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A message from the CEO

01/24/2025/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Dear Members of the California Deaf-Blind Community and Beyond, At LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, we deeply value our Deaf-Blind community, recognizing the unique challenges and opportunities you...

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Free Tax Filing Support from AARP at LightHouse San Francisco

01/24/2025/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

LightHouse is again partnering with AARP’s Tax-Aide Program to provide free tax filing support at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco this tax filing season. AARP will be at LightHouse...

Embracing AI for Lifelong Learning: Acquiring New Skills through Intelligent Technology, 1/29

01/23/2025/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

We’re excited to invite you to the third event in our AI series, Embracing AI for Lifelong Learning: Acquiring New Skills through Intelligent Technology next Wednesday, January 29 at 5:30 PM....

The Passing of the Torch at EHC: Jamey Gump Takes Over for Tony Fletcher as Camp Director

12/20/2024/in LightHouse News/by Christina Daniels

In 1989, Tony Fletcher started his career with us as the Youth Coordinator at the Rose Resnick Center which later merged into the LightHouse for the Blind in 1993. It was...

The Braille Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind is assembled and prepared for mailing.

A Salute to the Ziegler Foundation: Thank You for Your Gift to LightHouse

12/20/2024/in LightHouse News/by Christina Daniels

Earlier this year, LightHouse was honored to receive a donation of $3.3 million from the E. Matilda Ziegler Foundation to support three LightHouse programs: Little Learners, Enchanted Hills Camp and MAD...

New EHC Director, Jamey Gump, and a visitor walk down a newly paved path at Enchanted Hills.

Thank you for your Giving Tuesday Donations

12/19/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

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! &...

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RSVP for the 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium, on February 8

12/19/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Photo Credit: Emmalaine Berry Photography The 29th Annual Lowenfeld-Akeson Early Years Symposium will take place at the California School for the Blind in Fremont on February 8, from 9:00 am...

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Enchanted Hills Camp Alumni Holiday Virtual Concert is December 19

12/02/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

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...

A group of campers, some with their guide dogs and some with white canes, hike at Enchanted Hills Camp.

Help LightHouse Enhance Wayfinding at Enchanted Hills Camp This Giving Tuesday

12/02/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

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...

A man using the Glide mobility device chats with two others on a city sidewalk

Live Demo of Glide, AI-Powered Mobility Aid, is December 5

11/20/2024/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

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...