VLANJ annually serves 1200 people with vision loss and their families.
We provided 871 instructional hours of service through 26 class offerings in 2020.
VLANJ program participants report a 95% satisfaction rate for our virtual classes.
VLANJ was able to translate our live programs and create virtual classes within two weeks of being closed by the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Did you know people with vision loss and blindness can use a smart phone or computer completely independently with the aid of magnification or built-in screen reading technology?
Continued Virtual Classes Thanks To Grotta Grant
The Grotta Fund for Senior Care awarded VLANJ nearly $10,000 in COVID-19 relief funding! This grant allows us to provide Beyond Sight wellness classes, peer support groups, and technology-focused offerings over Zoom video conferencing through the end of 2020, at no charge to participants. Read more by clicking the link below.
A laptop shows multiple people in a Zoom conference class.
DENVILLE, NJ -- Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey pivoted from in-person to virtual programs to keep participants - many of them at high risk for the virus - safely connected.
