ENVISION of Kansas is the largest employer of individuals who are blind or low vision in a six-state region. Some of the more than 90 products made at Envision by individuals who are blind or low vision are used across the globe. We also operate retail stores on 15 military bases. Envision is currently seeking … Continue reading Career Opportunity: ENVISION of Kansas
EAST BAY PARATRANSIT CONSORTIUM NOTICE of PUBLIC HEARINGS Regarding the intent to increase ADA Paratransit fares. April 14, 2010, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm AC Transit General Offices 2nd Floor Board Room 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland April 22, 2010, 9:00 am BART Board Room, 3rd Floor Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall 344 20th Street, Oakland … Continue reading East Bay Paratransit public hearings for proposed changes.
Enchanted Hills Camp Director Tony Fletcher and LightHouse Board member Margie Donovan have teamed up to gather pledges for their respective 50 and 25-mile rides at Cycle for Sight on April 17th in Napa to support Enchanted Hills Camp.
If you do not receive this listing in your inbox every Friday, join the distribution list by emailing bberenson@old.lighthouse-sf.org. This listing is compiled by the Vision Loss Resource Center at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It is compiled weekly as a service to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern California. … Continue reading Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing April 2
Bill Barker’s Braille Radio Reading Room – April 2010
Truce, the story of Marilee Talkington’s vision loss, has been getting fierce notice and those in the blind/VI community who have attended strongly recommend it. It’s being performed for a few more days right here in SF.
Available beginning May or June 2010. Days and times flexible. A stipend of $10 per hour will be awarded for this position. Senior Center Without Walls, a non-sectarian, non-profit program sponsored by Episcopal Senior Communities, offers free activities, friendly conversation, and an assortment of classes and support groups on telephone conference calls to elders in … Continue reading Senior Center Without Walls Internship Program
Are you interested in getting involved in the national disability youth movement? Are you between the ages of 12 and 24? Are you interested in learning how to inform youth about their rights, give peer-support and training, and to change systems to include youth? If you answered “YES” to these questions, Kids As Self Advocates … Continue reading Get involved in the national disability youth movement with KASA.
A message from American Foundation for the Blind: Save the Date! – AFB & Adobe webinar on PDF accessibility April 5th This free 90-minute webinar will demonstrate how Adobe’s ubiquitous PDF is accessible by people with disabilities using assistive technology. Topics to be covered include different types of PDFs, using Adobe’s built-in accessibility features, and … Continue reading AFB offers an Adobe Webinar
The conference Quick Guide I was relying on didn’t provide many details, so when I apprised Josh Miele that Livescribe was presenting he was like “Wha? I never heard about that. I’m their man. They should be calling me”. Turns out that this was Josh’s presentation. Doh!
