Events in March 2023
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Feb 26(1 event)
1:00 pm: Mean Girls Audio-Described Performance (in-person)1:00 pm: Mean Girls Audio-Described Performance (in-person) – Mean Girls is a musical that’s based off the hit 2004 film. Summary: Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? The audio-described performance takes place at the Golden Gate Theatre box office at 1 Taylor St. in San Francisco. To purchase ADA tickets, call 888-746-1799 or fax your order to 415-581-2121. For fax orders, please include the show name, number of tickets, date and time of show, credit card, and daytime contact information. Tickets may also be purchased at the Orpheum or Orpheum Theatre at 1192 Market, San Francisco. In addition to purchasing a ticket, a headset must be reserved by requesting a headset ticket. With the reserved headset ticket, you may pick up the headset in the lobby of the theatre on the way to your seat. |
Feb 27(1 event)
9:45 am: The Low Vision Skills: Putting It All Together (online) - Registration Closed9:45 am: The Low Vision Skills: Putting It All Together (online) - Registration Closed – The Low Vision Skills: Putting It All Together course is composed of essential topics recommended for all participants who are new to low vision. Adults 55 and older, in addition to adult clients of all ages being served by the California Department of Rehabilitation, are invited to participate in a virtual six-session course geared towards learning about their changes in vision. Participants will learn practical ways to maximize successful, independent living skills in work, school, and daily living environments. The virtual course is divided into six lessons over three weeks: a 2.5-hour introductory lesson with a Low Vision Optometrist, Social Worker, and two Certified Low Vision Therapists, followed by five, 2.5-hour lessons which will include practical skills taught by the Certified Low Vision Therapists. It is a comprehensive skills training distance course introducing participants to foundational low vision concepts, skills, and current technologies for maximizing successful, independent daily living skills. After the virtual six-session course, participants can expect to feel more confident in using their vision and making changes in their environment for independent daily living skills. Thereafter, participants can be eligible for individualized Low Vision Therapy lessons. The classes will be taught via Zoom Video Conferencing, best viewed on a tablet, laptop, or computer (phone is not recommended for participation in this course due to small screen size for viewing class materials and resource options) at the following dates and times (Pacific Standard Time): Week 1: Monday, February 6 and Wednesday, February 8 – 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Week 2: Monday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 15 – 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Week 3: Wednesday, February 22 and Monday, February 27 (due to the President’s Day Holiday observance Monday, February 20) – 9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. If you are not with the California Department of Rehabilitation, and if you are age 55 and older, living in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity, there may be partial scholarship funding for training and course materials. For adults working with the California Department of Rehabilitation, please contact your Rehabilitation Counselor directly to discuss participation and referral. Currently this course registration is closed, however we are accepting referrals for our waitlist for our next available class (dates TBA). To register please contact Debbie Bacon at 415-694-7357 or Certified Low Vision Therapist, Gina di Grazia at gdigrazia@lighthouse-sf.org The class is limited to ten students. |
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Mar 1(2 events)
9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual)9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual) – 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. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a participant presents something that invigorates them. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations. March’s theme is: Welcome Spring! March 1: Spring Music RSVP online for Gratitude VIBES or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
Mar 2(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) – Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Para registrarse, contacten a Jeffrey Colon JColon@lighthouse-sf.or o 415-694-7323. 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. |
Mar 3(2 events)
(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person)(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person) (All day) When: Friday March 3 at 3:00 pm to Sunday, March 5 at noon Where: LightHouse for the Blind Headquarters at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco Who: Blind and low-vision students between the ages of 16 and 22 How do blind and low vision students access reading materials for both work and leisure? How does accessing reading materials tie into pre-employment preparedness skillsets? Join us this March for a workshop focused on all things literacy. Students who attend will not only gain resources and knowledge through exciting group activities, but will have the opportunity to assist with this year’s Northern California Braille Challenge, happening that weekend at LightHouse Headquarters. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences for youth and young adults who are enthusiastic about realizing their dream careers, emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. Each YES workshop focuses on a specific theme and offers an array of self-advocacy, assistive technology, living skills, and soft skills curricula empowering students to strive toward future employment or post-secondary educational success. The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors, connecting with blind and low vision peers, and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional goals. Objectives:
