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Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing March 19, 2010

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 March 19, 2010 →

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SF MOMA Blind and Low Vision focus group

Art Education for the Blind Focus Group: March 26  10:30am-Noon San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 151 Third Street San Francisco Art Education for the Blind(AEB) and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)   are working on making the museum’s collection accessible to people with vision loss. AEB is coming to San Francisco to conduct … Continue reading SF MOMA Blind and Low Vision focus group →

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Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities. March 24 is the application deadline!

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Last year President Obama announced several initiatives to increase the employment of people with disabilities in the federal workforce. In support of this goal, on April 26, 2010 the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy, along with many other federal agencies, will host a day-long, … Continue reading Federal Hiring Event for People with Disabilities. March 24 is the application deadline! →

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San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind

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An invite from Jaime Tomasello, Member of the NFBC San Francisco Chapter: Come one, Come all! The San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of California would like to extend an open AND FRIENDLY invitation to all whom are interested to join us for our monthly chapter meeting. Who: The membership and … Continue reading San Francisco Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind →

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Received your notice of alternate format availability from Social Security?

A message from Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund: In October 2009, a federal court in Northern California granted judgment for two plaintiff classes of blind and visually impaired people in American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, a case against the Social Security Administration (SSA). The recent judgment requires SSA to provide class members … Continue reading Received your notice of alternate format availability from Social Security? →

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Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing March 12

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 March 12 →

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NFB's 2010 Writing Contests

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND WRITERS’ DIVISION 2010 YOUTH AND ADULT WRITING CONTEST Contact Robert Leslie Newman 2010-contest@nfb-writers-division.org Adult contests are open to all entrants eighteen years and over. Youth poetry and fiction entries will be divided into three categories: grades first through sixth grade, seventh and eighth grades and ninth through twelfth grades. All … Continue reading NFB's 2010 Writing Contests →

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Marilee Talkington's performance "Truce" premieres March 17"

Marilee Talkington  is a critically acclaimed actor, writer and director who works in plays, film, multi-media performance, journalism, and sound sculpture.  She is the founder and Artistic Director of Vanguardian  Productions, a Resident Artist of Crowded Fire and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theatre marking her as one of … Continue reading Marilee Talkington's performance "Truce" premieres March 17" →