Vision loss does not break us; it builds us!
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Home of Dancing With The Blind and Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant
About Us
Eyes Like Mine Inc. is a non profit 501-C3 organization established in March of 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. It was founded by Krystle Allen, a Newark native, to empower, enlighten, and innovate communities in New Jersey about vision loss and the available resources for people with vision loss. At it’s inception, Elm Inc. was founded with the help of Naquela Wright and Ihsaan R. Muhammad Esq., along with the founder Krystle Allen to introduce a unique pattern of advocacy for individuals who are vision impaired or blind.
Our Mission
Our mission is to raise awareness about the abilities and potential of individuals with vision loss through community service initiatives, comprehensive empowerment workshops, and innovative social change awareness events.
Our Vision
To inspire advocacy by breaking down the societal barriers placed against individuals who are previously or currently experiencing vision loss. Our ultimate goal is to create a more accessible society for individuals who are vision impaired and blind so that they can live, learn, and work in equal opportunities.
Dancing With The Blind Event
Eyes Like Mine is bringing you Dancing With The Blind. We are looking for dancers both, sighted and blind. Dancing With The Blind will be held on April 28th, 2023 at 4 PM – 8 PM ET. The venue for the event is Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619.
Please nominate someone who is vision impaired or blind and who you believe would be good fit for our Dancing With The Blind event. Link to the Eyes Like Mine Inc. 2023 Dancing With The Blind nomination form below. We are also seeking the best voiceover and audio description narrators for the main competition that will be held on 4/28/23. Please submit a one minute or less audio clip of yourself announcing the return of Dancing with the Blind with your creative spin. Submit to events@eyeslikemine.org. All ages are welcome. Your audio submission will be entered into a raffle for drawing.
For further questions, email us at events@eyeslikemine.org or call us at 973-327-3035.
Directions are as follows:
Location and Address: Grounds for Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ 08619
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Public Transit
The NEC train from Newark Penn Station stops at Hamilton Train Station. From there, folks can either Uber/Lyft to Grounds For Sculpture or take the 608 NJ Transit bus to the Sculptors Way/Fairgrounds Road stop which is by our main entrance. For more information call 973-275-5555 or visit https://www.njtransit.com/
Access Link
Sculptors Way spans an entire block – both Nottingham Way and E State Street are crossroads. We are familiar with Access Link (both employees and visitors have used this service) and the drivers will typically drop off and pick up at the entrance of the Welcome Center. For more information call 973-491-4224 or visit https://accesslink.njtransit.com/hiwire#/auth/signinregister
Room Reservation for Stay
Guests can book rooms for their stay at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Newark Airport using reservations-reference conf#:
5136B369261627. For more information call 877-361-2497 or 973-3441500.
Location and Address: Howard Johnson by Wyndham Newark Airport, 20 Frontage Rd, Newark, NJ 07114.
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Sponsors

The event is sponsored by WHAT THE FOX PODCAST, AMB DANCE THEATRE, DDIVINO Tasting Room – Eatery – Lounge, Lisa Durden Unlimited Productions, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN CINEMA, blindCAN FILM FESTIVAL and GREATER VISION FONDATION.
Dancing with the Blind Gallery
Humanitarian Trip to Cameroon
Support Eyes Like Mine Humanitarian Trip to Cameroon on June 15th – 17th.
Contribute to this initiative: New or gently used canes, New or gently used assistive devices, Signature guides, Braille paper, Bump dos, Basic Hygiene items. All Contributions will support this humanitarian effort and each contributor will receive a raffle ticket upon entry.
Date: Friday, April 28, 2023
Time: 4:00PM until 8:00PM
Location and Address: Grounds For Sculpture, 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619.
To register and for more info contact: www.eyeslikemine.org or 973-885-0280
Community Baby Shower

Eyes Like Mine in partnership with The Newark Museum of Art brings you Community Baby Shower for differently abled moms with babies of ages newborn to 3 years old. DONATIONS ARE WELCOMED!
Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023
Time: 12:00PM until 3:00PM
Location and Address: The Newark Museum of Art, 49 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102.
www.Info@newarkmuseumart.org
To register and for more info contact: www.eyeslikemine.org or 973-885-0280
Support Group
Women
Eyes Like Mine presents an All-Women Support Group. We invite you to join us every second Thursday of the month. Meetings take place from 7 PM – 9 PM EST on Zoom, click the below button to join.
Crushing in the Kitchen

Eyes Like Mine brings you Ms. Independent Crushing in the Kitchen with Talia Woodard Miss Blind Diva Mondays @ 12 Noon EST. Click the below button to check out her fan page.
For more info, email at events@eyeslikemine.org or msindependent2022@eyeslikemine.org
Ms. Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant 2023 Applications are now open
Congratulations to Ms. Blind Diva 2022, Goddest Johnson!
Congratulations to Ms. Independent 2022, Talia Woodard!

Goddest Johnson, Miss Blind Diva 2022 and Talia Woodard, Miss Independent 2022
Meet The Team
Volunteer Internship Opportunity
Interested in our organization activities and want to be a part of Eyes Like Mine Inc?
Please fill out the volunteer internship application now and be a part of our Eyes Like Mine Inc mission.
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Support Eyes Like Mine
If you believe in our mission and would like to support the work we do, you can do so by making a donation today. No amount is too small!
