The Dollywood Foundation will begin a new partnership with American Printing House for the Blind to provide children’s books in Braille. The foundation’s Imagination Library each month sends free books to hundreds of thousands of youngsters. Learn more here.
Alameda resident and longtime LightHouse friend Peter Cantisani has long been a champion of finding off-the-shelf technologies that work for blind people. Peter has just finished a volume on iPhone apps he’s found that can be helpful and extremely affordable. “Twenty-six Useful Apps for Blind iPhone Users” is available for $9 in Braille, eBraille, DAISY … Continue reading There’s an App for That. Booklet Lists Nifty Picks for Blind iPhone Users.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), a non-profit legal center, is investigating complaints concerning cuts in services for students with disabilities in the California Community College system, the California State University system and the University of California system. The affected services include: Note-Taking Services Availability of Documents in Alternative Formats Mobility Assistance Sign Language Interpreting Assistive Computer … Continue reading DRA Looking Into Cuts to Student Disability Services
By Brian McCallen, LightHouse guest blogger Do you want to find out the latest news but can’t read the paper? Do you want to read a magazine but are frustrated because you can’t see the pictures? Access News is the solution to your problems. Access News by Phone from the Society for the Blind in … Continue reading Free Information and Entertainment on Your Phone
There will be major delays on May 28, 29 and 30 and June 4 and 5 for some BART customers traveling through the Transbay Tube. The delays are necessary to accommodate work on the cables that provide power to the track. Delays for trains in both directions are estimated to be approximately 20 to 40 … Continue reading BART Rider Alert: Delays on Upcoming Weekends in May, June
Our very own Divina Fontanilla, LightHouse Braille Instructor, is the subject of the latest podcast from Guide Dogs for the Blind. Click here to listen to Divina talk about how she came to be paired with Syracuse.
En-Vision America has announced a new program to aid the blind and visually impaired in obtaining accessible prescriptions. Under their Pharmacy Freedom Program, eligible individuals may obtain a free ScripTalk Station patient reader that will allow them to access their prescription label information. ScripTalk Station utilizes RFID (radio-frequency identification) and TTS (text-to-speech) technologies to allow … Continue reading Free Accessible Prescription Label Program
KQED Radio (88.5 FM) today aired a piece about the 2011 Chemistry Camp for blind high school students held April 29 to May 1 at Enchanted Hills. The three-day session was offered by the LightHouse in collaboration with the National Federation of the Blind of California, the California Association of Blind Students and the University … Continue reading Chemistry Camp Featured on KQED
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), the nonprofit legal center based in Berkeley, CA, is concerned about how proposed changes in Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) rates will impact residential consumers with disabilities, many of whom live on a fixed income and rely on utilities in a way that the rest of the population does not. DRA … Continue reading Speak Out About Proposed Utility Rate Hikes
Camp season is in full swing!! Most Enchanted Hills Camp are currently full with the exception of our Blind Babies session (5 and under). Reserve your spot now by calling program assistant Rich Russo at 415-694-7352 or email him at rrusso@old.lighthouse-sf.org.
