The Low Vision Skills: Putting It All Together (online) **CLASS FULL

This class is full. For info about future classes please contact Esmerelda Soto at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7323.

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 being served by the California Department of Rehabilitation, are invited to participate in an in-person 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 in-person course at the San Francisco LightHouse Headquarters is once a week for 3 weeks, with a morning and an afternoon class with a one hour lunch break in between.  The classes are taught by two Certified Low Vision Therapists, a Low Vision Optometrist, a Social Worker, a Braille Teacher, and an Adult Programs Manager. Included in the course: a pre-course assessment one week prior to the start of the course, ongoing support during the course, and two individualized lessons for a total of 8 lessons.

It is a comprehensive skills training course introducing participants to foundational low vision concepts, skills, and current technologies for maximizing successful, independent daily living skills. After the low vision skills classes, participants can expect to feel more confident in using their vision and making changes in their environment for independent daily living skills.  Thereafter, participants are eligible for an individualized Low Vision Therapy lessons.

The low vision skills course dates are:

Feb.24 – 27, 2025: Course Introduction and Pre-Course Assessment by Zoom video or telephone call

Week 1 (Classes #1 and #2): Wednesday, March 5, 2025, San Francisco LightHouse Headquarters  – 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Class Support time available between Weeks 1 and 2

Week 2 (Classes #3 and #4): Wednesday, March 12, 2025, San Francisco LightHouse Headquarters  – 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Class Support time available between Weeks 2 and 3

Week 3 (Classes #5 and #6): Wednesday, March 19, 2025, San Francisco LightHouse Headquarters  – 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Lunch provided by LightHouse.

Class Support time available between Week 3 and individualized lesson/s.

By April 30, 2025: individualized follow-up low vision skills lesson/s tailored to the unique needs of each participant at the LightHouse San Francisco Headquarters.

If you are not with the California Department of Rehabilitation, and if you are age 55 and older, living in the counties of Alameda, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Plumas, San Francisco, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, 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.

The registration for this course is currently closed.  All interested parties need to have a Low Vision Evaluation completed within one year prior to the start of any low vision course.  Please contact Esmerelda Soto at 415-694-7323 or by email at ESoto@lighthouse-sf.org for any questions and planning for a LH Services Orientation and Assessment day. Any appropriate Low Vision course referrals will then be placed on our waitlist for the next available class (dates TBA).