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Beyond Helen Keller: Profiles of American Citizens with Deaf-Blindness

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Spotlight: Robert Smithdas

Beyond Helen Keller: Profiles of American Citizens with Deaf-Blindness

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Spotlight: Laura Dewey Bridgman

Spotlight on Anne Sullivan and Support Service Providers

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Deaf-Blind Awareness Week Spotlight: Anne Sullivan

Deaf-Blind Awareness Week 2010

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Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

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Imagine for a moment what your life might be like if you could not see. Moving around your home or office, preparing meals, getting dressed, food shopping, reading a birthday card from a loved one.


Now imagine that you also could not hear – visiting with friends, participating in your favorite hobby, answering the door or phone, attending school, finding a job.

People with Developmental Disabilities Honored for Achievements in the Community

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Congratulations to Cliff Murtha!   2010 Community Star


Andrew "Cliff" MurthaEach year, the NJ Association of Community Providers honors people with Developmental Disabilities for their achievements and contributions to communities throughout the state of NJ. This year, NJADB was represented at this event by Cliff Murtha. 


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People with Developmental Disabilities Honored by NJACP: Cliff Murtha, NJADB's Community Star!

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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

Growing a Garden for the Senses


NJADB Staff and Garden Club Members 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

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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.

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