The LightHouse is seeking volunteers to gather detailed transit route information on BART, CalTrain, selected San Francisco Muni rail and bus routes and selected SamTrans bus routes. Overview and Purpose Maps are an integral aspect of daily life in our society, conveying essential information about the world we live in. Having access to that information … Continue reading LightHouse Seeks Volunteers for Transit-Mapping Project
The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB), and the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) are pleased to announce the 29th annual Braille Readers Are Leaders contest for K–12 students. Registration is now open. The contest encourages children around the country to … Continue reading Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest
The California State Personnel Board has been working on redesigning its current employment assistance website, http://jobs.ca.gov. A prototype of the proposed new design is now available for review. They are asking individuals (regardless of employment status with the state) to review the prototype, compare it to their current website and provide feedback on the proposed … Continue reading State Personnel Board Solicits Feedback on New Website
Please note: Adaptations, the LightHouse Store will be closed for inventory on Thursday, September 29 and Friday, September 30.
The California State Rehabilitation Council (SRC), whose members represent the voice of consumers and other stakeholders in California’s rehabilitation system, is currently seeking to fill vacancies in the following categories: One representative of disability advocacy groups representing individuals with physical, cognitive, sensory and mental disabilities and representatives of individuals who have difficulty representing themselves due … Continue reading State Rehabilitation Council Recruitment
Cornell University’s e-Rulemaking Initiative (CeRI) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are working together to make it easier for the public to comment on proposed new federal regulations requiring air travel websites and airport check-in kiosks to be fully accessible to travelers with disabilities. Travelers with disabilities, web designers, usability experts and others with an … Continue reading Submit Comments on Proposed Air Travel Regulations
In 2001, the American Printing House for the Blind hosted a multiple disabilities focus group and conducted its first online survey to identify product needs for individuals who have visual and multiple impairments. The results of that survey guided APH over the last 10 years in the development of products for the visually impaired and … Continue reading Give APH Your Input on Product Needs
In light of recent Monday rush-hour protests at BART stations in downtown San Francisco, CBS 5 (KPIX-TV) spoke with LightHouse Donor Relations Coordinator Lisamaria Martinez and got her perspective on how such activities affect commuting. Watch the segment here.
Each week the LightHouse is coordinating a group of individuals to meet with their employed counterparts working for the Bay Area’s leading businesses and institutions. Our next two visits take place on Wednesday, September 21, when we visit Karen Rose and Wednesday, September 28, when we visit Tim Godecker. Karen is a licensed Marriage and … Continue reading RSVP by Monday, Sept. 19 for Next Jobsite Visits
LightHouse staff members will speak at the inaugural Blind Babies Foundation alumni event on September 24 at California School for the Blind in Fremont. Blind Babies Foundation provides early intervention and education services to infants and preschoolers who are blind or visually impaired. The upcoming alumni event offers a mix of discussion groups and activities. … Continue reading LightHouse Staff Featured on Roster of Speakers
