Events in October 2023
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Oct 5(1 event)
2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online) – Join the LightHouse’s monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone. Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323. |
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Oct 10(1 event)
1:00 pm: Visionarios (hybrid)1:00 pm: Visionarios (hybrid) – This Spanish speaking social group involves discussions, guest speakers, and group activities. This group meets twice a month. Meetings on the second Tuesday are in-person and meetings on the fourth Tuesday are virtual. RSVP to Esmeralda Soto at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323. |
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Oct 15(1 event)
8:30 am: White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March8:30 am: White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March – October is Blindness Awareness Month, and LightHouse is celebrating in a big way! As many of our community members already know, we are leading a White Cane Day march across the Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday, October 15! White Cane Day Golden Gate Bridge March Schedule8:30 am – Meet at LightHouse HQ, 1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco Please note: Due to a high volume of RSVPs, the shuttle space is now full. We still warmly welcome all interested parties to join us, however if you have not yet registered for the event, you will need to provide your own transportation to the Sausalito Vista Point and from the West Bluff Picnic Area. If you completed the RSVP form before October 1, your shuttle seat has been reserved! But wait… there’s more! Adaptations October Sale!In observation of Blindness Awareness Month and White Cane Day, we’re celebrating all month long! Enjoy 10% off all white canes and cane accessories from Adaptations! Stock up on all your favorite cane-related products online or in-person all 31 days of October! Start shopping and saving starting October 1! You Cane Give: Used Cane FundraiserAfter you stock up on new canes from Adaptations, what to do with those old, out-of-use canes? This year, as part of our White Cane Day celebration, we are partnering with You Cane Give to collect used canes and help them find homes with other blind folks around the world who are in need of one. To donate your cane, please feel free to bring it with you on the day of our march across the bridge or drop it off at the designated bin at LightHouse reception anytime in the month of October. To learn more about You Cane Give, click here. |
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Oct 19(1 event)
2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos (en línea)/Technology for All (online) – Join the LightHouse’s monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone. Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323. |
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Oct 24(1 event)
1:00 pm: Visionarios (hybrid)1:00 pm: Visionarios (hybrid) – This Spanish speaking social group involves discussions, guest speakers, and group activities. This group meets twice a month. Meetings on the second Tuesday are in-person and meetings on the fourth Tuesday are virtual. RSVP to Esmeralda Soto at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323. |
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Nov 2(3 events)
2:00 pm: POSTPONED: LightHouse + Vision Zero: Autonomous Vehicle Forum (hybrid)2:00 pm: POSTPONED: LightHouse + Vision Zero: Autonomous Vehicle Forum (hybrid) – Please note: The event has been postponed. LightHouse is once again partnering with Vision Zero 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 the future of safer transit options for San Francisco visitors and residents. This will be a hybrid event; participants may attend in person at the LightHouse HQ or virtually. For those who would like to attend virtually, a link to access the forum will be emailed the day prior. This forum is made possible by generous funding from the San Francisco Public Health Foundation and the City and County of San Francisco. 2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos: November 2023 (online)2:00 pm: Tecnologia para Todos: November 2023 (online) – Join the LightHouse’s monthly access Technology Spanish meeting. Tecnología para todos is a space where users share their knowledge and experience. Each month, we talk about services, applications and devices available for blind and low vision users. This event will be conducted using the Zoom platform. You can connect to Zoom using a computer, an app, or by dialing in from any phone. Zoom meeting details will be provided when you rsvp by email to: JColon@lighthouse-sf.org or by calling 415-694-7323. 5:30 pm: LightHouse Board Meeting Open to the Public (hybrid)5:30 pm: LightHouse Board Meeting Open to the Public (hybrid) – Members of the public are invited to attend the Thursday, November 2nd 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 the public will have up to three minutes to comment. If you would like to reserve a slot to speak, please complete the LightHouse Public Comment and RSVP Sign Up form. Please submit your comments as far in advance as possible. Comments must be received before noon Pacific on Wednesday, November 1st to be included in the agenda. If you wish to attend this meeting in person, it will be held at LightHouse San Francisco headquarters at 1155 Market St. 10th Floor, San Francisco. Get directions to LightHouse San Francisco. If you are attending virtually, please fill out the LightHouse Public Comment and RSVP Sing Up form. Whether you plan to have a public comment or not, you will need to fill out this form to get the Zoom info. Zoom information will be emailed to you closer to the date of the board meeting. |
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The events for the upcoming week are read aloud on our event hotline every Friday, which can be accessed by calling 415-694-7325. For more information about visiting the Adaptations Store, head to our shop page.
The LightHouse is scent-free. Please abstain from wearing colognes, perfumes, or other scented products. Additionally, coffee must be securely lidded at all times and citrus should not be peeled on the premises. Thanks for supporting our efforts to respect chemical sensitivities!
