LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

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TV Listings and Shopping Ads by Phone

After four years the LightHouse has decided to end its small telephone reader operation in favor of two large telephone reader services. The Sacramento-based “Access News” hosts a myriad of human-read newspapers, magazines, newsletters, grocery and drugstore store ads, and all this with far better user navigation and control than our old system ever did. [...]

LightHouse Perspectives: Paul Longmore

Paul Longmore, pioneering disability rights activist and American history scholar, died on August 9th at the age of 64. Paul was a  major figure in what is now a dynamic and rapidly growing field of academic inquiry: disability studies. Paul directed the Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University. His death was very [...]

Love to Read? Grab a Victor Reader Stream and Go!

This fall, the LightHouse will offer training on using the Victor Reader Stream for adults 55 and over. The Victor Reader Stream is a portable, handheld device that provides the user with access to downloadable books, including those from National Library Service (NLS); audio files (music, podcasts, etc.) and the ability to record messages. Participants [...]

List of Resource Centers for Parents

Back-to-school time brings about a new phase in kids’ lives and, if you are a parent of a visually impaired child or a child with any disability, the start of the school year might mean you have to do your homework! If you are searching for new opportunities and solutions for your child, this list [...]

Visually Impaired Parents Group Starting at the LightHouse.

Last week, we blogged about custody issues for blind parents. These problems can arise when hospital staff and child welfare officials bring certain biases about blindness to their interactions with new parents. Being a strong self-advocate is important in facing these societal challenges, but having links to other families and learning from other blind parents [...]

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