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LightHouse CEO Bryan Bashin stands at a LightHouse podium
LightHouse Offices Closed for In-Person Services Through June 1
Check our calendar for our offering of online classes.
A student looks up from test taking during the 2020 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge.
The Brilliance of Braille Challenge 2020
Photos by Sarika Dagar Every four years, there’s a leap day and every three years, the LightHouse hosts the Northern
YES Academy students with white canes stand in front of restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown
YES Academy students stand outside a restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Youth Employment Series (YES) 2020 Summer Academy Applications Open
Working age youth will get a month of work-based learning experiences.
Seen from behind, a man walking with a white cane through the woods of Enchanted Hills Camp.
Come to Our Enchanted Hills Camp Hiring Fare at LightHouse
We're offering paid and volunteer summer camp oppurtunites.
A group trekking during EHC session. EHC 70th year anniversary logo on the side of the image.
Enchanted Hills Summer Camp Registrations Now Open
We're offering camps for people of all ages, along with Deaf-Blind, Music and Woodworking Camps.
LightHouse Board members on retreat at Enchanted Hills Camp, with their image reflected in the lake behind them
LightHouse Board members on retreat at Enchanted Hills Camp, with their image reflected in the lake behind them
Reflections from Chancey Fleet, LightHouse’s newest board member, on recent Board Retreat at EHC
A few weeks ago, the LightHouse Board of Directors held its annual retreat at Enchanted Hills Camp, atop Mount Veeder
Apply for the Holman Prize 2020
Mona Minkara dipping the tip of her white cane at the ocean beach shore to check the depth
Call to apply for the Holman Prize 2020
2019 Holman Prizewinners Alieu and Mona stand together at the San Francisco Transbay Terminal
2019 Holman Prizewinners Alieu and Mona stand together at the San Francisco Transbay Terminal
Holman Prize for Blind Ambition 2020 – Applications open January 15
If you have an ambitious dream and are blind or have low vision, consider applying for this international prize.
Cathy Skivers at 2017 Northern California Braille Challenge
Cathy Skivers speaks at the 2017 Northern California Braille Challenge.
LightHouse Remembers Cathy Skivers (1925-2019)
Cathy Skivers was an influential leader in the California blindness community.
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