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Two people wearing masks standing six feet apart in the LightHouse building lobby at 1155 Market Street
LightHouse to Pause Re-Opening
We continue to offer all our classes online led by all your favorite LightHouse instructors and specialists. As the situation
YES Summer Academy participants, Heaven, poses at the Grand Canyon
This Year Marked the Return of the YES Academy to EHC
This summer, LightHouse was thrilled to bring back the Youth Employment Services (YES) Summer Academy.
Anita Aaron
California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAABVI) appoints first Executive Director
We at Lighthouse are particularly pleased  that our former Executive Director Anita Shafer Aaron will lead the new nonprofit.
A poster for the webinar with pictures and captions for audio description, tactile approaches, emerging technologies and depictions of blindness in comics. Info on where to register and accessibility for the webinar is also provided.
Free Day-Long Symposium on Making Comics Accessible, August 12
Join SF State for a webinar on making comics accessible.
Illustration of a basketball court with braille labels
What is the layout of an NBA Basketball court?
Title: NBA Basketball Court Description: Aerial view of a standard NBA basketball court, a horizontal rectangle. Two equal sides of
A composite of the LightHouse and Holman Prize logos
Meet the Distinguished 2021 Holman Prize Jurors
Each year a panel of esteemed blindness leaders from around the world come together for discussion and debate to select
A woman wearing a navy blue spacesuit in a zero gravity environment. She has a big smile, her body is floating, and her hair is floating around her
LightHouse partners with SciAccess to launch Mission: AstroAccess
LightHouse is excited to partner with SciAccess Initiative for the launch of a new program, Mission: AstroAccess.
Cropped map of Gaza and West Bank with braille labels on right, keyed items on left.
New from Touching The News: Tactile Map of Gaza Strip and West Bank
Title: Israel, Gaza, West Bank Description: Map of Israel-Palestine, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan, and neighboring countries. The map includes
17-year old twin sisters Madison and Paige
Welcome back, EHC!
On July 5, Enchanted Hills Camp reopened its grounds to 45 eager teen campers.
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