Things to Bring:
If you are interested in participating in the March YES Weekend Workshop, please:
YES programs are, and will continue to be, in strict accordance with local, state and Center for Disease Control recommendations and guidelines. 8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online)8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online) – We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly gathering takes place Friday evenings at 8:00 pm., where we watch the next episode of our series and connect with your LightHouse and EHC friends. Now that we’ve watched all that we could from the world of Daredevil, our club will be switching things up and will start watching the new series, Wednesday, in early February. For those unfamiliar with the show, check out the trailer. ***Parents Please Note*** Wednesday is rated TV-14 for fear, language, and violence which means some content may not be suitable for kids under 14. IMDB has a parental guide that goes into greater detail about why the show received this rating. Read the Parent Guide for Wednesday. Who: teens and young adults who are blind or are low vision What: Wednesday with the Reel Escape Audio Description Club via Zoom When: Friday evenings @ 8:00 pm Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm the day before the program If you are interested in signing up or have any questions about the Reel Escape Audio Description Club, please contact Jamey Gump by email at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372. |
Mar 4(3 events)
(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person)(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person) (All day) When: Friday March 3 at 3:00 pm to Sunday, March 5 at noon Where: LightHouse for the Blind Headquarters at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco Who: Blind and low-vision students between the ages of 16 and 22 How do blind and low vision students access reading materials for both work and leisure? How does accessing reading materials tie into pre-employment preparedness skillsets? Join us this March for a workshop focused on all things literacy. Students who attend will not only gain resources and knowledge through exciting group activities, but will have the opportunity to assist with this year’s Northern California Braille Challenge, happening that weekend at LightHouse Headquarters. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences for youth and young adults who are enthusiastic about realizing their dream careers, emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. Each YES workshop focuses on a specific theme and offers an array of self-advocacy, assistive technology, living skills, and soft skills curricula empowering students to strive toward future employment or post-secondary educational success. The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors, connecting with blind and low vision peers, and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional goals. Objectives:
Things to Bring:
If you are interested in participating in the March YES Weekend Workshop, please:
YES programs are, and will continue to be, in strict accordance with local, state and Center for Disease Control recommendations and guidelines. 8:30 am: 2023 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge (in-person)8:30 am: 2023 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge (in-person) – Each year, blind and low vision students, families, teachers, and community members from all over northern California gather for a day dedicated to braille literacy through the Northern California Regional Braille Challenge. At this gathering, blind and low vision youth demonstrate their braille skills in a series of contests ranging from reading and comprehension, speed and accuracy, spelling, proofreading, and tactile graphics. We’re pleased to announce that this year’s Northern California Regional Braille Challenge will be held in person at our LightHouse San Francisco headquarters. In addition to students showing their braille brilliance and competing with their peers, students will get the chance to learn from and meet blind and low vision mentors and role models such as our keynote speaker, Rachel Grider, a past Regional Braille Challenge winner who now teaches music to blind and low vision students. While students take part in this year’s challenge, parents will get the chance to learn about many different resources that can help their child along the path of independence, from experienced educators and blind and low vision mentors. Topics for parent workshops will include living skills, tech demonstrations, and a workshop hosted by staff and students dedicated to sharing information and addressing parents’ concerns about overnight and summer camp programs for blind and low vision youth. In addition to all the lessons and connections that will take place, the brand-new Bop It Button will be making an appearance and there will be a bop-off for students with prizes. Learn more about the Braille Challenge from the Braille Institute website. Who: Blind and low vision youth from Northern California in grades K-12, as well as their family and educators Register a student for the 2023 Northern California Regional Braille Challenge by March 1. For general information about the event, or to get involved, please contact Jamey Gump, Youth Services Coordinator, at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7372. This year’s 2023 Northern California Braille Challenge will be hosted by the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in collaboration with Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired, California School for the Blind and Braille Institute of America. 