Access to Design Professions Symposium and Workshop

This three-day symposium and workshop aims to: promote universal and inclusive design principles to current and future students; support the recruitment of people with disabilities into design careers; and, promote interaction and understanding. The symposium will be a public event that will include keynote addresses and panel discussions from leading design professionals, disability advocates, agencies, … Continue reading Access to Design Professions Symposium and Workshop

Group Learning Makes for Success and Fun

The LightHouse has developed a program of Cohort-Based training for small groups of blind or low vision students so they can take the skills training journey together and stay connected when classes are done. Our open-style cohort training provides flexibility for those who have additional responsibilities in their lives. To learn more read on!

Emotional Article Features LightHouse Board President Josh Miele

A neighborhood boy remembers hearing of a little boy blinded by a schizophrenic man who threw acid on him at the age of 4. Decades later he looks up the man that little boy has become and writes an article about him. The subject of the article, Josh Miele, is the President of the LightHouse … Continue reading Emotional Article Features LightHouse Board President Josh Miele

Come Cycle for Sight on April 20 and Support Enchanted Hills!

The Napa Rotary Cycle for Sight ride will be held on Saturday, April 20. Sign up to ride as a cyclist and enjoy the beauty of scenic Napa and the challenge of a 15, 25 or 50 mile route with 2,000 other cyclists. Register today at www.cycle4sight.com and ride for Team LightHouse! Proceeds support Enchanted … Continue reading Come Cycle for Sight on April 20 and Support Enchanted Hills!

Have You Taken A Major Open Online Course?

Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is investigating experiences, both positive and negative, of users of Major Open Online Courses (MOOCs) available through web sites such as Coursera, Udacity, and EdX. If you are legally blind and have taken or attempted to take one of these courses, DRA would like to hear from you. To share your … Continue reading Have You Taken A Major Open Online Course?

Blind Chemistry Camp for High School Students

Would you like to learn how blind people tackle the very visual subject of organic chemistry successfully? Do you have a general love for science? Are you a blind or low vision teenager considering a career in chemistry? Then the 2013 California Chemistry Camp is for you! During this exciting and action-packed 3-day experience, students … Continue reading Blind Chemistry Camp for High School Students

LightHouse’s Employment Immersion Helps Individuals Land the Job

Meet Angela Griffith, One of our Latest Placements. We’re happy to announce that Angela Griffith, an August 2012 graduate of LightHouse’s Employment Immersion Program, has been hired as a Technical Support Specialist for Bookshare. After two and a half years of jobseeking, Angela landed a job with Bookshare, a non-profit based in Palo Alto that … Continue reading LightHouse’s Employment Immersion Helps Individuals Land the Job

LightHouse Blind Blood Drive a Great Success!

Blind community members and their sighted friends visited the LightHouse and other Bay Area locations to participate in the first annual Bay Area Blind Blood Drive. They ultimately gave 54 units of usable blood, more than twice the number of units considered by the Red Cross to constitute a successful drive. The drive was so … Continue reading LightHouse Blind Blood Drive a Great Success!