOPE AND SAFETY, INC.
Shelter
12 Overlook Avenue Rochelle Park, NJ
(201) 498-9247 x226

THE FOOD BRIGADE INC
Food Pantry
185 W. Madison Ave Dumont, NJ
Thursday: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
201-614-4414

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH HOPE AND FAITH FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry
480 Warwick Avenue Teaneck, NJ
Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
(201) 833-4502

ALL ACCESS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Food Pantry
The Lodge, 351 First Street Hackensack, NJ
Wednesday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
917-863-4416

SOCIAL SERVICE ASSOC OF RIDGEWOOD
Food Pantry
6 Station Plaza Ridgewood, NJ Tuesday: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM Friday: 9:30 AM – Wednesday: 9:30 AM –
(201) 444-2980

MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Food Pantry
260 Central Ave. Hackensack, NJ Friday: 10:00 AM – Monday: 9:00 AM –
201 489-6888

CONNEX4NPO C/O MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
Food Pantry
22A Sand Rd Westwood, NJ
Sunday: 10:00 AM –
917-887-0131/917-399-9291

HELPING HAND FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry
349 Hillsdale Avenue Hillsdale, NJ
Tuesday: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Thursday: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
(201) 664-0600

VARICK MEMORIAL FOOD PANTRY
Food Pantry
120 Atlantic St. Hackensack, NJ
Sunday: 11:00 AM – Tuesday: 12:00 AM – 12:00 AM 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Thursday: 12:00 PM– 1:30 PM
201-674-7024

1. NJ – Bergen County
2. Seniors Bluebook – New Jersey – Bergen County (Resources for Aging Well)
3. Bergen County Clerk’s Office
   1. Senior Golden Key Card
   2. Senior Golden Key Card Discount List (PDF)
4. BC Sheriff’s department
5. Bergen Volunteer Center
6. Bergen County’s United Way

1. NJ – Hudson County
2. Seniors Bluebook – New Jersey – Hudson County (Resources for Aging Well)

1. State of New Jersey
2. Who is the governor of your state now?
3. New Jersey Governor
4. Who are your state’s U.S. Senators now?
5. Who are your U.S. Representatives now?
7. NJ DDS Division of Disabilities Services (NJDDS)
8. NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
9. NJ Department of Human Services
10. NJ Department of Human Services (DDS Resources Guide –Year 2012) (PDF)
11. NJ Department of Education
12. NJ Department of Education: (Parental Rights in Special Education – PRISE) (PDF)
13. NJ Department of Community Affairs
14. NJ Division of Taxation
15. NJ Special Needs Registry
16. NJ Housing Resource Center

1. The White House
2. U.S. House of Representatives
3. U.S. Senate
5. Americans with Disabilities Act – U.S. Government
6. Benefits Checkup – A service of The National Council on the Aging
7. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
8. Medicare Web Site
9. Committee on Education and the WorkForce
10. Disability Law – A Legal Primer
11. DisabilityInfo.gov, the comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources
12. FirstGov – the U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
13. Internal Revenue Service
14. Library of Congress
15. Mobility International USA
16. National Cancer Institute
17. National Council on Disability
18. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
19. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
20. Social Security Online
21. Social Security Online – Disability Programs
22. U.S. Administration on Aging – Eldercare Locator
23. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1. NJ Disability Rights New Jersey (DRNJ)
2. NJ State Library – Talking Book & Braille Center
3. NJ Family Care
4. NJ Work Incentives Network Support (NJWINS)
5. NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse
6. NJ Transit Web-Site
7. NJ Shares’ Utility Assistance Program
8. NJ Seniors Bluebook (Resources for Aging Well)
9. NJ ILRU Directory of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Associations
10. NJ Sports & Exposition Authority
11. (NJ) Social Security Online – New York Region