7:30 pm: Simply Sinatra Concert to Benefit Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person)7:30 pm: Simply Sinatra Concert to Benefit Enchanted Hills Camp (in-person) – After unfortunately having to cancel the January 7 performance, we’re thrilled to announce the rescheduling of the Simply Sinatra concert to benefit Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) on Saturday March 4! These concerts are organized by Nancy and Steve Gill to support EHC. In 1997 their daughter, Anne, was in a car accident that caused blindness and a traumatic brain injury. Nancy and Steve were frustrated with the lack of programs that served people with multiple disabilities until they found out that EHC holds a yearly camp session for adults with developmental disabilities. Anne enjoyed her first time at EHC and has returned as a camper over the years. In 1999 Nancy and Steve organized the first concert to benefit EHC. The theme for the 2023 concert is “Simply Sinatra: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Singer” and features Alex Perez and Steve Gill. Alex Perez has worked professionally with TheatreWorks as a choreographer, actor, and director. He has also performed and directed at Foothill College, San Jose Stage, Broadway by the Bay and the Globe Theatre in La Jolla. Steve Gill has performed professionally with American Musical Theater, TheatreWorks, San Jose Stage and West Bay Opera. Both Alex and Steve directed theatre at Menlo School. The concert takes place on Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 pm at the Martin Family Hall at the Menlo School located at 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, 94027. A donation of $20 is requested. COVID-19 Safety & More Info All audience members are requested to wear masks and provide contact information in case the concert is cancelled. For more information about the concert, please contact Nancy Gill at gillnancyg@gmail.com or 650-948-4648. |
Mar 5(1 event)
(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person)(All day): YES Weekend Workshop (in-person) (All day) When: Friday March 3 at 3:00 pm to Sunday, March 5 at noon Where: LightHouse for the Blind Headquarters at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco Who: Blind and low-vision students between the ages of 16 and 22 How do blind and low vision students access reading materials for both work and leisure? How does accessing reading materials tie into pre-employment preparedness skillsets? Join us this March for a workshop focused on all things literacy. Students who attend will not only gain resources and knowledge through exciting group activities, but will have the opportunity to assist with this year’s Northern California Braille Challenge, happening that weekend at LightHouse Headquarters. YES workshops are monthly weekend-long learning experiences for youth and young adults who are enthusiastic about realizing their dream careers, emphasizing the vocational enrichment of low vision and blind youth, providing access to a multifaceted array of mentorship, employment readiness skills, and alternative accessible techniques. Each YES workshop focuses on a specific theme and offers an array of self-advocacy, assistive technology, living skills, and soft skills curricula empowering students to strive toward future employment or post-secondary educational success. The weekend is spent learning from blind and low vision mentors, connecting with blind and low vision peers, and engaging in creative hands-on activities which further support youth to explore and achieve their individualized and professional goals. Objectives:
Things to Bring:
If you are interested in participating in the March YES Weekend Workshop, please:
YES programs are, and will continue to be, in strict accordance with local, state and Center for Disease Control recommendations and guidelines. |
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Mar 8(2 events)
9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual)9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual) – 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. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a participant presents something that invigorates them. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations. March’s theme is: Welcome Spring! March 1: Spring Music RSVP online for Gratitude VIBES or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
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Mar 10(1 event)
8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online)8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online) – We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly gathering takes place Friday evenings at 8:00 pm., where we watch the next episode of our series and connect with your LightHouse and EHC friends. Now that we’ve watched all that we could from the world of Daredevil, our club will be switching things up and will start watching the new series, Wednesday, in early February. For those unfamiliar with the show, check out the trailer. ***Parents Please Note*** Wednesday is rated TV-14 for fear, language, and violence which means some content may not be suitable for kids under 14. IMDB has a parental guide that goes into greater detail about why the show received this rating. Read the Parent Guide for Wednesday. Who: teens and young adults who are blind or are low vision What: Wednesday with the Reel Escape Audio Description Club via Zoom When: Friday evenings @ 8:00 pm Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm the day before the program If you are interested in signing up or have any questions about the Reel Escape Audio Description Club, please contact Jamey Gump by email at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372. |
Mar 11(1 event)
