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Joseph Kohn Training Center | NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Empowers individuals, aged 18 and older, who are blind or visually impaired to develop skills for employment, education, and independent living through comprehensive training programs. Participants can reside on-site during the week while engaging in various training modules, including kitchen skills, independent living skills like budgeting and grocery shopping, communication skills, Braille instruction, mobility skills, technology/computer training, career assessment, vocational counseling, psychological services, and entrepreneurship training through the Business Enterprise of New Jersey (BENJ) program.

Categories

Career CounselingIndependent Living Skills InstructionSmall Business DevelopmentDisability Related Center Based EmploymentOccupation Specific Job Training

Physical Address

130 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Fax

732-247-6628

Application process

Call for information

Eligibility

Open to New Jersey residents, ages 18 years or older, who are blind or visually impaired. Eligibility is determined by review of an eye report.

Agency info

NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Offering the blind and visually impaired, CBVI provides vital services like educational services, vocational rehabilitation, independent living skills, eye health services, blindness prevention, supporting deaf-blind individuals, business training, aiding in vision loss adjustment, offering educational materials, summer programs, certifying income tax letters, facilitating self-help peer groups, referring to community-based programs, and providing aids for the blind and visually impaired.