Dr. Salvatore Pizzuro, Ed.D
Friday, 05 November 2010 12:33
Dr. Salvatore Pizzuro, Ed.D
Dr. Salvatore Pizzuro, a is a learning, transition and disability policy specialist, who represents people with disabilities at New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law. He holds a doctorate in Developmental Disabilities from Columbia University and an advanced degree in Disability Law from New York Law School as part of a special program for doctoral level professionals.. He has consulted the United States Congress on each reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act since the Law was first passed in 1975. He is the author of numerous books, professional journal articles and research studies in the area of disability policy, education, rehabilitation, and community acquiescence.
Dr. Pizzuro, who is legally blind and a client of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, represents people with disabilities at New Jersey’s Office of Administrative Law. In addition, he has served as a faculty member at New Jersey City University, Kean University, and Adelphi University. He is the author of numerous books, professional journal articles and research studies in the area of disability policy, education, rehabilitation, and community acquiescence.
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Articles by Dr. Salvatore Pizzuro, Ed.D :
- Bipartisan Legislative Initiative Launched To Improve NJ Special Education
- Huttle and Wagner Propose Legislation to Protect Senior Citizens with Dementia from Abuse and Neglect
- Schaer Moves to Make Health Insurance More Transparent for Consumers
- 'Bill of Rights' For Family Members Of Developmentally Disabled
- New Jersey’s Working Poor Need Corrective Action, Now!
- Assembly Approves Bill To Provide Families of Developmentally Disabled More Input
- Assemblyman Gary Schaer working to provide Relief for Storm Victims
- The Republican Defeat Of The Ratification Of The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Is Emblematic Of An Attitude Of Bigotry
- New Jersey Lags Behind New York in Protecting the Developmentally Disabled Population from Abuse
- Abuse of Developmentally Disabled Continues
- Has our Governor made New Jersey a better place to live?
- Our Forgotten Population Continues To Live And Die Without Basic Civil, Human And Due Process Rights
- Governor Christie Captured the Essence of the Cameras
- Teacher Merit Pay will Destroy the Teaching Profession
- How Many More Must Die?
- A New Jersey Borough Serves As A Role Model, Demonstrating Efficient Government And Fiscal Restraint
- State Official Opposes Research Proposed By Senator Weinberg
- New Jersey’s Forgotten People
- Initiative To Protect Developmentally Disabled From Abuse And Neglect Moves Forward In Trenton
- Coalition Formed To Battle Proposed Closing Of Developmental Centers
- Can A 'Jersey Comeback' Happen With Record High Poverty Levels?
- Can New York State Serve as a Template for Designing Protections for Vulnerable Citizens?
- Former Official Cites Dangers of Transferring Developmental Center Residents to Community
- New Report Confirms that New Jersey’s “Crosswalk Law” is not being Enforced
- With Legislature on Recess, Schaer Works to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Population
- Kean University Faces Loss of Accreditation
- Governor’s Developmental Centers Taskforce Decision Is Tragedy, Not Progress
- The Hunterton Developmental Center Scandal: Denial of Human And Civil Rights
- Governor Chris Christie must act in resolving the ongoing Kean University scandal without delay
- Highlighting the Benson-Wagner in Special Education Programs Bill
- Selective Genocide
- Parents of Disabled Adults Complain that Tara’s Law will not Protect their Sons or Daughters
- Many “Non-Profit” organizations may be “Profit-Making” Conglomerates, after all
- Being Disabled may be a Punishable Offense in New Jersey
- “Tara’s Law” is needed to Protect Disabled Adults from Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
- Valerie Huttle’s Committee Investigates the Abuse of Disabled Adults
- New York's Proposed Justice Center for the Protection of People with Developmental Disabilities is Needed in New Jersey as Well
- New State Legislation Finally Provides Protections For School Children With Serious Medical Conditions
- The Wisconsin Fiasco Leaves Unmistakable Implications For New Jersey
- The “Comeback” State has Demonstrated the Value it has placed on our Children
- District 36 Legislators Address the Recreational Needs of People with Disabilities
- Another Family Member Protests the Work of the Governor’s Task Force on the Closing of New Jersey’s Developmental Centers
