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Jun 30(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 1(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 2(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 3(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 4(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 5(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 6(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 7(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 8(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 9(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 10(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 11(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 12(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 13(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 14(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 15(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 16(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 17(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 18(2 events)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

1:00 pm: Learn to Use NFB-NEWSLINE


Jul 18

Learn to Use NFB-NEWSLINE
Thursday, July 18,1-2:30 p.m.

Are you unable to easily read newspapers due to vision loss, physical disability or Dyslexia? Learn how to use the NFB-NEWSLINE Information Service. It is a free service and multiple ways of accessing it means there's a good fit for you.
NFB-NEWSLINE is an information access service that offers you more than 200 US and international newspapers, more than 50 magazines, TV and job listings, news about state and local events, and much more. Listen on the phone, access it on devices, or have magazines and newspapers delivered to your email. This is your opportunity to connect with our partners at the San Francisco Public Library's Talking Books and Braille Center to learn all the ways that NFB-NEWSLINE can enhance your access to the world and even get signed up for the service. To RSVP, contact Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

Jul 19(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 20(1 event)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

Jul 21(2 events)

5:00 pm: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy


Jun 23 Jul 21

Youth Employment Series (YES) Academy

June 23 – July 21, 2019

This summer, we’re offering youth ages 16 to 24 a new opportunity: to live away from home, attend the world’s largest blindness convention, and gain real work experience in a month-long program based in downtown San Francisco.

Applications for YES Academy 2019 close on April 29, 2019. Visit the YES Academy website for applications and full details about the month-long adventure!

If you have any questions regarding the YES Summer Academy, please contact Ann Wai-Yee Kwong, Transition Program Specialist, by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7328.

Read more: Youth Employment Series (YES) 2019 Summer Academy

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 22(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 23(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 24(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 25(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 26(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 27(1 event)

(All day): O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

(All day)
Jul 21 Jul 27

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) is now offering an Orientation & Mobility Immersion Program! Our week long program is designed to develop those O&M skills most relevant to guide dog mobility. Students will work with specially trained O&M specialists at one of our partner organizations and will be instructed on various techniques such as:

  • Increasing awareness of the environmental information available to a guide dog traveler.
  • Developing an understanding of how to use auditory information like traffic sounds to remain oriented and to achieve correct alignment during general travel and street crossings.
  • Using auditory information to analyze different types of intersections and determine the best time to initiate street crossings.
  • Developing the ability to estimate the distance walked relative to the time taken (time-distance estimation).

Students will also participate in exercises to help simulate travel with a guide dog (Juno exercises) and learn to apply their sensory awareness and travel skills in a practical way. First time students will get to participate in Juno exercises with a guide dog instructor followed by an experience walk with a guide dog on the same route.

 

For more information, or to apply for a future program please visit us at guidedogs.com or contact Danielle Velken, Outreach, O&M Program Coordinator at dvelken@guidedogs.com | 415-492-4121 | 800-295-4050 ext 4121 (Toll Free)

Read more: O&M Immersion Program with Guide Dogs for the Blind

Jul 28
Jul 29
Jul 30(1 event)

1:00 pm: Scanning Showdown


Jul 30

Scanning Showdown

Have you ever wished you had an app for reading mail or simply accessing printed text on the go? Do you want to know the options available for portable scanning of documents? If so this is the workshop for you. Join us on July 30 from 1-4:00 p.m. and share in our exploration of mobile scanning apps. We will be looking at both free and low cost scanning apps designed to improve our access to the printed word. Join us and discover ways to access the information on a sign, business card or document you need to read when at rest or on the go.  An RSVP is required for this class. To register, email ahogan@lighthouse-sf.org or call: 415.694.7343

This class is free to participants through support from the City of San Francisco’s SF Connected program.

Jul 31
Aug 1
Aug 2(1 event)

10:00 am: Knitting East Bay


Aug 2

Knitting East Bay
First & Second Fridays, 10 AM-noon
Ed Roberts Campus/ADA Cafe
3075 Adeline, Berkeley

Come sit and knit in the East Bay! LightHouse knitters are taking up residence in the warm and friendly ADA Cafe in the Ed Roberts Campus conveniently located above Ashby BART station. Our knitters gather to share their purls of wisdom and get in the loop on each other’s latest project, and usually end up in stitches spinning yarns. Whether you knit for pleasure, distraction, or just practical economics, or you’ve never done it before and want to give it a try, there’s always room for another loom. Learn, refine, or teach a skill that makes your gift-giving budget lighter weight, or support a student-led altruistic project like knitting chemo caps, beanies for babies, lap blankets, or other creative applications. For more info, needle Adult Program Coordinator Serena Olsen at solsen@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7316.

Aug 3

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!

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