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Job Opening: Assistive Technology Specialist, Lions Blind Center

Assistive Technology Specialist

-Permanent full-time position.

-Professional and supportive team

-Performs specialized technical work

The Lions Center for the Blind is a leading East Bay service provider to blind and vision impaired individuals. We seek a suitably qualified Assistive Technology Specialist based at our Oakland, California office.

Responsibilities

-Maintains programs and systems and assures that the center is in compliance…

11/05/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

Check out our TMAP review on BlindBargains. Send us your tactile map adventure story and get a $5 gift.

TheLightHouse/Smith Kettlewell Tactile Maps program recently got a great review on Blindbargains.com. Check it out here.

A TMAP is an 11x14 map consisting of raised lines to indicate streets. Street labels appear in Braille and a Braille key comes with each map. For more details, go to our website.

Currently, we are running a special offer!…

Employment Opportunity: Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Lions Blind Center

Orientation and Mobility Instructor

Permanent full-time position
Professional and supportive team

The Lions Center for the Blind is a leading East Bay service provider to blind and vision impaired individuals. We seek a suitably qualified Orientation and Mobility Instructor based at our Oakland, California center.

This is an exciting opportunity for a vibrant professional with ACVREP certification to…

11/04/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

Job Opening: UC Berkeley Disabled Students' Program Internship Coordinator

Departmental Overview
The Disabled Students' Program (DSP) is recognized for its commitment to ensuring that all students with disabilities have equal access to educational opportunities at UC Berkeley and helps students to achieve academic and career success through its programs. DSP offers a wide range of services for students with disabilities.

Our newest program is fundedthrough…

11/03/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

Job Opening: UC Berkeley Disabled Students’ Program Internship Coordinator

Our newest program is fundedthrough…

11/03/2009 / LightHouse Staff / Employment / No comments

Professional Development: Fellowship in disability informatics and policy, post-doctoral

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT

The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston (SHIS) will award a comprehensive fellowship in disability informatics and policy to a post-doctoral recruit, or tuition and part-time salary with benefits to a graduate research assistant.The award recipient will work under the direction of Professor Lex Frieden on a variety of…

11/02/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment, Eye and Health Care / No comments

Making government info more accessible with Flash and PDF?

Here is one view of Adobe's bid as access leader, original article from Ars Tecnica.

Adobe is attempting to capitalize on initiatives to make government information more accessible while promoting its technologies, such as Flash and PDF, as cornerstones for implementing open access. However, these technologies are actually an impediment to making information truly accessible.…

11/02/2009 / The LightHouse / Accessible Reading and Braille, Eye and Health Care, Technology / No comments

Career Opportunity: Education Consultant (Mobility Instructor) for the Blind, State of Connecticut.

EDUCATION CONSULTANT FOR THE BLIND (MOBILITY INSTRUCTION)

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

BOARD OF EDUCATION AND SERVICES FOR THE BLIND

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Education Consultant for the Blind (Mobility Instruction)

PLEASE FOLLOW THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION FILING INSTRUCTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE!

Open to: Public – No exam necessary (Unclassified position)

Schedule: Full Time – 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday

Salary: P3B…

10/29/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing October 30

This listing is compiled by the Vision Loss Resource Center at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It is compiled weekly as a service to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern California. If you have meeting or event information that would be appropriate for inclusion in this list please email…

10/29/2009 / The LightHouse / Arts and Entertainment, Sports and Recreation / No comments

Join Youth Organizing, Disabled and Proud! to promote disability history in our schools.

One of the key issues identified by youth with disabilities is the lack of education about Disability History in California schools. We launched our 2010 community organizing campaign in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The campaign will focus on developing a youth organizing strategy to engage decision makers…

10/29/2009 / The LightHouse / Community, Education / 2 comments