Remembering Phillip “Skip” Foster
We are very sad to learn of the passing of LightHouse longtime employee, supporter and friend, Skip Foster on June 12. His name will be familiar to many in our community,...
EHC is the Place to Be for the Littlest Ones: A Recap
Photo Caption 1: A Little Learner seated in a wheelchair makes lemonade by pressing a lever to squeeze lemon juice with the help of her older sister and teacher Jeri Hart....
Reflections on the LightHouse Contingent at the San Francisco Pride Parade
0n June 26, LightHouse community members, students, volunteers and staff gathered to honor and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community by marching in the 52nd Annual San Francisco Pride Parade.
This was the...
Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community and Join Us in the 2022 San Francisco Pride Parade
It’s June–school is out, summer is in full-swing—and across the nation all month long we acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with Pride awareness, advocacy, and...
Free Tickets to Enjoy an Audio Described Contemporary Ballet Performance
By Maia Scott, Adult Programs Coordinator
Ballet and dance are all about the language of movement. Describing that movement so that it is accessible to people who are blind or...
A Braille Tip to Get Your Fingers Itching to Learn
Did you know that less than 10% of the 1.3 million residents of the United States who are blind or have low vision are Braille readers? One reason for this is the...
Mount Veder Echoes with the Sound of a Beating Drum as the First DeafBlind Camp since 2019 is Held at EHC
Last week, 19 DeafBlind campers converged on Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) in Napa for the first time in three years. DeafBlind people as a group across the world have experienced a...
Visit Adaptations in the Exhibit Hall at ACB, NFB Conventions
Editor’s Note: Last week, we told you that our MAD Lab will be at the ACB and NFB conventions. Now, find out more about the offerings from ...
Meet Sabrina Bolus: A New member of our Community Services Team
Earlier this year, Sabrina Bolus joined LightHouse as one of our new Adult Programs Coordinators. So far, Sabrina and co-coordinator, Maia Scott, have hit the ground running, creating many...
Meet with MAD Lab at the Summer 2022 Blind Consumer Conventions
Members of our Media and Accessible Design Laboratory (MAD Lab) team will be on hand at the LightHouse exhibit booths at this summer’s American Council of the Blind (ACB)...