St. Joseph's School for the Blind
Rawda Abdelmenam, M.S., CCC-SLP, is a skilled Speech Language Pathologist with extensive experience working with diverse populations, including children with visual impairments and multiple disabilities at St. Joseph's School for the Blind since July 2021. Previously, Rawda completed a Speech Pathology Externship at the same institution, treating children aged 3-19 and collaborating with an inter-professional team to maximize student potential. Rawda's experience also includes providing individualized treatment plans for geriatric patients at Jersey City Medical Center and delivering speech therapy to students with autism and language impairments at East Orange School District. Rawda holds a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and a Bachelor of Science in Special Education and Elementary Education from Seton Hall University.
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.