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Exciting News for the Adaptations Store!

05/01/2025/in Featured, LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Dear LightHouse Community, We’re thrilled to share some changes underway at the LightHouse Adaptations Store! In our ongoing effort to better serve the blind and low vision community, we...

Two campers with white canes cross a cane-detectible path with the Blindness Training Center in the background. The gabled structure, situated with the forest beyond, welcomes campers through an expansive awning with campers chatting on large timber benches underneath. The dark metal-clad structure with large timber columns and redwood eaves evokes the materiality of the charred redwood bark of the trees that survived the fire.

Enchanted Hills featured in the National News

03/10/2025/in LightHouse News/by Christina Daniels

The 2017 fire that burned down much of Enchanted Hills Camp in Napa, California had a silver lining. The camp was originally designed in the early 1900s for people with sight,...

A young child, wearing glasses, reaches out to touch some flowers hanging from a plant as an adult looks on.

RSVP for the 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium, on February 8

12/19/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Photo Credit: Emmalaine Berry Photography The 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium will take place at the California School for the Blind in Fremont on February 8, from 9:00 am...

Save the Date: Meet the LightHouse CEO, January 27

12/15/2022/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

The LightHouse Board of Directors warmly invites all LightHouse Community members to a reception to welcome and celebrate new LightHouse CEO, Sharon Giovinazzo on January 27. After working remotely for 26 months,...

A blind person with walking with their long white cane entering LightHouse headquarters.

LightHouse Day: Celebrating Accessibility and Inclusion

06/04/2025/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Thursday, June 26, 1:00 – 3:00 PM, In-Person Event 1155 Market St., 10th Floor, San Francisco Every June we proudly celebrate our organization and the BVI community. This year, we are excited to celebrate our...

Your Questions Answered

06/03/2025/in Featured, LightHouse News/by jleegwater

A friend of mine was referred to LightHouse. How do they get started? To get started in any service at LightHouse, prospective students can call 415-694-7323 or email GetStarted@...

Public LightHouse Board Meeting on Thursday, June 5

05/07/2025/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Members of the public are invited to attend the Thursday, June 5, meeting of the Board of Directors of San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This virtual...

Steering the Future: AI’s Role in Autonomous Vehicles is May 14

04/17/2025/in Featured, LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Join us for the recently rescheduled fifth and final event in our AI series, Steering the Future: AI’s Role in Autonomous Vehicles, on Wednesday, May 14 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the...

An image of the spiral-like designed Labyrinth on the EBC campus, a large oak tree can be seen in a green meadow just beyond the Labyrinth

World Labyrinth Celebration at Earle Baum Campus May 3, and there’s Transportation from San Francisco!

04/15/2025/in LightHouse News/by Christina Daniels

`The World Labyrinth Day celebration at Earle Baum Campus (EBC) is May 3. Labyrinths are winding circular paths that lead from a beginning point to a center and are designed...

LightHouse CEO Sharon Giovinazzo stands with guide dog Pilot, a yellow lab, at the San Francisco Ferry terminal. A view of the San Francisco Bay Bridge can be seen behind her. She wears a blue pantsuit, a white-collared shirt and white heels. She holds Pilot’s leash while Pilot sits near her wearing a kerchief around the neck. The sun reflects off the top of Sharon’s short red hair as she smiles, mid-laugh.

An important update from Sharon Giovinazzo, LightHouse CEO

03/25/2025/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Dear LightHouse Community, I am writing to you with a heavy heart as I share some difficult news. After much consideration, I have made the decision to resign from my...

An image of the book cover shows the text "CONNECTING DOTS / A Blind Life / JOSHUA A. MIELE with Wendell Jamieson." Below the text is a photo of Josh Miele when he was a toddler

Join us in Celebrating the Publication of Connecting Dots: A Blind Life by Joshua A. Miele

03/06/2025/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Join LightHouse for the Blind and the San Francisco Public Library as we celebrate Josh Miele and the publication of his new book, Connecting Dots: A Blind Life. Enjoy...

Postcard advertising the Black History Month celebration at LightHouse

Celebrate the Intersection of Black History and Disability at LightHouse, Saturday February 22

02/19/2025/in LightHouse News/by Christina Daniels

On Saturday February 22, LightHouse commemorates Black History Month with our event, “Celebrate and Elevate!” at our headquarters in San Francisco. All are welcome. The schedule for the event is as...