All Americans need to be able to call 9-1-1 in an emergency. This survey asks questions to help figure out the best ways for Americans with disabilities to call and get help from 9-1-1 services. Under the new 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created the “Emergency Access Advisory … Continue reading Access to 9-1-1 Survey
A young adult book club or for those of us who are just young at heart will be meeting for the first time in Spring at the LightHouse. Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games Trilogy has taken the not just the young adult literature world, but the entire literary world by storm. There are 40 year old … Continue reading Young Adult Book Club at the LightHouse Starting this Spring
Baltimore, Maryland (March 15, 2011): The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind people in the United States, today requested that the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, investigate civil rights violations committed by New York University (NYU) and Northwestern University against blind faculty and students. … Continue reading Adoption of Google Apps Program Discriminates Against the Blind
The American Council of the Blind is working with a number of major chain retailers throughout the country in order to get them to provide accessible prescription information to their blind and visually impaired customers. Please answer the questions below and provide your responses to Scott Grimes by no later than Thursday, March 31st. You … Continue reading Major Retailers’ Pharmacy Survey
The Enchanted Hills Camp Counselor in Training Program (CIT) focuses on developing blind/low vision leaders through training, discussion, observation and practice under the supervision of the administrative staff at camp. This program is designed for teens ages 16-18 years that are blind or low vision and are serious about improving their leadership skills by learning … Continue reading Enchanted Hills Camp Counselors in Training program for Blind or Visually Impaired Teens
Have you ever wondered what questions employers are, and are not, allowed to ask you about your blindness during a job interview? Would you like to know what laws protect your right to accessible textbooks and other accommodations in high school or college? Do you want to learn what rights you have as a guide … Continue reading Know Your Rights Workshops
Are you between the ages of 16 and 22? Do you have a taste for adventure, the natural elements of our San Francisco Bay and an interest in learning how to work as a team? Join the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired along with Environmental Traveling Companions and other young adults on a … Continue reading Sea Kayak Trip, April 9
While LightHouse services have been in full swing at the Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, join us Saturday, April 9, as we make it “official.” Saturday, April 9, 2011 Ribbon-cutting 1:00 pm Open House and Refreshments 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm At the Ed Roberts Campus 3075 Adeline, Berkeley, California (at the Ashby BART Station) … Continue reading Join the LightHouse at the Ed Roberts Campus ribbon cutting ceremony
A new application, the LookTel Money Reader, available for $2 on the Apple iOS platform, hopes to help solve this problem by taking advantage of the devices camera to “read money” and speak the value of the currency out loud. According to the company’s Web site, LookTel recognizes all United States currency and can read … Continue reading An iPhone App Helps the Blind Identify Currency
You can apply for an NFB scholarship by going to www.nfb.org/scholarships. The NFB is encouraging online applications. At the NFB 2011 convention 30 scholarships will be awarded. If you don’t apply, you can’t win an award. The awards run from $3,000 to $12,000. If you win, you will receive assistance in attending the convention to … Continue reading National Federation of the Blind scholarship applications due March 31!
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