Timeline
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New Jersey's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Disabled
Master Timeline
Date |
Event |
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(mid 1980's) |
NJ Task Force on Alcoholism and the Hearing Impaired funded by Department of Alcoholism, housed in Union County Council on Alcoholism (pre-NCADD) |
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1985* |
New Jersey Coalition on Disabilities, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse founded |
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October 1986 |
NJ Coalition on Disabilities and Addictions convenes first statewide conference |
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1988 |
Signs of Sobriety founded |
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August 4, 1988 |
Legislation introduced to increase wholesale tax on alcoholic beverages. A percentage of the tax would be set aside for alcohol education and treatment, a percentage of which would establish such programming for persons with disabilities. Legislation died in the assembly. |
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March 27, 1989 |
Legislation that established the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse signed into law. This legislation required county-based planning; disability was included as a population that counties were required to address. |
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1989* |
Project Specialist-Deafness and Disability position in DAS created. Janet Dickinson hired. |
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September 1989 |
Division of Alcoholism funds Signs of Sobriety and NJ Coalition on Disabilities, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse for $30,000 each |
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Late 1980's, early 1990's |
Per recommendations from the NJ Task Force on Alcoholism and the Hearing Impaired, DOA funded a handful of prevention, inpatient and outpatient programs for the Deaf as well as interpreters for 12-step meetings |
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February 4, 1991 |
S3284 of 1990-1991 is introduced which establishes an "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for Deaf and Disabled," appropriates $200,000 from Casino Revenue fund |
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March 16, 1992 |
S570 of 1992-1993 is introduced which establishes an "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the Deaf and Disabled," appropriates $200,000 from General Fund |
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April 2, 1992 |
An amendment changes the source of funding for S-570 to Drug Enforcement Demand Reduction (DEDR) fund |
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May 1993 |
New Jersey Coalition on Disabilities, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse changes its name to match the state agency's (Division of Addiction Services) to the New Jersey Coalition on Disabilities and Addiction. Debra Maslansky hired as Statewide Coordinator with DAS funding. |
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May 5, 1994 |
S946 of 1994-1995 was mistakenly (without Hard of Hearing) introduced that establishes an "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the Deaf and Disabled," appropriates $200,000 from DEDR |
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May 12, 1994 |
S1054 of 1994-1995 was introduced in the state senate that establishes an "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Disabled," appropriates $350,000 from DEDR |
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1994* |
Steve Shevlin hired as ED of Signs of Sobriety |
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1994* |
John Hulick left Signs of Sobriety to take advocacy/legislative position at NJ NCADD |
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June 27, 1994 |
A-1975 of 1994-1995 introduced in the state assembly that establishes an "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Disabled," appropriates $350,000 from DEDR |
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1995* |
NJ Coalition on Disabilities and Addiction conducts accessibility survey of ATOD service programs |