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Jan 26

Employment Immersion January Virtual Workshop

Employment Immersion January Virtual Workshop


Jan 25

January's workshop runs 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays from January 4 through 29, no class January 18

There IS a job market! Job seekers who are blind and have low vision are in demand to work remotely. Let LightHouse support you on your pathway to employment in these challenging times.

Our award-winning Employment Immersion program is now available virtually. Now is the time to join us via the Zoom conferencing platform. The program begins the first Monday of every month and runs each weekday. This comprehensive month-long training is specifically designed for people who are blind and have low vision. We are committed to providing group and individual guidance from the fundamentals of job search, to the complexities of disclosure of one’s disability with pride and confidence, to instruction on job search techniques, to honing interview skills. Most importantly, this program focuses on the participant’s individual job goals.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please contact the team through email: EIteam@lighthouse-sf.org.

Get Moving: Online O&M Class for Adults 55 and over

Get Moving: Online O&M Class for Adults 55 and over


Jan 25

Back by popular demand, it’s our six-week online Orientation & Mobility course, Get Moving. This session is for Bay Area residents aged 55 and over.

It’s a comprehensive course with two classes per week using the Zoom platform to introduce students to foundational O&M concepts, skills, and current technologies for safe and independent travel.

The lessons are: Benefits of O&M Training; Overview of Sensory, Spatial & Environmental Awareness; Orientation Strategies and Skills; Tactile Graphics/TMAP; Human Guide; Protective Techniques; Long Cane Basics; Outdoor Travel; Street Crossing Sequence; Intersection Analysis; Public Transportation & Trip Planning; and Introduction to Electronic Travel Devices, GPS & Wayfinding Technologies.

Mondays & Wednesdays: January 25 & 27; February 1, 3, 8, 10, 17, 22, 24; March 1, 3 & 8 from 10:00 am to noon (no class Presidents’ Day, February 15)

RSVP by noon on Friday, January 15 to Chris Williams at Cwilliams@lighthouse-sf.org.

Translating Space Images Into Sound: A Youth and Family Lesson About Making Space Accessible

Translating Space Images Into Sound: A Youth and Family Lesson About Making Space Accessible


Jan 25

Translating Space Images Into Sound: A Youth and Family Lesson About Making Space Accessible

Monday, January 25th @ 5:30pm

Join us as we hear from visualization scientist Kimberly Kowal Arcand from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory along with collaborator, astrophysicist and musician Matt Russo from science-art outreach project SYSTEM Sounds as we learn about a new sonification technique that translates cosmic images into music. Our conversation and proceeding presentation from Kimberly will go into more detail about how they do this and answer any questions you may have about this cool new way we represent data and images of space. For more information about this project that we will be learning about during the presentation, please feel free to check out the below article from The Harvard Crimson – https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/10/23/cosmos-into-sound/

Who: Families with at least one blind and low vision person

What: presentation about how scientists have translated space images into music

When: Monday, January 25th from 5:30 to 6:00 pm

Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting

RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm of the Friday before the program
If you are interested in signing up for the youth and family presentation about Translating Space Images Into Sound, please contact Jamey Gump by email at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.

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