[NFBNJ] New Jersey Celebrates Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

[joe ruffalo]

Greetings to all!
Please read and share with others the message from Bernice Davis, Executive 
Director of the NJ CBVI.
Congratulations to the DeafBlind community.

Joe

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Joe Ruffalo, President
National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey
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From: Pamela Gaston
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2020 1:40 PM
Subject: New Jersey Celebrates Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

Good day everyone,

During this, the 110th anniversary of the establishment of the NJ Commission 
for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI), it is both a pleasure and an 
honor to announce that Governor Murphy has proclaimed June 21 � 27, 2020, 
Helen Keller, Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.



Helen Keller was one of the first deaf-blind Americans to break the mold and 
prove that no disability can prevent a person from living their best life. 
Despite her disability, she went on to become an author, a lecturer, and the 
first deaf-blind recipient of a Bachelor of Arts degree. Then, in 1908, it 
was 27-year-old Helen Keller who visited NJ and gave testimony to the NJ 
state legislature, which resulted in the establishment of the NJ Commission 
for the Blind in 1910.



This year�s Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week�s theme, �Deaf-Blind and 
Thriving�, offers a perfect opportunity to celebrate the abilities and 
accomplishments of people who are deaf-blind.



Here in NJ, people who are deaf-blind live in the communities of their 
choice and are employed in every possible sector of the economy. They are 
educators, administrators, rehabilitation specialists, social workers, 
scientists, artists, craftsmen, authors, and businessmen/women. The list 
goes on and on.



CBVI is committed to providing services that will support the expansion of 
educational and employment opportunities for people who are deaf-blind, to 
utilize their talents and ideas to achieve their full potential.



Best regards,
Bernice

Dr. Bernice M. Davis

Executive Director

NJ Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired

153 Halsey, 6th Flr.

P.O. Box 47017

Newark, NJ 07101

973-648-3160

www.cbvi.nj.gov





 
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