Test drive new accessible voting machines!

ACI is working together with Advancing Opportunities to come up with a new way to vote. Come and try the accessible voting machine New Jersey uses, and help us improve the next generation of voting machines! Get a $20 gift card to Wal-Mart for your time.

What's expected of you

• 30 minutes of your time. 
• You will need to come to our demonstration site.
  
• Answer a few question.
  
• Try out the new accessible voting features of the voting machines NJ uses. 

What we're looking for

• People with disabilities who have trouble using the standard voting machine. 
• Someone who has limited use of their hands. 
• People who have no upper extremity use, and use switches to control things.
  

WHEN: October 16th and 29th (by appointment).

To RSVP, please call Judy Nigl, Assistive Technology Services at 888-322-1918 ext. 595 or Luke Koppisch, ACI Deputy Director at 732-738-4388 ext. 110.

Sam's Club Small Business Emergency Preparedness Expo

ACI exhibited at the 1st Annual Sam's Club Small Business Emergency Preparedness Expo on Tuesday August 27 in Edison. Several organizations, including FEMA, the NJ Office of Emergency Management, the America Red Cross and the Edison Chamber of Commerce also participated in the event. Mayor Antonia Ricigliano of Edison was present and welcome all the participants.

Sam's Club in Edison was recognized the tremendous work its employees did during Hurricane Sandy.

Emergency Preparedness - ARC of Middlesex

ACI conducts workshop on emergency preparedness to 15 ARC of Middlesex participants on Monday, August 26th. This was the third in a series of workshops on emergency preparedness ACI has conducted during the summer under a grant from AmeriCares.

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated. We look forward to the next workshop on September 17th at the First Presbyterian Church in Metuchen.

Accessible Taxi Cabs in Middlesex County Survey

Photo source: Post-Gazette 

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Portlight Strategies

Are you a person with a disability affected by Super Storm Sandy? 

Need to replace your wheelchair or other durable medical equipment? 

Need a ramp or platform lift? 

Portlight Strategies may be able to help! 

Please visit portlight.org or contact Susan Pniewski at 732-319-7830 or sue@portlight.org for more information.

Funded through grants from The Sandy Relief Fund and Robin Hood Foundation. 

ACI Food Pantry

 ACI is partnering with the Middlesex County Emergency Food Network (M.C.F.O.O.D.S.) to collect non-perishable food items, such as canned fruits and vegetables, as well as household products such as diapers, soap, toothpaste, and razors. Your donations will help areas residents, including those with disabilities, who are food insecure.

Please drop off all food items at the ACI office at 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ 08837.

For more information, contact Luke Koppisch at lkoppisch@adacil.org or 732-738-4388 ext 110.

Books for the Blind

The New Jersey State Library Talking Book & Braille Center (TBBC) is a public library for New Jersey residents whose ability to read is affected by a physical impairment, a reading disability, or a vision impairment. Anyone who cannot read standard print or who as difficulty holding a book or turning the pages of a book may qualify to receive books in Braille, cassette, and digital formats.

How do you get these services?

Complete an application and have it certified for eligibility. To obtain an application, call toll-free at 1-800-792-8322 or download an application from the TBBC website.

For more information, please visit njsltbbc.org or email tbbc@njstatelib.org.