The Adaptations Store, with the door open

Shop in person

Adaptations is the only place in Northern California with a comprehensive offering of tools, technology, and other solutions for blind and visually impaired people.

The store is located at our San Francisco headquarters at 1155 Market Street, on the 10th floor. 

The store is both a place to shop and get hands-on feedback and resources for adaptations of all types. Our knowledgeable staff will guide and help you find the best assistive technology to fit each customer’s unique visual needs.

To schedule an appointment,  inquire about item pick or the online store, contact our store staff at 1-888-400-8933 or adaptations@old.lighthouse-sf.org.

Adaptations’ in-store business hours are between 10am and 5pm Monday through Friday. We schedule personalized/one-on-one shopping appointments between 11am and 4pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and can accommodate other requests as needed. Unscheduled visitors may be asked to wait.

Popular store items include:

Tech

  • Victor Reader Stream
  • Aftershokz ears-free bone conduction headsets
  • Tactile keyboard overlays
  • more

Apple User Guides in Braille

  • OSX for Mac
  • iOS for iPhone and iPad
  • tvOS for Apple TV
  • Swift Playgrounds Tactile Puzzle Worlds (in Braille or Large Print + Braille)
  • Watch OS for Apple Watch
  • iOS for HomePod

Canes

  • Folding, telescoping or straight canes
  • All cane tips from roller, to pencil, to metal tips

Magnifiers

  • Handheld magnifiers with an LED light of all powers
  • Pocket magnifiers with or without a light of all powers
  • Dome shaped magnifiers
  • Video magnifiers (also known as portable CCTV’s)
  • more

Labeling items

  • Bump dots, locator dots, large print computer labels
  • Dymo tape-magnetic and clear
  • more

Writing utensils

  • Slate and stylus
  • 20/20 pens
  • Bold lined pens
  • Signature guides

Talking and braille watches/clocks

  • Large wall clocks
  • Talking clocks and alarms
  • Talking, braille, and large print watches
  • Vibrating-tactile clock

Games

  • Braille and large print card games
  • Accessible board games (chess, Monopoly, etc)
  • Large print/braille bingo

Lighting

  • Ott-light full spectrum task lamps or floor lamps
  • Flashlights
  • more

Large Print Items

  • Calendars
  • Address Books
  • Check register books
  • more

If you are not able to visit the store in person, you have several options to learn more about and order store products.