St. Joseph's School for the Blind
Joseph Scharf currently holds the position of Director of School Age Coordination at the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Valley and serves as a Service Coordinator at Children's Therapy Network. Prior experience includes working as a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist at St. Joseph's School for the Blind and as Treasurer for NYSUT. Joseph has also been an Orientation and Mobility Specialist at Lavelle School for the Blind and a COMS and Vision Rehabilitation Therapist at the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy and Orientation and Mobility from Hunter College, along with a Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and Economics from the State University of New York Cortland.
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St. Joseph's School for the Blind
St. Joseph's School for the Blind provides programs for infants, children and adults who are visually impaired/multiply disabled and a pre-school for 3-year-old Jersey City children. The school offers a full range of programs and services from birth through adulthood. Our Early Intervention Program for infants/toddlers from birth to 3 years of age provides teams of special educators to teach infants/toddlers in a natural setting how to compensate for any reduced or total lack of vision. To meet the growing need for special services, the school recently added an Adult Services program, a day habilitation program for adults with special needs. The program promotes independence through life skills training, real life experiences and includes training in personal care, meal prep, personal finances and more.