LightHouse invites our students and community members to join us virtually Tuesdays in November to watch the Netflix limited series ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE tells the story of two teenagers during World War II, one a blind girl in Nazi-occupied France, the other a…
LightHouse cordially invites our community members to a free special screening of episode one of the Netflix limited series ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, which will be followed by a conversation with Associate Producer/Blindness and Accessibility Consultant, Joe Strechay.
SCREENING DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, October 25
Time: 6:30 pm doors open | 7:30 pm screening begins
Location: The Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., San…
On October 15, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the first-ever White Cane Safety Day in the United States. Later, in 2011, President Barack Obama declared October 15 as Blind Americans Equality Day. This year, on Sunday October 15, LightHouse is celebrating White Cane Day by walking across the Golden Gate Bridge with approximately…
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Please note: The event has been postponed.
LightHouse is proud to once again be partnering with Vision Zero SF to bring conversations and efforts to increase pedestrian safety in San Francisco in the limelight! Next month, on Thursday, November 2, join LightHouse CEO Sharon Giovinazzo and autonomous vehicle experts as we discuss pedestrian safety and…
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Every year, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) holds their annual Training Conference and Expo just outside their headquarters city of Alexandria, Virginia, in Washington D.C. During this five-day event, NIB affiliated agencies, like LightHouse, come together to showcase the products and materials they produce and the services they provide, as well as build…
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Members of the public are invited to attend the Thursday, November 2 meeting of the Board of Directors of San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting and runs from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm Pacific.
30 minutes will be reserved for public comment, and members of…
It was a star-studded evening at the LightHouse Gala on Saturday, August 19. Our gala attendees showed up dressed to the nines ready to raise funds (and paddles!) for the rebuild and re-imagination of Enchanted Hills Camp.
As guests arrived, they were greeted with champagne and our signature gala cocktail, an Enchantini, as they perused…
Read More An Enchanted Evening Indeed – A LightHouse Gala Recap
At LightHouse, we always want our community members to know more about the dedicated staff who make up this organization. This time, we introduce you to Access Technology Specialist Fernando Macias.
Can you tell us your blindness story? When did you go blind and how did you end up getting training?
I was born in 1992…
We like to bring you stories of our wonderful LightHouse students. In this issue, we present an interview with Robin Thiele, 72, who has been taking Access Technology training.
How has your blindness affected your life and how did you find your way to LightHouse?
My family had never heard about glaucoma. When I was 16…
On September 28, at 5:00 pm, come up to the tenth floor of LightHouse headquarters for community, refreshment and performance at the 1155 Performance Salon.
This is the first of six performance salons featuring talent from the blind and disability Bay Area community, that will celebrate our vibrant local arts culture. After warm-up acts enjoy…
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