11:00 am: College Spaces From Different Places (in-person)11:00 am: College Spaces From Different Places (in-person) – Where: We will be meeting in San Francisco at LightHouse Headquarters by 11:00 pm, and plan to return by 4:00 pm. San Francisco is filled with interesting spaces to explore, and this March we’re inviting all College Spaces members to join us for a day in Chinatown. Cool shops and great food are only some of the things that await us, and we are excited to explore this part of the city with you all! Remember to bring your Clipper cards, money for any shopping and food you might want, and meet us at LightHouse Headquarters by 11:00 am. College Spaces from Different Places is a peer-led student organization which cultivates connections and community for all undergraduate college students. This group is designed by and for students who are blind and who have low vision to have fun, build community, and share in our struggles and accomplishments. Many undergrads are currently missing out on forming social connections on their own college campus. Therefore, joining College Spaces from Different Places will give you an opportunity to come together with others from across the state. Leave your books and syllabi behind and join us! RSVP by March 9 to Daisy Soto at DSoto@lighthouse-sf.org 415-694-7328. You may also contact Daisy with any questions. |
Mar 12(1 event)
5:00 pm: Lions LightHouse Concert Humanitarian Aid for Turkey and Syria (in-person)5:00 pm: Lions LightHouse Concert Humanitarian Aid for Turkey and Syria (in-person) – This is a fundraiser for Humanitarian aid for earthquake victims of turkey and Syria by the Lions clubs international Foundation. 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm - Wine reception/finger food The donation for admission is: $100 for VIP seats Pay by PayPal to: svcyberlions@gmail.com or Venmo to: 415-699-9299 All proceeds will distribute through Lions Clubs International Foundation There will be an intermission with light food and drinks RSVP to svcyberlions@gmail.com. |
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Mar 14(1 event)
6:00 pm: National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online)6:00 pm: National Federation of the Blind: San Francisco Chapter Meeting (online) – The National Federation of the Blind is a nationwide community of members that believe blind people can live the lives they want. We meet online via Zoom with the following schedule: 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Virtual Happy (Half) Hour To RSVP, contact President Bobbi Pompey at bobbipompey@gmail.com or 336-988-6375. |
Mar 15(2 events)
9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual)9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual) – 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. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a participant presents something that invigorates them. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations. March’s theme is: Welcome Spring! March 1: Spring Music RSVP online for Gratitude VIBES or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
Mar 16(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) – Tecnología para Todos, es un espacio en donde los usuarios comparten sus conocimientos y experiencias. Cada mes conversamos sobre distintos servicios, aplicaciones y dispositivos disponibles para personas ciegas y con baja visión. ¡Te esperamos! Para registrarse, contacten a Jeffrey Colon JColon@lighthouse-sf.or o 415-694-7323. 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. |
Mar 17(1 event)
8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online)8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online) – We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly gathering takes place Friday evenings at 8:00 pm., where we watch the next episode of our series and connect with your LightHouse and EHC friends. Now that we’ve watched all that we could from the world of Daredevil, our club will be switching things up and will start watching the new series, Wednesday, in early February. For those unfamiliar with the show, check out the trailer. ***Parents Please Note*** Wednesday is rated TV-14 for fear, language, and violence which means some content may not be suitable for kids under 14. IMDB has a parental guide that goes into greater detail about why the show received this rating. Read the Parent Guide for Wednesday. Who: teens and young adults who are blind or are low vision What: Wednesday with the Reel Escape Audio Description Club via Zoom When: Friday evenings @ 8:00 pm Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm the day before the program If you are interested in signing up or have any questions about the Reel Escape Audio Description Club, please contact Jamey Gump by email at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372. |
Mar 18(1 event)
10:30 am: CCB San Francisco Chapter monthly meeting (hybrid)10:30 am: CCB San Francisco Chapter monthly meeting (hybrid) – The CCB San Francisco Chapter holds its regular meetings on the third Saturday of the month. In March, our meeting will start at 10:00 AM as we join a program about racial equity being presented by Inclusive Diversity of California, a statewide special interest affiliate of the California Council of the Blind, followed by our regular business meeting at 11:30 AM. This event will take place virtually on Zoom and in person at the LightHouse Multipurpose Room, 1155 Market Street, 10th floor. All are welcome. RSVP to President Vita Zavoli at VZavoli@gmail.com or 510-846-4080. |
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Mar 22(2 events)
9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual)9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual) – 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. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a participant presents something that invigorates them. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations. March’s theme is: Welcome Spring! March 1: Spring Music RSVP online for Gratitude VIBES or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
Mar 23(1 event)
10:00 am: Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person)10:00 am: Introductory Tactile Map Workshop (in-person) – 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 workshop takes place at LightHouse East Bay in the Osher Conference Room. The address is Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, 94703. What will you learn?
