The LightHouse will host a totally free Transit Trek week from Monday, August 4 through Friday, August 8. If you are blind or low vision and between the ages of ten and nineteen and you’d like a week of adventure while learning and experiencing various public transportation routes in the San Francisco Bay Area, then … Continue reading Transit Trek Week for Youth and Teens
Last month University of California, Davis graduate student Hoby Wedler led Chemistry Camp at Enchanted Hills for the fourth year in a row. Wedler, who is blind, is studying chemistry and was among 14 people celebrated in 2012 at the White House as part of the President’s Champion of Change program honoring leading the fields … Continue reading Hoby Wedler’s Formula for a Successful Chemistry Camp
Thanks to everyone who rode or supported Enchanted Hills Camp through Cycle for Sight 2014. Over 2000 people rode for Enchanted Hills Camp and the California Veterans “Pathway Home Project.” We had a tremendous turnout of Team LightHouse participants this year with over 70 riders including twenty tandem teams. The weather was perfect, mild and … Continue reading Team LightHouse Rides to Glory at Cycle for Sight
For nearly 20 years the LightHouse has hosted a three-day gathering of professionals in our community, including new TVI’s (teachers of the visually impaired), O&M (Orientation & Mobility) Instructors, Program Managers and Adaptive Technology manufacturers for an engaging program of presentations mixed with opportunities for informal discussion, connection and friendship building. This year’s goal was … Continue reading Providers Weekend Exceeds Expectations
VoiceZone Talking Pedometer – on sale for $10.00 This talking pedometer announces up to 99,999 steps and measures and announces the total distance you have traveled with the push of a button. This triple-purpose device also functions as a portable talking clock and alarm. The VoiceZone Talking Pedometer is available at a discounted price of … Continue reading Adaptations – June Product of The Month and Special Hours
The LightHouse, in conjunction with an outside research organization, is interested in asking people who are blind or visually impaired to complete a short online survey about assistive technology. By completing the survey, you will have the chance to win one of three Amazon gift cards in the amounts of $125, $100, or $75. You … Continue reading Win an Amazon Gift Card by Taking a Short Survey
There are many reasons to make a bequest. A bequest allows you to honor a loved one, while providing critical support to an organization. Giving by bequest costs nothing now, yet it may give you a great deal of satisfaction to know that your future gift will live on, promoting independence, self-reliance and confidence for … Continue reading A Gift That Lives On
On May 14, the LightHouse welcomed guests from the Taiwan Foundation for the Blind. They were a group of service providers involved in O&M instruction and low vision services to clients in Taipei City. The group toured the LightHouse, visited Adaptations, the LH store, and had a lively discussion with LightHouse CEO Bryan Bashin and … Continue reading Visitors from Taiwan Pose with LightHouse Staff
At the end of the summer when camp sessions end, the LightHouse rents out the facilities of Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind as a retreat. Every dollar raised by rental groups goes right back into Enchanted Hills, supporting our transformational camp programs which are free for blind and low vision children. Since Enchanted Hills … Continue reading Enchanted Hills Retreat – A Family Place
Every year LightHouse recognizes our volunteers of the previous year. Last month we celebrated by hosting a gathering at Thirsty Bear Brewing Company, a well-loved San Francisco restaurant and bar. Over 55 volunteers and their friends and loved ones spent time together sharing stories, joined in honoring group and individual efforts, while enjoying first-rate Spanish … Continue reading LightHouse Volunteer Recognition Party Brings out Old and New Friends