- Senator Jennider Beck Proposes a “Rail Passenger Bill of Rights”
- Reported Increase in Autism Rates will Require a United Planning Effort
- A Parent Shares Her Hopes And Fears Regarding The Proposed Center Closings
- Legislators Propose that Voters be the Charter School Decision-Makers
- The State Pedestrian Safety Law cited as the “Most Ignored” Legal Measure of All Time
- Assembly Committee Moves to Enhance Safety for People with Disabilities
- It is Time for Congressman Bill Pascrell to “Step Down” and Endorse his Colleague Steve Rothman
- Family Members Continue to Speak out on Plans to Close Developmental Centers
- Barbara Buono and Valerie Huttle are Successful in Preserving the Anti-Bullying Bill
- A Christie Task force Member Speaks Out
- The Plan to Close the State’s Developmental Centers Must be Carefully Scrutinized
- The 215th State Legislature can make a difference for those with Developmental Disabilities
- Governor Christie’s Budget Address: An offer to help the Select Few
- The "President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities" Responds to the Deinstitutionalization Controversy
- The Medicaid Crisis Leads to Finger-Pointing
- The Deinstitutionalization Controversy Continues
- Newark Special Education Case serves as an Illustration of the Dilemma that Confronts all People with Disabilities
- Early Concepts and Missions for the Developmentally Disabled are Needed once again!
- Governor Christie views Developmentally Disabled Individuals as a “Pot of Money”
- The Charter School Movement Remains Mired in Controversy
- Governor Christie’s Eloquence Disguises the Substance of his Message
- Barbara Buono Provides Leadership in Education
- The New Year brings Challenges for People with Disabilities
- Assemblyman Gary Schaer’s Homeowner Protection Bill is Finally Signed into Law
- Senator Buono is not afraid to speak out on sensitive issue
- Legislature Completes Work Bill to Enhance the Dissemination of Information to People with Developmental Disabilities and their Families
- Public Vindictiveness is a Disservice to all New Jerseyans
- The Christie Administration’s Flawed Policy regarding Adults with Developmental Disabilities may be born of Desperation
- Bureaucratic Red Tape Is Robbing NJ's Developmentally Disabled of Basic Human Rights
- Valerie Huttle Provides a Voice for the “Voiceless”
- Complaint filed against the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities and the Association of Retarded Citizens
- The Abuse of those with Developmental Disabilities Continues
- The Need for Competent Leadership Remains Ever-Present in New Jersey
- The Abuse of those with Developmental Disabilities Continues
- Gary Schaer is a Committed Advocate for Average New Jerseyans
- Senator Buono is unafraid to challenge the Insurance Industry
- A Philadelphia Case Highlights The Importance Of The Efforts Of Three New Jersey Lawmakers
- An Interesting Phenomenon in the Meadowlands
- Connie Wagner is Determined to Prevent the Abuse of New Jerseyans with Developmental Disabilities
- Senator Beck Fights to Protect Vulnerable Citizens in New Jersey’s “Out-of-Home” Facilities
- The Diminishing Quality of Life among New Jerseyans with Disabilities to be discussed at October 3rd Summit
- The Attitudes and Prejudices toward Employees with Disabilities May be Preventing Success in the Workplace
- Assemblyman Gary Schaer’s Homeowner Protection Bill Still Awaits the Governor’s Signature
- “Mixed Leadership” Creates Questions in The Mission To serve NJ's Vulnerable
- The State Legislature must Divest itself of the “Soprano State” Image
- Still Second Class Citizens: New Jerseyans with Disabilities Remain Ostracized from the Workforce
- Finalizing the State Budget has created both Unanticipated and Anticipated Infighting among Lawmakers
- Senator Weinberg Continues her Mission in New Jersey
- Wynona Lipman’s Legacy is Forgotten in New Jersey
- The Future Legacy of the Christie Administration Reveals a Detached Statehouse
- Assemblyman Gary Schaer Continues the Fight for New Jersey’s Neediest
- Freedom of the Press becomes a Casualty of NJ Politics
- The Benefit of Saving the Pension System: Homelessness within Two Years
- The Plan to Privatize New Jersey’s Schools Reveals a Flawed Outcome
- Members of the State Legislature address the needs of New Jerseyans with Developmental Disabilities
- New Jerseyans with Disabilities: Still Struggling for Access to Employment, Health Care, Housing, Community Acquiescence, and Human Rights
- ”Designed Ignorance” and the Dismantling of NJN
- Pontius Pilot and School Funding
- New Jersey Faces an ongoing Dilemma with ever-increasing Special Education Costs
- Charter School Funding: An Extension of a Dictatorship or a Democracy?
