Open Studio is about exploring your creativity and expressing yourself. Ruthie Campbell Miller, an Art Therapist who specializes in working with people with low vision, will facilitate the group with a balance of structure and freedom. The sessions will begin with a brief meditative centering exercise, followed by time for individual art-making, and will close … Continue reading Art with Ruthie – For LightHouse Youth
The Lighthouse Youth Volunteer Corp AKA People Reaching Out (PRO) will be gathering Sunday morning, October 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Ocean beach for a beach clean-up. Where: Ocean Beach, San Francisco (meet at SF Zoo entrance) When: Sunday morning, October 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PRO club members will … Continue reading Ocean Beach Clean Up with LightHouse Youth Volunteers (PRO)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area will be holding a public forum on accessibility to gather public input on various accessibility topics for the park. All are invited to participate and learn about current accessible opportunities throughout the park. Where: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St., Berkeley, CA 94703 When: October 19, 2015, from 3:00 to … Continue reading Golden Gate National Recreation Area Holds Public Forum on Accessibility
This summer Camp Director Tony Fletcher and his enthusiastic team of staff and counselors gave campers of all ages a series of invigorating sessions this summer at Enchanted Hills Camp. Read on for summaries and select photos from this summer’s sessions at Enchanted Hills Camp. Don’t forget to go to the Enchanted Hills Camp Facebook … Continue reading Did you go to Enchanted Hills this Summer? Here are Highlights from Our Latest Sessions
Movie theaters around the country are increasingly under a legal mandate to accommodate blind and visually impaired customers. For the most part, that means providing audio descriptions for films that blind moviegoers can use to hear a visual description of the film. But for various reasons, these services aren’t always available. Here in the Bay Area, … Continue reading Does Your Movie Theater Offer Audio Description?
$100 Visa Gift Card to participants. Please note: This study is not open to those who are patients of Kaiser Permanente. The LightHouse is looking for screen reader and screen magnification users to participate in a study at our San Francisco headquarters. To qualify you need to bring with you a laptop and cell phone. … Continue reading Next Week! Opportunity To Be Part of a Study
Deadline to sign up: November 5, 2015 Join expert George Wurtzel at our first workshop for both beginners and experienced woodworkers. This class will touch on wood turning, hand tool work and an introduction to power tools. We’ll learn how to measure accurately without sight, using click rules, gauge blocks, Vernier calipers and talking tape … Continue reading Join Expert George Wurtzel for an Innovative Class in Woodworking
Computers for the Blind (CFTB), a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization located in Richardson, TX is an important resource for low-priced computers. The mission of Computers for the Blind is to open the world of information technology to persons who are blind or visually impaired by providing computer equipment, software and training. They make available … Continue reading Inexpensive Computers from Computers for the Blind
Back to school sale: 10% off select products Students and teachers can now save 10% on select back-to-school supplies including slates, styli, 20/20 pens, thick-ink ballpoint pens, braille and bold-lined paper, and more. Just present your student or teacher ID upon checkout. Now Available at Adaptations: the 6dot Braille Label Maker Our newest technology product, … Continue reading September at Adaptations – Back to School Sale and our Newest Label Maker
We are saddened to learn that former LightHouse Board member John H. Maxson has passed away. John died on August 23, a day before his 73rd birthday. He served on the LightHouse Board of Directors from 2006 through 2008. He lived in Crescent City, California and was instrumental in the establishment and growth of our … Continue reading The Passing of Former LightHouse Board Member John Maxson
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