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On a dark blue sky above the clouds, text reads, “LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. Beneath the text, a white robotic hand’s fingers curve upwards towards the letters AI in the word impaired. The letters AI glow bright white.

Embracing AI for Lifelong Learning: Acquiring New Skills through Intelligent Technology, 1/29

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We’re excited to invite you to the third event in our AI series, Embracing AI for Lifelong Learning: Acquiring New Skills through Intelligent Technology next Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30 PM....
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The Passing of the Torch at EHC: Jamey Gump Takes Over for Tony Fletcher as Camp Director

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In  1989, Tony Fletcher started his career with us as the Youth Coordinator at the Rose Resnick Center which later merged into the LightHouse for the Blind in 1993. It was...
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The Braille Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind is assembled and prepared for mailing.

A Salute to the Ziegler Foundation: Thank You for Your Gift to LightHouse

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Earlier this year, LightHouse was honored to receive a donation of $3.3 million from the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation to support three LightHouse programs: Little Learners, Enchanted Hills Camp and MAD...
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New EHC Director, Jamey Gump, and a visitor walk down a newly paved path at Enchanted Hills.

Thank you for your Giving Tuesday Donations

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LightHouse is overjoyed with the outcome of this year’s Giving Tuesday! After extending the donation timeline a couple of days, our campaign, Pathways to Independence, raised $70,997.30 from 81 donors! &...
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RSVP for the 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium, on February 8

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Photo Credit: Emmalaine Berry Photography The 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium will take place at the California School for the Blind in Fremont on February 8, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. ...
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A Zoom screenshot of Camp Director Tony Fletcher wearing a Santa hat

Enchanted Hills Camp Alumni Holiday Virtual Concert is December 19

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Entering our fifth year, please join former Enchanted Hills Camp staff in this holiday tradition of playing music and sharing camp stories to the LightHouse community by hosting a free...
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A group of campers, some with their guide dogs and some with white canes, hike at Enchanted Hills Camp.

Help LightHouse Enhance Wayfinding at Enchanted Hills Camp This Giving Tuesday

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Giving Tuesday is tomorrow December 3! This year, we’re inviting you to be a part of exciting fundraising efforts in support of LightHouse’s Pathways to Independence project. Our project...
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A man using the Glide mobility device chats with two others on a city sidewalk

Live Demo of Glide, AI-Powered Mobility Aid, is December 5

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What is Glide? Glide is the world’s first intelligent guide for the blind and low vision community. Pioneering a new category of primary mobility aids, Glide...
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Latitude students and instructor pose with LightHouse community members and staff in front of the 10th floor staircase at LightHouse in 2023.

Help Latitude High Schools Students Problem-Solve in Online Focus Group, December 5

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Last year, LightHouse welcomed Computer Science and Design students from Latitude High School in Oakland, who came to demo their prototypes of products to help people who are...
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Three Little Learner campers, one using a white cane, run together past the dining hall at Enchanted Hills Camp.

Save the Date: Giving Tuesday is December 3!

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We’re less than three weeks away from Giving Tuesday!   Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that happens on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, so this year that’...
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