The week's events
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Gratitude Vibes: Evenings (online)
Gratitude Vibes: Evenings (online)
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Nov 7Gatitude Vibes are solutions-based peer-support groups. In the opening 15 minutes, participants demonstrate and discuss grounding or energizing techniques that lead to gratitude. Previous presentations included poetry, music, drumming, visualization, Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, self-care, and forgiveness. This is followed by individual check-ins. Space is limited.
RVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Election Day (in-person)
Election Day (in-person)
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Nov 8Location: 1155 Market Street, San Francisco
On November 8, there is a general election and LightHouse will be hosting a polling location for any registered San Francisco voters. Complete your ballot at a location you know, we hope to see you vote in person on November 8th!
The last day to register to vote for the November 8 General Election is October 24. You can register to vote at: https://registertovote.ca.gov/
All California voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot in advance of the election. If you’d rather complete the ballot ahead of time and would like to request a volunteer to support, please email volunteer@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415 – 694 – 7320.
The General Election will include:
- 7 ballot provisions
- 7 Ballot Propositions
- Statewide candidates for U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Member of State Board of Equalization, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- U.S. Representative in Congress, State Senator, State Assembly Member
- Supreme Court Justices, as well as other local candidates and local measures.
For more information about the upcoming November 8 election, please go to the California Secretary of State’s Election page- https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections
COVID-19 Bivalent Booster & Flu Shot Clinic (in-person)COVID-19 Bivalent Booster & Flu Shot Clinic (in-person)
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Nov 8In partnership with The San Francisco Department of Public Health, LightHouse is happy to once again provide a convenient space for the disability community to access Covid-19 boosters and flu shots.
The clinic takes place at LightHouse San Francisco at 1155 Market St., 10th Floor. Everyone five years of age and older will be eligible to receive a booster if it has been at least three months since their last.
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines include a component of the original virus strain to provide broad protection against COVID-19 and a component of the Omicron variant to provide better protection against COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant. For more info, please visit the FDA bivalent booster info page.
The flu shot will also be available on this day.
Appointments are not required but you can make one; this will also help expedite the check-in process. If you’d like to make an appointment, please email info@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415-431-1481.
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Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)
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Nov 9Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.
RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
Gratitude Vibes (online)Gratitude Vibes (online)
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Nov 9Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. In this solutions-based support, gather online and share what you feel grateful for in a safe and welcoming space. Hear what others share as well. These mid-week sessions can help you feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity and build strong relationships.
Previous sessions included demonstrations of poetry, music, drumming, visualization, Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, self-care, and forgiveness. These are followed by individual check-ins.
RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.
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Meditative Movement (in-person)
Meditative Movement (in-person)
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Nov 10Join us in the fitness room for a merging of meditative processes, breath work, modified yoga, sounding, mantra and structured improvisation prompts to create a gentle body wisdom practice suitable for every body whether you choose to practice from a chair, on a cushion, mat or standing. Wear something comfortable. Shoes are optional.
RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-290-6242.
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Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person)
Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person)
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Nov 11LightHouse’s Rehabilitation Services and Media and Accessible Design departments are teaming up to present this free course on learning to read tactile maps.
This course is made possible thanks to a grant from the Federal Transportation Administration.
Prerequisites:
- You must be an intermediate Braille reader
- You must be aged 16 or up
In addition to the training, each student will take home free TMAPs of their residential area, one of the LightHouse San Francisco area at 1155 Market, as well as a tactile map of the Civic Center BART Station.
LightHouse Braille Instructor, Divina Carlson, and Senior Accessible Media and Braille Specialist, Frank Welte, along with tactile map aficionado, Jerry Kuns, will be facilitating this introductory training in the practical use of TMAP, tactile maps and tactile BART maps for Bay Area travelers. It must be noted that Jerry states he isn’t happier than when he has a good cappuccino in one hand and a tactile map in the other!
What will you learn?
- Discover the value of tactile maps
- Developing systematic strategies in your approach to exploration of tactile maps
- Gaining deeper understanding of what a tactile map presents such as: symbols, line types, labels and distance, direction and environmental features.
- Tactile discrimination techniques for map reading
- Greater orientation to new environments
- How could you have lived without tactile maps? How do I order more maps?
Come join us in learning the language of tactile maps. To attend, please contact Briana Kusuma, at BKusuma@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7335 no later than Friday, November 9. In your email, please provide Briana your full name, phone number and your residential address, so that we can produce your home map prior to the training.
Space is limited to 20 participants. Orientation & Mobility students may attend with their teachers. Because this is in-person, we are requesting that you provide proof of vaccination upon entry and wear a mask during the training.
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!