1. American Association for People with Disabilities
2. American Association of Retired Persons
3. American Cancer Society
4. American Diabetes Association
5. American Disabled for Accessible Public Transport
6. American Stroke Association
7. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
8. Diabetes Resources in WebMD
9. Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Inc.
10. Disabled and Alone – Life Services for the Handicapped
11. Families and Advocates Partnership for Education
12. Foundation Fighting Blindness
13. Independent Living Research Utilization
14. Lighthouse International
15. National Breast Cancer Coalition
16. National Federation of the Blind
17. National Council on Independent Living
18. National Council on Aging
19. National Disability Institute
20. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
21. National Stroke Association
22. National Women’s Health Network
23. National Alliance on Mental Illness
24. Wills Eye Center for the Visually Impaired
25. Caregiver Support Group (Sussex County) (PDF)
26. Diabetes Resources in WebMD
27. HandsNet
28. Independent Living Research Utilization
29. Plavix.com – prescribed by Bristol-Myers Squibb
30. United Cerebral Palsy
31. Northeast ADA & IT Center
32. Community Health Law Project
33. United Spinal Association

1. ILRU Directory of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Associations
2. ILRU Directory of Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and Associations – NEW JERSEY
3. ILRU Directory of Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs)
4. NJ SILC – Statewide Independent Living Council
5. National Council on Independent Living(NCIL)
6. Centers for Independent Living

1. ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA.gov)
2. Social Security Administration Web-Site
3. JAN – Job Accommodation Network (A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations)
4. Employment Supports & Disability Services
5. FirstGov (U.S. Government) 
6. Cornell Northeast ADA & IT Center
7. National Center for Disability Research
8. The Boulevard
9. United Spinal Association 
10. Cerebral Palsy Guide

1. Administrators In Medicine (AIM) – National Organization for State Medical and  Osteopathic Board Executive Directors
2. Certified Doctor.org
3. Health Grades – the Healthcare Quality Experts
4. Mayo Clinic
5. MedScape from WebMD
6. Mercy Medical Airlift
7. Pleural Mesothelioma – Symptoms, Stage, and Survival Rate
8. Peritoneal Mesothelioma – Causes, Stages, and Treatment
9. Programs and prescriptions
10. Questionable Doctors List from the Public Citizen
11. WebMD

1. NeedyMeds.com
2. RxList – the Internet Drug Index
3. WellRx
4. Optum
5. RxSave
6. Pharmacy Checker
7. Single Care Rx

1. Access Link
2. Access Link on TWITTER (@NJTRANSIT_AL)
3. NJ Transit
5. List of Counties in New Jersey, United States with Maps and Steets Views
6. NJ State Map of Counties
8. Bergen County – List of Towns and Cities in Bergen, New Jersey, United States with Maps and Streets Views
9. Bergen County Municipalities
10. Bergen County NJ Cities, Towns, & Neighborhoods
11. Bergen County, New Jersey – Wikipedia
13. Hudson County – List of Towns and Cities in Hudson, New Jersey, United States with Maps and Steets Views
14. Hudson County NJ Cities, Towns, & Neighborhoods
15. Hudson County, New Jersey – Wikipedia
17. Municipalities by County in New Jersey
19. Google Maps

1. NJ Transit
2. Access Link
3. Access Link on TWITTER (@NJTRANSIT_AL)
4. NJ TRANSIT’s My Transit Alerts 
5. Transportation Options for People with Disabilities
7. MobilityWorks
8. The Boulevard BLVD
9. Project ACTION – Accessible Community Transportation
11. Cheap Flights
12. Southwest Airlines
13. go-today.com
14. Budget Travel from MSNBC
15. RoomSaver.com

1. Business Programs and Resources for Entrepreneurs or Graduates with a Disability
2. Bergen County Job Center
3. Easterseals
4. DisabilityInfo.gov, the comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources
5. DisabilityTraining.com
6. Hire Disability Solutions
7. Job Accommodation Network – Office of Disability Employment Policy – U.S. Department of Labor
8. NJ.com Job Listings
9. NorthJerseyHelpWanted.com
10. Social Security Online – the Work Site
11. USAJOBS
12. The Small Business Development Center (Monmouth/Ocean SBDC)

1. Bergen County Volunteer Center: or contact Debbie Emery at 201-489-9454 ext. 202
2. AARP Tax Assistance or call 877-434-7598
3. NJ-211: or call 211
4. TurboTax: File for free
5. IRS: File for free
6. Franciscan CDC – Bergen and Hudson
7. Community Tax

