Press

The LightHouse has a rich, 122-year history, and is constantly forging ahead into new territory. Below is a review of selected recent publications covering LightHouse’s activities and programs.

For general press inquiries, or if you are a filmmaker, photographer, editor or other media producer who’d like to cover our organization, please send a note to press@lighthouse-sf.org.

Press Releases

LightHouse ECO and PRIDE Industries Announce Groundbreaking Collaboration, Set Precedent for Inclusive Employment

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Announces Launch of LightHouse ECO

Charting a New Path: Earle Baum Center and LightHouse Unite

LightHouse Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer, Sharon Giovinazzo!

LightHouse in the News

How Comcast and SF’s LightHouse for the Blind are championing digital accessibility – San Francisco Standard

SF nonprofit ensures voters with disabilities aren’t overlooked this election – San Francisco Examiner

A Starlit Gala to Support Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind – 7X7

From pups to partners: How a Bay Area school trains guide dogs – San Francisco Examiner

Guide Dogs for the Blind to host egg hunt for kids who are blind or visually impaired – Yahoo!

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Prepares for the Much-Anticipated CEO Welcome on January 27 After Naming Sharon Giovinazzo as Its Chief Executive Officer – PR.com

Notable Historic News Stories

Faced With Inaccessible Systems, SF’s LightHouse Launches Vaccine Pop-Up for Disability Community – KQED

Listen to 2019 Holman Prizewinner, Dr. Mona Minkara On Her Global Public Transport Experiences – BBC Radio, In Touch

Watch this BBC World news report about how LightHouse Industries staff who are blind and have low vision are providing essential products to help fight COVID-19 during the pandemic. – BBC World Services

LightHouse Industries photo essay.

Vital Coronavirus Information Is Failing the Blind and Visually Impaired – Vice News

Why Do Some Crosswalks Make a Machine Gun Sound? – KQED News

California Sounds: An Architect Who Listens to Buildings – KQED News

“Cane Trainer” – The Specialist Podcast

“Visually Impaired Musicians Overcome Obstacles with Technology at Napa Camp” – Napa Valley Register

“Travelers in the Dark” – The New York Times provides a look into our flagship blindness skills immersion program

“Forbes Honors Two LightHouse Mentors in Annual ’30 Under 30′” – LightHouse

Coverage of Donald Sirkin’s historic bequest on KQED’s The Leap Podcast, NPR Weekend Edition, KQED Forum, KTVU News, and in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

“40 Years After Acid Attack, a Life Well-Lived,” profile of board past-president Josh Miele in the New York Times