- The Governor's Plan to Close the Vineland Developmental Center: Will There Be Anything Left Worth Saving?
- The Danger of Complacency during a Time of Crisis and the need to Preserve Basic Rights
- The Plan to Cut Programs for NJ’s Blind Children: A Design for Tomorrow’s Failures
- The Status of our Most Vulnerable Citizens: Forty Years after their Legislative and Judicial Emancipation
- Establishing County Schools for New Jersey’s Children with Autism: A Step Forward or Backward?
- We Must Restore “Trust” to the Concept of “The Public Trust”
- Can the Uncertainty of our State’s Future allow us to deny the Basic Rights and Needs of Vulnerable Children?
- Simple Solutions for New Jersey’s Underclass
- Will the Governor Save His Fellow New Jerseyans or Himself?
- New Jersey’s Failure to Meet the Needs of its Most Vulnerable Citizens: A Result of Cultural Prejudices?
- Time for Radical Change
- The Basic Human Rights of New Jersey's Residents: Reserved Only for Those Who can Afford it, Financially
- The Basic Human Rights of New Jersey's Residents: Reserved Only for Those Who can Afford it, Financially
- The Effective Coordination of Communication & Implementation During a Catastrophic Event: A Time To Organize
- Our Governor's Hard Work and Discipline
- Optional Enrollment in "Out of District" Schools: A Recipe for Disaster
- The State Education Department Fiasco and the Need for Rational Decision-Making
- The State Education Department Fiasco and the Need for Rational Decision-Making
- Pizzuro Protests the Elimination of State Commisions by Governor Christie
- The Sports Authority: Is it Time to Dismantle a Wasteland?
- The Sports Authority: Is it Time to Dismantle a Wasteland?
- The Americans with Disabilities Act: A 20th Anniversary of the Unfinished Mission
- Warranted Goals versus Effective Solutions for New Jersey
- The Plan to Solve our Fiscal Crisis -- Do We Destroy Those We Purport to Save?
- The Plan to Solve our Fiscal Crisis -- Do We Destroy Those We Purport to Save?
- The New Jersey Supreme Court: Should it be above Party Politics?
- The Implications of the Atkins Concept on the Lives of People with Disabilities in Criminal and Civil Courts
- Police Abuse and the Mentally Ill: An Unacceptable Consequence of Limited Training
- New Jerseyans with Disabilities: Our State’s Underclass
- The UN Convention On The Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Implications for the Future
- The UN Convention On The Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Implications for the Future
- New Jersey: A Viable Future or an Economic Wasteland?
- New Jersey: A Viable Future or an Economic Wasteland?
- Scalera and Schaer: Trendsetters In New Jersey Disability Policy
- New Jersey and the Nation: The Continued Struggle for Mental Health Civil Rights Advocacy
- Scalera Seeks to Provide Athletic Opportunities for Children with Disabilities
- New Jersey's Special Education Week and Life-Long Needs
- The United States Supreme Court and The Future of Disability Policy
- Postsecondary Education Patterns Of Enrollment, Support And Accommodations Among Students With Disabilities: A State-Wide Survey
- A Broken System! Transition from High School: Promises Deferred
- Due Process Rights And New Jerseyans With Mental Illness: A Study In Dichotomy
- The Stark-Holt Bill: Designed to Improve the Quality of Life Among Young People with Disabilities
- The Impact of the New Budget on New Jerseyans with Disabilities
- Young Adults With Mental, Developmental, And Other Disabilities: Advocacy And Legal Representation
- Transition Revisited