Prerequisites:
LightHouse Braille Instructor, Divina Carlson; Senior Accessible Media and Braille Specialist, Frank Welte; Orientation & Mobility Specialist, Sarah McIntyre and 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! 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, March 17. 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 15 participants. Additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list. We will consider scheduling an additional session if there is sufficient interest. Students may attend with their TVI or O&M teacher. Because this is an in-person activity, we are requesting that you provide proof of vaccination upon entry and wear a mask during the event. This course is made possible thanks to a grant from the Federal Transportation Administration. |
Mar 24(2 events)
2:00 pm: Inclusive Innovations: The Future of Accessible Work (hybrid)2:00 pm: Inclusive Innovations: The Future of Accessible Work (hybrid) –
LightHouse is pleased to partner with Envision for Inclusive Innovations, a free disruptive tech event at LightHouse San Francisco headquarters on March 24. Disruptive technology is an innovation that significantly alters the way that consumers, industries, or businesses operate, bringing about major changes in people’s lives. Inclusive Innovations was created to focus attention and understanding on the future of workplace accessibility for employees who are blind or who have low vision. Representatives from across industry, technology, and employees who are blind and who have low vision, will come together to discuss ideas and share insights on the latest technology trends, new workplace practices, and the role of Inclusive Innovation in shaping the future of workplace accessibility, inclusivity and happiness. Guests will also be able to meet innovators and try out the next generation of assistive technologies firsthand. The event includes introductory remarks, a panel discussion, audience Q&A, a tech fair and networking drinks and bites. Speakers include: Vanessa Vigar - Chief Marketing Officer, Envision There will be 5-minute demos from the following innovators: Be My Eyes What: Inclusive Innovations: Creating Workplace Accessibility and Happiness Can’t make it in person? You may register for the Inclusive Innovations webinar to hear the panel. Don’t miss your chance to connect and network with some of the greatest minds in assistive technology! 8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online)8:00 pm: Reel Escape Audio Description Club; Wednesday Netflix Series (online) – We all need an escape at times, and with the Real Escape Audio Description Club you can do just that with your blind and low vision friends. Our weekly gathering takes place Friday evenings at 8:00 pm., where we watch the next episode of our series and connect with your LightHouse and EHC friends. Now that we’ve watched all that we could from the world of Daredevil, our club will be switching things up and will start watching the new series, Wednesday, in early February. For those unfamiliar with the show, check out the trailer. ***Parents Please Note*** Wednesday is rated TV-14 for fear, language, and violence which means some content may not be suitable for kids under 14. IMDB has a parental guide that goes into greater detail about why the show received this rating. Read the Parent Guide for Wednesday. Who: teens and young adults who are blind or are low vision What: Wednesday with the Reel Escape Audio Description Club via Zoom When: Friday evenings @ 8:00 pm Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting RSVP: Zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm the day before the program If you are interested in signing up or have any questions about the Reel Escape Audio Description Club, please contact Jamey Gump by email at JGump@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372. |
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Mar 29(2 events)
9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual)9:30 am: Stress Reeducation & Meditation (Virtual) – 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. RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607. 1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online)1:00 pm: Gratitude VIBES: March 2023 (online) – Gratitude-VIBES are Visually Impaired Blind Energizing Sessions. Each week a participant presents something that invigorates them. Gratitude is associated with greater happiness and can help you feel more positive emotions, recognize and relish good experiences, improve your health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships. Individual shares and a gratitude exercise follow presentations. March’s theme is: Welcome Spring! March 1: Spring Music RSVP online for Gratitude VIBES or contact Sabrina Bolus at SBolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-6707. |
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Mar 31(1 event)
7:30 pm: FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (in-person)7:30 pm: FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer (in-person) – TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. Summary: “To hope is to vote!” Famed activist and civil rights hero Fannie Lou Hamer makes this impassioned rally cry, reminding us that change begins with just one voice. Tracing her steps from sharecropper to activist to political candidate, Fannie takes audiences on a gospel-filled journey of justice and self-determination, inspiring every American to rise up and fight for the vital issues of our time. There will be three audio-described performances, courtesy of Gravity Access Services. Those performances are: March 31 at 8:00 pm (pre-show talk at 7:30 pm) (Additionally, there is an ASL performance and three performances with copen captioning.) Performances take place at the Lucie Stern Theatre at 1305 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, 94301. Purchase tickets online for FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer. After you purchase your ticket, you will also need to contact the box office to let them know you would like a headset for the audio-described performance at 650-463-1960 or boxoffice@theatreworks.org. There will be a talk You can also purchase your tickets this way. Pre-show talks are held 30 minutes before each performance. Safety info: Masks are required for all attendees. Visit the FANNIE: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer TheatreWorks webpage.
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