1. Seniors Bluebook Resources for Aging Well
2. AARP – American Association of Retired Persons Resources
3. Cooking tips – Cooking With Disabilities
4. Home Wheelchair Ramp Project
5. I Choose Home (PDF)
6. iVillage
7. Information on Chemical Sensitivities
8. Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Program (PDF)
9. Mill Neck Family of Organizations – Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
10. Mouth Magazine – Voice of the Disability Nation
11. New Jersey Community Resources
12. New Jersey Living
13. Northeast ADA and IT Center
14. PALAESTRA – Forum of Sport, Physical Education and Recreation for Those with Disabilities
15. Project COPE at Montclair State University
16. Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR) System
17. Spinal Cord Injury Information Network
18. WE Media Talking Browser
19. ZD Net

1. The Best Home Elevators of 2022 (Caring.com)
2. American Society on Aging
3. Everyday products and more
4. Info Grip
5. Recycled equipment
6. Volunteers of America

1. CELL PHONE / INTERNET SERVICES
2. Lifeline Support – Phone and Internet
3. Guide to low-income internet options and affordable internet plans
4. VERIZON – Lifeline!
5. SPECTRUM – Lifeline!
7. GOOGLE
8. Google Ad Grants
9. Google Ad Grants – Website Policy
10. Google Search Tips
12. WINDOWS
13. Microsoft Accessibility Technology for Everyone
14. Keyboard shortcuts in Windows
15. Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility
17. INTERNET
18. Internet Navigation for the Visually Impaired
20. INTERNET TOOLS
21. PDF to JPG Converter
22. Extract Text from an Image.
23. PDF2Go. Free Online PDF Converter (Edit and convert PDF files online in your browser.)
25. WEB BROWSER
26. Google Chrome
27. Microsoft Edge
28. Mozilla Firefox
29. Apple Safari
30. Opera
31. Brave
32. Vivaldi
33. Tor
35. Customize your Web Browser and Computer Setup

1. STANDARDS
2. ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act – Wikipedia
3. Web Accessibility – Wikipedia
4. WAI – Web Accessibility Initiative – Wikipedia
5. WACG – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – Wikipedia
6. W3C – World Wide Web Consortium – Wikipedia
8. ADA
9. ADA – Official Website
10. ADA – Official Website – Spanish
11. ADA National Network
12. ADA – Website Accessibility Under
13. ADA – Technical Assistance and Guidance
15. SECTION 508
16. Section 508 – GSA Government-wide IT Accessibility Program
17. Section 508 – IT Accessibility Laws and Policies
19. W3C
20. W3C – World Wide Web Consortium
21. W3C – WAI – Web Accessibility Initiative
22. W3C – WAI – AGWG Accessibility Guidelines Working Group
23. W3C – Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
25. WCGA
26. W3C – WCGA 2.0 (2008) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
27. W3C – WCGA 2.1 (2018)
29. KEYBOARD ACCESSIBILITY
30. WebAIM Keyboard Accessibility
32. TOOLS ONLINE
33. AbilityNet website provides guidance to make your computer more accessible
34. BBC Accessibility Help provides accessibility help, enabling computer users to make the most of the internet whatever their ability or disability.

SCREEN READERS

1. INFO
2. Screen Reader User Survey #9 Results
3. Screen Reader Keyboard Shortcuts and Gestures
5. PRIMARY SCREEN READER
6. JAWS – Job Access with Speech.
7. NVDA – Non-visual Desktop Access
8. Apple VoiceOver
9. ZoomText
10. System Access
11. Narrator
12. ChromeVox.
14. OTHER SCREEN READER
15. Dolphin
16. Cobra
17. WebAnywhere
18. Orca
19. BRLTTY

VoiceOver

1. iPhone / iPad
2. [support-apple] – Learn VoiceOver gestures on iPhone
3. [webaim.org] – VoiceOver on Mobile
4. [apple.com/accessibility] – Apple VoiceOver
5. [deque university] – VoiceOver Gestures on iOS
6. [paul jadam] – VoiceOver iOS Gesture/Keyboard Commands & Apple Accessibility Resources
8. MAC
9. [webaim.org] – Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility
11. OTHER
12. [support-apple] – Manual de uso del iPhone
13. [support-apple] – Introducción a las funciones de accesibilidad del iPhone
14. [applevis] – Applevis.com – the leading online resource for blind and low vision users of Apple products

SIRI

1. How to Use the Siri Calendar