Did you know that January is Glaucoma Awareness Month? Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve. The most common form is primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). An estimated 2.2 million Americans have been diagnosed with POAG and an additional 2 million have glaucoma and don’t know it. There are often no … Continue reading Early Detection of Glaucoma Key to Protecting Vision
By Brian McCallen, LightHouse guest blogger and volunteer The Department of Justice (DOJ) just held three hearings on the Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs), containing changes to the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) that call for upgrades in digital cinema equipment and increases in audio-described film offerings. According to published and broadcasted highlights, all … Continue reading The Department of Justice’s Changes to Audio Description and Movie Captioning: Hearing Highlights and More
We need to replace some very old cookware used in our cooking classes. Through February 22, for every $10 you spend on qualified purchases, Lucky Supermarket is giving out a stamp that can be redeemed for professional cookware. Please consider donating these stamps to the LightHouse. Bring them into our office or mail them to … Continue reading Help the LightHouse Purchase New Cookware
Outstanding graduate and upper division undergraduate
students to serve as interns on social policy research and policy
analysis projects in Washington, DC. Students studying business,
economics, gerontology, journalism, political science, public policy,
health policy, social work, actuarial science, or related subjects are
encouraged to apply.
Multiple internships below – Please see details for each under bold titles
**Application process at the end of post for all.
If your looking for a rewarding career in Higher Education then look no further. San Francisco State University has many exciting openings at it’s main campus.
From faculty positions to administrative positions, San Francisco State University’s opportunities for employment are broad and reach many levels of experience. They also offer healthy benefit packages for full-time staff and possible tuition reduction for some. You can’t beat these perks.
Are you or someone you know interested in acquiring the services of a guide dog or other service animal? The State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind is hosting a Question & Answer session in Sacramento on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This Q&A session will address the recent changes … Continue reading Changing Definition of Service Animal – Live Webcast
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (http://www.rfbd.org/) works with leading publishers and technology innovators to bring accessible materials to individuals with visual and learning disabilities. Since their founding, they have advocated for programs for individuals who learn differently. The combined voice of volunteers, students, parents, educators and other concerned citizens has driven the educational system … Continue reading Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Survey
American Council for the Blind 2011-2012 Academic Year Scholarship The American Council of the Blind (ACB) annually awards approximately twenty scholarships ranging in amounts from $1,000 to $2,500 to vocational, entering freshmen, undergraduate and graduate college students who are legally blind, maintain a 3.3 GPA and are involved in their school/local community. Applications are being … Continue reading Scholarships Available!
Blindness organizations such as the American Council of the Blind (ACB) and the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) applaud President Obama for signing the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (S. 841). This legislation will require the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin writing standards that would set requirements for an alert sound that allows blind … Continue reading President Signs Quiet Car Bill
Bill Barker’s Braille Radio Reading Room – January 2011
