Gov. Murphy Declares October is Blindness Awareness Month in New Jersey!

Governor Murphy has made a proclamation, declaring October is Blindness Awareness Month in New Jersey. This time of year we honor and support the work that is being done throughout the state to support over 259,000 New Jersey residents that currently live with blindness or severe vision loss.

The New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center (TBBC) is proud to partner with the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI), sharing the common goal of promoting and providing dedicated services that facilitate access to opportunities that will enable people with vision loss to live their highest quality of life.

At TBBC, we provide no-cost, home-delivered, accessible reading services in New Jersey as a regional library of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), a division of the U.S. Library of Congress.  We serve NJ residents of all ages (children, teens, adults) who have difficulty reading standard print or holding a book or turning the pages of a book because of blindness, a physical impairment, a reading disability or a vision impairment. To learn more and apply for services, visit the Talking Book & Braille Center website.