Online Resources

III. Special Needs Planning and Disability Law

A. Blogs

Special Education Law Blog
https://specialedlaw.blogs.com/
A special education legal resource discussing case law, news, practical advocacy advice, and developments in state and federal laws, statutes and regulations.

Social Security Disability Blog
https://www.ssdanswers.com/

B. Web Sites

Academy of Special Needs Planners
https://attorney.elderlawanswers.com/
The purpose of the Academy of Special Needs Planners is to assist special needs attorneys in providing the highest quality service and advice to individuals with special needs and to their families. In addition to providing its member attorneys with up-to-date information on legal developments nationwide and a forum for exchanging best practices, the Academy provides information to consumers through the Academy’s consumer website, Special Needs Answers:
https://www.specialneedsanswers.com/

The Achieving Independence Website
https://www.achievingindependence.com/
The Dale Law Firm sponsors the Achieving Independence Website as a service to assist persons with disabilities to live as independently as possible, free from abuse and neglect.

IV. Mediation

A. General

Mediate.com
https://www.mediate.com
Online organization which allows people to locate and contact a mediator in their area. Also provides articles on mediation.

National Association for Community Mediation
https://www.nafcm.org
Membership organization for community mediation centers and community mediators offers a newsletter, referrals, and a Community Mediation Directory.

Association for Conflict Resolution 
https://www.acrnet.org
A professional organization for all types of dispute resolvers in all areas of practice. Sponsors conferences, publishes SPIDR News, and strives to improve the practice of dispute resolution. Makes no referrals, but sells a membership directory.

National Institute for Advanced Conflict Resolution
https://www.niacr.org
Online organization which contains mediation books, articles and other resources for the general public and mediators.

The Conflict Resolution Information Source 
https://www.crinfo.org/

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation (ISCT)
https://iftsoct.wildapricot.org/
The ISCT was founded in 1999 to study and promote understanding of conflict and intervention processes from the transformative perspective.

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/dispute_resolution/

Mediation Channel
https://mediationchannel.com/
This award-winning blog delivers news, musings, tips, and information on alternative dispute resolution and people-focused innovations in the practice of law.

B. Guardianship Mediation

Center for Guardianship Certification
https://www.guardianship.org
NGA is an association of individuals and organizations providing guardianship services. Strives to strengthen the quality of guardianship and related services through networking, education, and legislative influence.

American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging/

Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey
https://static.nextdoor.com/pages/elder-mediation-center-of-nj-westfield-nj/
An alliance of independent eldercare professionals in NJ who provide estate, probate, guardianship and elder mediation services designed to resolve the conflicts of elders, individuals living with a disability, their families and others.

C. Elder Mediation

The New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators (NJAPM)
https://www.njapm.org/
NJAPM is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in the field of mediation; promoting mediation by accredited mediators as the preferred method of conflict resolution; providing mediation education to the public, the government and the professions; accrediting professional mediators; and protecting the public through Standards of Conduct.

Elder Decisions

https://www.elderdecisions.com/
A company of mediators in Massachusetts which provides private mediation services to seniors and their families.

Montgomery County Mediation Center (MCMS)
https://drcourt.mcohio.org/who_we_are/departments/mediation_services.php
MCMS promotes transformative mediation as a method to help people improve the quality of their communication in the midst of conflict.

The Center for Social Gerontology (TCSG)
https://www.tcsg.org
TCSG is private non-profit organization specializing in research and advocacy issues related to law and aging.

Elder Mediation Center of New Jersey
https://static.nextdoor.com/pages/elder-mediation-center-of-nj-westfield-nj/
An alliance of independent eldercare professionals in NJ who provide estate, probate, guardianship and elder mediation services designed to resolve the conflicts of elders, individuals living with a disability, their families and others.

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Peace Talks Mediation Services
https://peace-talks.com/?s=DIVORCE
Peace Talks Mediation Services, Inc., teams lawyers and therapists as mediators to help couples resolve divorce and custody issues in a sane, sensible and fair way at a reasonable cost.

Divorce Net

https://www.divorcenet.com/
DivorceNet is the Internet’s largest divorce resource, offering state-specific articles, an online community and a nationwide directory of divorce lawyers, mediators and financial professionals.

E. Blogs

ADR Law Professors Blog
http://indisputably.org/
The ADR Law Professors Blog intends to provide useful, timely, and insightful commentary about developments in the field of alternative dispute resolution.

 

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