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People who are Blind and Visually Impaired in the Workforce
Published Thursday, June 10, 2010Categories and Related Content:
Spotlight on NJADB Employee, Dotun Oshowolu
The New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. (NJADB) is proud to shine the Spotlight on one of our employees Dotun Osholowu. He has been employed with our agency since 2006, first as a Switchboard Operator in the East Orange, NJ Veteran’s Hospital. A year later he became a full time Sales Associate in our Company Store at the world headquarters of Merck, and has since been promoted to a new position as a Mail Clerk working in an IRS facility.
Dotun’s story is an inspiration to all.
People with Developmental Disabilities Honored by NJACP: Cliff Murtha, NJADB's Community Star!
Published Tuesday, June 1, 2010Categories and Related Content:
It is with great enthusiasm that the New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. (NJADB) nominates Andrew “Cliff” Murtha to be honored as an NJACP Community Star.
NJ Garden Club Creates a Square Foot Garden with and for People with Deaf-Blindness and Developmental Disabilities
Published Thursday, June 10, 2010Categories and Related Content:
Growing a Garden for the Senses
The New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. in partnership with the Garden Club of New Jersey’s Neshanic Garden Club have begun a joint relationship to bring the joy, art, and skill of gardening to NJ residents who are deaf-blind.
New Technology: The DeafBlind Communicator
Published Tuesday, June 8, 2010Categories and Related Content:
HumanWare, in partnership with the Washington State Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH), has developed a new deaf-blind communication system. The DeafBlind Communicator (DBC) provides three types of communication for deafblind users: face-to-face, TTY, and SMS Texting. This device is easy to carry so that users may bring it with them wherever they travel.
MIT Research has Vision of Sight for the Blind
Published Tuesday, January 19, 2010Categories and Related Content:
