Calendar - LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

LightHouse offices are closed for in-person services through July 1, 2021. Check the calendar below for our offering of online classes.

2021 Holman Prize for Blind Ambition applications are now open.

December 2020
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Nov 29	Nov 30	Dec 1 12:00 pm: An Insider's Look Into the Comcast Innovation Lab 12:00 pm: An Insider's Look Into the Comcast Innovation Lab Dec 1 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Map Zoom Please join us for a conversation with a true pioneer in the accessibility field, Tom Wlodkowski, Vice President of Accessibility for Comcast. Hosted by LightHouse for the Blind Senior Director of Programs, Scott Blanks and Erin Lauridsen, Director of Access Technology, participants can will hear about the numerous innovations Tom and his team have created. From the award winning Xfinity X1 Voice Guidance text-to-speech interface and the web-based Xfinity Adaptive Remote to implementing a dedicated support center specifically tailored for customers with disabilities, Tom and his team define the strategy to ensure current and future Comcast products and services include customers of all abilities. This is a unique opportunity to hear more about the Comcast Accessibility Lab, which provides an interactive atmosphere where accessibility features are at the forefront of everything the team does as they strive to find the next breakthrough for those with disabilities. RSVP Date: Please RSVP by November 20 **The first 100 folks to RSVP will receive a code for $20 to enjoy a meal from GrubHub during the event To register for this event, visit the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-insiders-conversation-with-the-head-of-comcasts-accessibility-lab-tickets-128660028609 For more information, contact development@lighthouse-sf.org More about An Insider's Look Into the Comcast Innovation Lab	Dec 2 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Dec 2 10:00 am – 11:00 am Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST For dial in information, contact Jaclyne Atoigue (contact information below). Each 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. For more information contact Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 510-925-2943. More about Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual	Dec 3	Dec 4	Dec 5
Dec 6	Dec 7	Dec 8	Dec 9 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Dec 9 10:00 am – 11:00 am Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST For dial in information, contact Jaclyne Atoigue (contact information below). Each 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. For more information contact Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 510-925-2943. More about Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual	Dec 10	Dec 11	Dec 12
Dec 13	Dec 14	Dec 15	Dec 16 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Dec 16 10:00 am – 11:00 am Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST For dial in information, contact Jaclyne Atoigue (contact information below). Each 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. For more information contact Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 510-925-2943. More about Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual	Dec 17	Dec 18	Dec 19
Dec 20	Dec 21	Dec 22	Dec 23 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Dec 23 10:00 am – 11:00 am Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST For dial in information, contact Jaclyne Atoigue (contact information below). Each 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. For more information contact Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 510-925-2943. More about Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual	Dec 24	Dec 25 (All day): LightHouse of Marin; Our Services Continue, but our Office is Closing (All day): LightHouse of Marin; Our Services Continue, but our Office is Closing Dec 25(All day) The LightHouse opened one of it's first satellite Offices, LightHouse of Marin on 4th Street in 2000. Launching both the office and Adaptations in Marin was very exciting and quite a feat. There, we began (and still continue) our collaboration and connection with Vision Impaired of Marin (www.bvim.org). Since enjoying a downtown site, the LightHouse office moved to the Whistlestop Active Aging Center (now Vivalon) and then 851 Irwin Street, our goal, always staying central to transit so that consumers could easily access our office and staff. Like many agencies and businesses, the pandemic has impacted our ability to train and meet with students in-person, and maintaining an office where no one could enter, was a fiscal challenge. So with heavy hearts, after twenty years in San Rafael, we are announcing that the LightHouse of Marin will be closing it's office at Irwin Street at the end of December 2020, however, we will still continue to provide training in Marin County and perhaps return with a new 'real' open door in the future. Like many services in Marin, training and programs have gone virtual (Zoom) and since March 13th, this is how we have continued to connect with our blind and low vision students. Looking forward into 2121, we will continue to provide training virtually, and resume in-person training in Marin when it is safe for both instructors and students. The LightHouse is committed to continued training and support of Marin County blind and low vision residents, and we have served hundreds over the past twenty years. Marin County can continue to count on the LightHouse and reach out for training and support. Jeff Carlson, our LightHouse Social Worker who has been our incredible primary staff person in Marin will continue to be the contact for Marin. While the current LightHouse of Marin phone number will be disconnected, Jeff Carlson can be reached at 415-694-7314 or jcarson@lighthouse-sf.org. Additionally, Jeff can always be reached through our main LightHouse Headquarters phone number: 415-431-1418. Jeff will connect you to the resources and support you need as well as referring you to training in Orientation and Mobility, Independent Living, Braille and Access Technology. The LightHouse looks forward to 2121 as we connect with you virtually and eventually in person. Again, to stay connected, visit us at www.lighthouse-sf.org; visit our store at adaptations at www.adaptations.org (you can also call the store at 1-888-400-8933) and connect with Jeff Carlson at 415-694-7314. While you continue to be safe during the holiday season; wear a facial covering, socially distance, stay at home and reach out and give us a call. We all welcome 2021! More about LightHouse of Marin; Our Services Continue, but our Office is Closing	Dec 26
Dec 27	Dec 28	Dec 29	Dec 30 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual 10:00 am: Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Dec 30 10:00 am – 11:00 am Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PST For dial in information, contact Jaclyne Atoigue (contact information below). Each 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. For more information contact Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 510-925-2943. More about Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual	Dec 31 (All day): New Year's Eve Holiday (No Classes) (All day): New Year's Eve Holiday (No Classes) Dec 31(All day) More about New Year's Eve Holiday (No Classes)	Jan 1 (All day): New Year's Day Holiday (No Classes) (All day): New Year's Day Holiday (No Classes) Jan 1(All day) More about New Year's Day Holiday (No Classes)	Jan 2

The events for the upcoming week are read aloud on our event hotline every Friday, which can be accessed by calling (415)694-7325.
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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.

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