Montclair Art Museum (“MAM”). All entrances and public areas at MAM are fully wheelchair accessible. Both the South Mountain Avenue Entrance and Nathaniel C. Harris Jr. Entrance are automated for wheelchair access. A main elevator services all three floors of the Museum. Please call in advance for special assistance 973-746-5555. 3 South Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042.
ReelAbilities New Jersey Film Festival presents award-winning films by and about people with disabilities. Montclair State University serves as the lead host city location for ReelAbilities New Jersey with additional film screenings and ReelAbilities programming offered at Kean, JCC MetroWest, and Montclair Art Museum. See the schedule of Films and Events. Contact: ReelAbilities New Jersey, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, Morehead Hall Room 239, Montclair, NJ 07043. Tel.: 973-655-7905. Email: [email protected].
Cornerstone Montclair is a new organization with the mission of empowering people of all abilities to be included as active participants in the vibrancy of Montclair and to build an all inclusive community for people of all abilities. “Mission Partners” include The Inclusive Movement Center, Creative Speech Solutions, Spectrum Soul-utions, Arts Unbound, and Sunshine Sam. 198 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, NJ, 07043. Tel.: 973-337-2388.
Special Olympics NJ - Essex County. Athletes can participate in sports all year round. Follow the instructions on the website, or contact the Essex County (area 09) director at [email protected].
Disability NJ Park Pass NJ Department of Parks and Forests offers passes to the disabled and seniors for free entry to parks. Use it to check out Island Beach State Park which has ramps to the beach and offers free use of sand wheelchairs. Contact: NJ State Park Service - Mail code 501-04m P.O. Box 420Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420. For further information, please contact 800-843-6420.
America the Beautiful - National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass. A free, lifetime pass for those with a permanent disability that provides admittance to more than 2,000 recreation sites managed by Federal agencies. For information, email [email protected] or call tel.: 1-888-ASK-USGS (1-888-275-8747).