RTAC Opens
I had the wonderful honor and opportunity to attend and speak at the grand opening of the Regional Technology Assistance Center at the New Jersey Library for Blind and Handicapped. The center offers state-of-the-art technology and resources for people with visual impairments. Located at LBH headquarters in Trenton and operated by the NJ Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the center represents a partnership between the State Library and the NJ Department of Human Services that has been enhanced by a generous private sector contribution from the Comcast Foundation, which provided $20,000 to buy a SMART board and additional technology.
LBH staged a great kick-off event for the center, and we were gratified that so many people attended and that the local media covered the event to help get the word out on this new resource that will provide the visually impaired with computer training to help them at work, home and in the general community. My special thanks to all those who helped LBH Director Faith Lundgren to officially open the center and who spoke to the audience at the event including Vito DeSantis as CBVI’s Executive Director, Anne Kohler as NJ Department of Human Services Deputy Commissioner and Kimberly Smith as Regional Director of Community Affairs for Comcast.