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A black woman with long braids wearing a black one-piece flight suit floats suspended in mid-air inside a hollowed-out aircraft. She is loosely grasping a blue rope with her left hand
AstroAccess Announces Second Zero-Gravity Parabolic Flight
Looking for more blind people to fly in Zero-G
The Orbit Writer
Adaptations is Celebrating May With a Special Deal All Month Long!
A tiny efficient Braille device to access your world
Curious Worldview title card
Curious About the Worldview of LightHouse CEO Bryan Bashin?
“The Curious Worldview” is the name of a podcast in which presenter Ryan Faulkner-Hogg makes it his mission to interview
George Freeman demonstrates how to position arms at a Personal Safety Workshop
LightHouse and STRIVE4You are Back With Another Personal Safety Workshop!
The online safety workshop is May 31
A women holds a young child outdoors
Shakes, Pats, and Grins! Inside the Little Learners Playgroup
A new program where young blind children and their guardians can learn together
2022 Volunteers of the Year, Leslie O’Neil and Peter Goetz, stand on the LightHouse staircase with Allyson Ferrari, Volunteer Manager. Leslie and Peter are holding their Volunteer of the Year plaques. Note: Masks were temporarily removed to take this photo
Leslie O’Neil, Allyosn Ferrari & Peter Goetz
Hear More About the Four Amazing LightHouse Volunteers of the Year
How four people donated their time to support LightHouse in the last year
Maia Scott, wearing tie-dye, sits with her golden retriever guide dog
Maia’s in the HOUSE! Meet The First Half of LightHouse’s New Adult Programs Coordinator Team
Maia Scott brings creativity, mindfulness and body positivity to LightHouse Adult Programs
Saluting the Many Volunteers Who Have Supported LightHouse During the Pandemic
By Allyson Ferrari, Volunteer Manager  April 18 to 22 is National Volunteer Week and LightHouse will be celebrating by recognizing
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Introducing This Year’s Holman Prize Semifinalists
This year we have 37 semifinalists.
A baby sitting in a stroller seat plays with a tactile toy their parent is handing them
New Program: LightHouse Little Learners Weekly Playgroup
Starting April 7, bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30 am to 10:15 am.
LightHouse Logo in persimmon and black. The word Lighthouse is bookended by a braille L and a braille H. Words read LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind Announces Chief Executive Officer Search
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dr. Sharon Sacks boardchair@LightHouse-sf.org San Francisco, CA – LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
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A New Easy Way To Read One Million Bookshare Books
Sign up to trial Bookshare with Amazon Alexa
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