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Three Braille Challenge participants with their Perkins Braillers during the testing process.

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Google Scholarships

As part of their ongoing commitment to advancing computing and technology, Google is pleased to support the work of their partner organizations in providing scholarships to students studying computer science. They are now accepting applications for the following scholarship opportunities…

New Scholarships Available through the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI)

  Here are two new scholarship announcements from the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International: Scholarships for College Students – The Fred Scheigert Scholarship Program The Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (CCLVI) will award three scholarships in…

Attention Campers! Camp Registration Opens Tomorrow, February 1

  Registration for 2012 Enchanted Hills Camp Sessions opens on February 1st, when the application will be available for download on our website at http://lighthouse-sf.org/programs/enchanted-hills/. Instructions and payment information will be available on the application. Our camping sessions are extremely…

Blind Users Wanted for Chrome Usability Study

Google is currently scheduling people who are blind for a usability study to take place on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at the Assistive Technology Teaching and Learning Center in Berkeley. The goal of this study is to learn more about…

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Watch or Listen to our 2011 Employment Summit Presentations!

Jobseeker Dexter speaks with Summit speaker Joe Xaviar about employment

In September 2011 the LightHouse offered its very first Employment Summit, a series of presentations and networking opportunities dedicated exclusively to blind and visually impaired jobseekers. Watch or listen to any or all of the 24 lively, informative, inspirational and interactive presentations from the Summit. // WATCH // LISTEN

Join Our New Fitness Partner Program!

A silhouette of two athletes on a tandem bike

Sometimes all it takes to get people moving is a good partnership! We want to pair blind athletes with sighted guides for a wide variety of athletic endeavors – anything from working out at the gym and biking, to running the next half marathon.

Interested? Sign Up Here!

The Hanging of the Beaded Quilt Art Mural is Complete!

The Beaded Quilt Art Mural sits on front of the LightHouse building facing Van Ness Avenue

If you’ve passed by our office in San Francisco recently, you may have noticed something peculiarly colorful. We’ve just finished hanging up the Beaded Quilt Art Mural in front of our building facing Van Ness avenue. Over a year in the making and consisting of over 150,000 beads, the mural represents the colorfulness and diversity of the Bay Area blindness community who assembled it. Many thanks to GK Callahan, local artist and LightHouse staff member for spearheading the project! For more photos of the Beaded Quilt visit our Facebook photo album.