LightHouse is overjoyed with the outcome of this year’s Giving Tuesday! After extending the donation timeline a couple of days, our campaign, Pathways to Independence, raised $70,997.30 from 81 donors!
We would like to thank each and every individual as well as the organizations who contributed to this important campaign. We are deeply appreciative for your…
Entering our fifth year, please join former Enchanted Hills Camp staff in this holiday tradition of playing music and sharing camp stories to the LightHouse community by hosting a free virtual EHC Alumni holiday concert. Our performers have served as program staff over the years and will join current LightHouse and EHC staffers to…
Read More Enchanted Hills Camp Alumni Holiday Virtual Concert is December 19
Giving Tuesday is tomorrow December 3!
This year, we’re inviting you to be a part of exciting fundraising efforts in support of LightHouse’s Pathways to Independence project. Our project goal is to raise $75,000 for wayfinding systems at Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC).
This essential project aims to enhance navigational accessibility across our 311-acre campgrounds through Braille…
What is Glide?
Glide is the world’s first intelligent guide for the blind and low vision community.
Pioneering a new category of primary mobility aids, Glide uses real-time data from an array of AI-powered advanced sensors to understand complex spaces, map the best routes, identify targets of interest, and avoid obstacles to guide you safely to your destination.
Watch the…
Read More Live Demo of Glide, AI-Powered Mobility Aid, is December 5
Last year, LightHouse welcomed Computer Science and Design students from Latitude High School in Oakland, who came to demo their prototypes of products to help people who are blind or have low vision.
Now, our partnership with Latitude High School continues with an online focus group and we invite LightHouse students to participate.
Latitude High School teacher, Nick…
We’re less than three weeks away from Giving Tuesday!
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that happens on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, so this year that’s December 3. It’s a day to encourage people and organizations to donate to charitable causes, nonprofits and foundations that are making a positive impact on the world.
This…
Join the LightHouse Access Technology team for a thought-provoking journey into the world where Artificial Intelligence (AI) seamlessly integrates into our everyday existence. This presentation, the second in our AI series, accompanied by a follow up panel discussion, will shed light on the ubiquitous nature of AI, subtly yet significantly influencing our daily lives.…
Read More Join Us for AI Everywhere: The Invisible Thread in Our Daily Lives on December 12
“I need a guide dog! Or do I?” Have you been considering applying for a guide dog and are curious to learn more but don’t know where to start? Will daily travel with a guide dog be easier? Are there things you need to know in order to prepare for the application process? Join…
Read More So You Think You Want a Guide Dog Info Session is December 10
The whistle of a teapot, or bubbles in a pot hint at tasty things to come. The whizz of cars in front of us are warnings, while those traveling beside us are protective. The dial tone that lets us know we are one step closer to speaking to a loved one. In this series…
Read More Level Up Your Auditory Skills with The Language of Listening Course
LightHouse is offering our Introduction to Access Technology class in person at our San Francisco and Berkeley locations.
If you’re a student new to access technology, join LightHouse instructors to explore the concepts and tools you will need to use devices confidently and comfortably. We will discuss access technology vocabulary in an approachable, digestible and…
Read More Intro to Access Technology Classes in San Francisco & Berekley
