LightHouse will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday.
Sep 16
Create in Community (in-person)
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Sep 15
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 September, we will create and decorate a unique selection of book structures from tunnel books to one-page zines, pamphlet stitched bindings and more.
RSVP to Maia Scott at MScott@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7608.
Introduction to AT Session 2 (online)
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Sep 15
An 8 week course that introduces access technology concepts, terminology, and options on smartphones and computers in a group setting. The goal for this group introductory course is to help students not only learn about the basics of access technology but to also learn alongside a community. With our knowledgeable and patient AT instructors, we hope to provide a solid foundation for people who are completely new to access technology or who want to solidify their understanding of what access technology is and can do to empower them.
Disclaimer: Session 2 has been fully booked already. If you are interested in joining Session 3, which will start in October, you may email jko@lighthouse-sf.org to be added to the email campaign and put on wait list.
Tecnología para Todos (en línea)
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Sep 15
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.
Introduction to Accessible Wayfinding (online)
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Sep 15
Access Technology instructors Kacie Cappello, Fernando Macias, and Orientation & Mobility instructor Katt Jones are teaming up to present a virtual five-part class series on Accessible Wayfinding. Learn the ins and outs of GPS terminology, Microsoft Soundscape, Apple Maps, Google Maps, and transit apps. The class will be limited to eight students.
Students interested in the course must live in one of the following counties: San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin or Humboldt to qualify. Students must use an iPhone, have a Apple account and be able to download apps to their iPhone, and be comfortable navigating the screen semi-independently.
Class Schedule
September 8: GPS Concepts and Terminology
In this class, we will learn the basic terminology of digital wayfinding such as POI and turn-by turn. We'll also use virtual assistants and the Compass app to obtain basic location and directional information.
September 15: Soundscape Part 1: Automatic Callouts and Markers
In this class, we will review the functions of automatic call-out applications and start to explore Soundscape's informational controls, in order to obtain information about immediate physical surroundings as well as create markers for points of interests (POIs).
September 22: Soundscape Part 2: Audio Beacons and Street Preview Mode
In this class, we will continue to use the various features and functions within Soundscape to travel virtually to new locations for route-planning purposes, and we will compare/contrast Soundscape with other automatic call-out applications.
September 27: Getting Directions with Apple Maps and Google Maps
In this class, we will review Apple Maps and Google Maps' features and functions to obtain information for local businesses and search for public transit directions to points of interests as well as for walking directions to points of interests.
September 29: Transit Applications and Review
In this last class, we will explore and use the Moovit and Transit applications to look for departure time information for nearby stops and lines and to search for directions to a point of interest. We'll also review the applications discussed during the course to mark, obtain directions for, and virtually travel to points of interests.
Thursdays, September 8, 15, 22 & 29 + Tuesday, September 27 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Please RSVP to Julie Koh at JKoh@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7684.
Building a Partnership (online)
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Sep 15
Do you love someone who is blind or has low vision? Curious about tools they can use to get around, cook, meet their needs, and live independently? Wondering what services exist to support them? LightHouse for the Blind would like to invite you to “Building a Partnership.” In this seminar we will discuss the many ways you can support your loved one throughout their blindness journey.
Who is this seminar for?
- Anybody who is in a close relationship with a current LightHouse student over the age of 18. Close relationships include partners, children, parents, siblings and friends.
- People comfortable learning in a group setting
- People willing to actively participate in the seminar
- Those who can commit to attend the seminar in full
- Anybody who can access the Zoom platform
What Will You Do?
- Learn about LightHouse’s history, mission and clientele
- Establish appropriate expectations about your loved one’s abilities
- Learn how positively adjusting expectations can impact your partnership
- Learn about what your loved one, service providers, and yourself can take responsibility for along the student’s journey of learning
- Understand the various training areas within blindness services (orientation and mobility, access technology, independent living skills, Braille, etc.)
- Meet other people who love a person who is blind or has low vision
- Share your story of supporting your loved one
- Ask questions about blindness, LightHouse services, and any other related topics
- Walk away with a list of resources
RSVP to Debbie Bacon at DBacon@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7357.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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!
