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The week's events

  • Election Day (in-person)

    Election Day (in-person)


    Nov 8

    Location: 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)


    Nov 8

    In 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.

  • Little Learners Playgroup (online)

    Little Learners Playgroup (online)


    Nov 10

    Bring your giggles and wiggles to Little Learners weekly Zoom Playgroup, Thursdays from 9:30am - 10:15am. Enjoy fun activities with your little one, ages 0-6, while learning strategies to support your child's visual, sensory, motor and concept development. Connect with other families who understand and share your experience raising a child who is blind, has low vision, or Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). Weekly activities are designed to be accessible for all, and to build upon monthly themes that you can integrate into your family routines. All are welcome!

    For more information or to register, please email Jacqueline Barden at littlelearners@lighthouse-sf.org or call (415) 694-7657. Meet you in the Zoom Room!

    Create in Community (in-person)

    Create in Community (in-person)


    Nov 10

    Get your creative juices flowing every week in the LightHouse Craft Room. We’ll explore a variety of different arts media and prompts that will change each month. Let loose your curiosity and sense of play in a supportive space where you are welcome to experiment with the current LightHouse projects, or bring your own craft to work on alongside friends. No experience is necessary. Wear or bring something you don't mind getting dirty.

    This November, we will sculpt with air dry clay, creating works that celebrate both form and function, possibly suitable for holiday decorating and gift giving.

    RSVP to Maia Scott at Mscott@lightouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.

    Asian Art Museum Descriptive Tour and Performance (in-person)

    Asian Art Museum Descriptive Tour and Performance (in-person)


    Nov 10

    The Asian Art Museum has invited us to experience another fabulous collection of happenings, starting with a descriptive tour and a bit of art making followed by some social time and refreshment and concluding with a performance fusing classical and hip hop together.

    The exhibit we will visit sounds enticing: Into View: Bernice Bing celebrates the museum’s acquisition of 20 paintings and works on paper that shine a light on an important local Asian American artist who has only recently gained broad recognition for her achievements. These works reveal the evolution of Bing’s remarkable practice, from paintings of the 1950s and 1960s that straddle Abstract Expressionism and figuration to work from the 1980s and 1990s that explores a synthesis of Zen calligraphy and Western abstraction.

    The group performing later in the evening is bound to delight Ensemble Mik Nawooj’s Hip-Hop Orchestra samples from across classical genres, sharing original music in an underground party setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop.

    RSVP to Maia Scott at Mscott@lightouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.

  • Writers' Workshop at Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person)

    Writers' Workshop at Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person)

    (All day)
    Nov 11 Nov 13

    Are you a blind or low vision adult who loves to write? Then why not share your weekend and your story with other storytellers. Write about a challenge you’ve faced and how facing that challenge transformed you. Discover your own determination and confidence. People who are confident in themselves are better equipped to help others.

    This workshop takes places at LightHouse's Enchanted Hills Camp at 3410 Mt Veeder Rd. in Napa.

    Cost: $200 for the weekend. Thanks to the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services for providing additional funding for this program.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607 no later than November 4.

    Transportation 

    Round-trip transportation to EHC will be provided from the Ed Roberts Campus at 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley. The shuttle to EHC departs at 1:00 pm on November 11 and returns to Ed Roberts Campus at 1:00 pm on November 13.

    Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person)

    Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person)


    Nov 11

    LightHouse’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.

     

     

     

  • Writers' Workshop at Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person)

    Writers' Workshop at Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person)

    (All day)
    Nov 11 Nov 13

    Are you a blind or low vision adult who loves to write? Then why not share your weekend and your story with other storytellers. Write about a challenge you’ve faced and how facing that challenge transformed you. Discover your own determination and confidence. People who are confident in themselves are better equipped to help others.

    This workshop takes places at LightHouse's Enchanted Hills Camp at 3410 Mt Veeder Rd. in Napa.

    Cost: $200 for the weekend. Thanks to the San Francisco Department of Disability and Aging Services for providing additional funding for this program.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607 no later than November 4.

    Transportation 

    Round-trip transportation to EHC will be provided from the Ed Roberts Campus at 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley. The shuttle to EHC departs at 1:00 pm on November 11 and returns to Ed Roberts Campus at 1:00 pm on November 13.

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.

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