Author: Andrea Ogarrio

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Changing Vision Changing Life Immersion Training at Enchanted Hills Retreat

The intensified and collaborative Changing Vision Changing Life Immersion training brings together up to 18 low vision and blind adults from all over Northern California to learn essential daily living skills; an introduction to braille and access technology; cane travel and mobility basics, and most important, the connection to other students who are also there … Continue reading Changing Vision Changing Life Immersion Training at Enchanted Hills Retreat →

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Young Blind People and Old Ships on October 26

Join your friends at the LightHouse as the Youth Program explores the old ships of San Francisco. On Saturday, October 26, we will head down to the San Francisco waterfront for an exclusive tour of the historic ships docked at the Hyde Street Pier, and take a tour of the Maritime National Historical Visitor’s Center.  … Continue reading Young Blind People and Old Ships on October 26 →

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An Evening of Laughter and Discussion at Superfest 2013 on October 12

The LightHouse and the Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability at San Francisco State University have joined to expand the world’s longest-running disability film festival. Throughout its life, Superfest has been a juried film festival representing the Bay Area disability community’s own judgement about which are the most significant films involving disability that year. As … Continue reading An Evening of Laughter and Discussion at Superfest 2013 on October 12 →

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Explore the Whitewaters of the American River with the LightHouse on September 21

Join the LightHouse and Environmental Traveling Companions (ETC) as we go whitewater rafting on the South Fork of the American River. Youth ages 14-24 are invited to attend this thrilling rafting trip and overnight campout at ETC.             Note: This event is full, but we have started a waiting list, … Continue reading Explore the Whitewaters of the American River with the LightHouse on September 21 →

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Enchanted Hills Camp Open House Celebrates Friendships, Old and New

On a beautiful, sunny, warm but not too warm Saturday at the end of July, we held our first Open House at Enchanted Hills Camp. Over 200 friends, neighbors and campers gathered together to enjoy live music, swimming, paddle boating on Lake Lokoya, and tours of the camp grounds led by LightHouse CEO Bryan Bashin … Continue reading Enchanted Hills Camp Open House Celebrates Friendships, Old and New →

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Enjoy an Evening of Laughter and Discussion at Superfest 2013

      Come one, come all to the Superfest International Disability Film Festival’s special presentation of “the Dissies” – an evening of some of the silver screen’s most laughable foibles of disability in film. We’ve collected nominations for films that miss the mark because of their poor portrayals of disabilities in film. Superfest is … Continue reading Enjoy an Evening of Laughter and Discussion at Superfest 2013 →

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Donate your Car to the LightHouse and get an Itemized Tax Deduction for its Full, True Value!

Support the LightHouse by donating your car (or just about any motor vehicle: trucks, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles, RVs, boats, airplanes, go-carts, scooters, mopeds, golf carts, dune buggies, forklifts, trailers and more). Our agent, Charitable Auto Resources, will take care of everything, from picking up your vehicle and processing the DMV paperwork to arranging for … Continue reading Donate your Car to the LightHouse and get an Itemized Tax Deduction for its Full, True Value! →

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Planned Gift Donor Highlight: Josephine and Edwin C. F. Knowles

In 1963, Josephine Knowles passed away. A sum of a little over $30,000 from Mrs. Knowles and her husband, Edwin C. F. Knowles’ estate was put into a Trust under will.  The dividends from this account were bequeathed to three organizations (LightHouse’s Enchanted Hills Camp was to receive 15% of the funds). In the five … Continue reading Planned Gift Donor Highlight: Josephine and Edwin C. F. Knowles →

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LightHouse Finishes Key Phase on BART Audio-Tactile Map Project

The LightHouse and particularly our Access to Information Services (AIS) folks have a significant milestone to celebrate. We are done with the truthing phase of our station research for the BART Audio-Tactile Map Project.               The word “truthing,” is short for the phrase ground-truthing. In this context, ground-truthing is … Continue reading LightHouse Finishes Key Phase on BART Audio-Tactile Map Project →