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Our facility can be rented for
community events like birthday parties, bridal showers
etc. click here for more details.
The Lions Blind Center is a
Community Center that is committed to enhancing the quality of life by
providing information, referral, peer support, and advocacy to the blind and
visually-impaired.
Computer classes, braille mentoring,
and orientation and mobility-training empower participants to set and achieve
goals without loss of vision hindering their progress. Sighted and
vision-impaired individuals can accomplish exactly the same goals with the only
difference being the path they may take to get there.
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Braille
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Support
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Orientation
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Classes
are held in the center's own computer lab, including instruction in JAWS and
Zoom Text. The Zoom Text program magnifies the display screen, making it useful
for those who have some vision, but just need print to be enlarged. The JAWS
program talks to you as you use the keyboard, telling you what you are typing
and checking your spelling. There are no costs to students for classes. All
expenses are paid by the Blind Center, which is funded by donations.
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JAWS Class |
Zoom Text
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The
center also offers SARA, the Stand Alone Reading Apparatus, which requires no
computer knowledge to use. There are four closed circuit magnifiers available
for community use at the center. Each has new innovations to try. Laser dots to hold your place while reading, color, as well as
black and white, automatic focus and so much more make reading so easy.
With the closed circuit systems, photographs can be viewed and checks can be
written. Labels on canned goods and medicine labels are no longer a mystery.
The uses are countless and are limited only by the creativity and need of the
user.
As well as computer classes the center provides white cane travel, cooking
classes, transportation, daily living skills, access to the latest aids and
appliances and social services for the blind and visually impaired.
The center accepts all blind and visually impaired regardless of age, and
includes the complete family in activities. No fee is ever charged for any
service to the blind or visually impaired participants. Everything is funded by
the seven local Lions' Clubs tireless fundraising efforts and donations, the center receives no funding from Federal,
State or County sources. For
additional information, please click here.
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Fundraisers |
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The DVD
Library and The Clothes Closet etc. |
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These
activities will be on going year round. DVD Library is open to the community
for borrowing and for purchase. The Closet is for those in need of clothing,
shoes handbags, scarfs, hats etc. and for purchase. |
Over 100
DVDs. (LADIES) Jackets Sweaters Blouses Pants Jeans Boots |
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Thank you
so much for your support in this worthy project. |
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Supported & Managed by the Board of Trustees |
John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, Inc. |
Board Members |
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Frederick Frisch - President |
100 Crestview Avenue Absecon, NJ 08201
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Fred
Frisch Stephen
Giroux Steve
Smith Nancy
Tregnan |
David
Fowlkes Thomas
Logue Walter
Rinaldo Phil
Harrison George
Wimberg Joel
Ziegler |
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All
materials copyright 2016 |
