Blogs – Page 27 – LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Sheri Albers against a bright blue background

Welcoming Employment Get-Togethers Going strong – Virtually

11/17/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Like all LightHouse Programs, 30% & Growing, our monthly casual meetup to chat all things blind employment, went virtual when LightHouse stopped face-to-face services to keep the community safe at the...

Close up image of a group of sealed glass bottles containing the vaccine

Get Your COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations at Our San Francisco headquarters

11/17/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

We are pleased to welcome members of our community, their friends and families and members of the wider community to receive a booster shot on four Tuesdays, from November 23 to...

Orientation and Mobility specialist, Anegla Reynolds, poses with two TMAPs she has embossed for clients in Australia

How TMAP Reinvigorated How Angela Reynolds Serves Students

11/11/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Since 2016, LightHouse’s Media and Accessible Design Laboratory (MAD Lab) has been continuously developing their innovative Tactile Maps Automated Production (TMAP) software and perfecting its outcoming product. TMAP, a tool...

Lord of the Ring "Middle Earth Tactile Map Bundle" created by LightHouse's MAD Lab

Adaptations Has New One-of-a-Kind Products

11/11/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

It’s a new month, and our online store Adaptations has exciting new products to shop for. One of the greatest benefits of shopping with Adaptations is our collection of...

Hitting the Ground Running

11/03/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Back in August, we announced the launch of our early childhood intervention service called LightHouse Little Learners. LightHouse Little Learners will give us the opportunity to provide specialist services...

Two people wearing masks standing six feet apart in the LightHouse building lobby at 1155 Market Street

LightHouse Public Board Meeting: Thursday November 4, 5:30pm – 8:30pm Via Zoom

11/02/2021/in LightHouse News/by Lee Kumutat

Members of the public are invited to attend this meeting of the Board of Directors of San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, during which thirty minutes...

Side view of a tardigrade, showing 4 legs, eyespot, and braille labels.

What does a tardigrade look like?

10/22/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Title: Tardigrade (Water Bear) Image Description: Illustration of a tardigrade from three angles, including the side view in the top half of the page and front facing and the underside...

Catherine in an art studio surrounded by her paining and hugging her guide dog, Andrea

LightHouse Student and Distinguished Blind Artist Catherine Chong, Showcases Her Tactile Painting at Palo Alto Art Center

10/21/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

The Palo Alto Art Center premiered their new exhibit, The Art of Disability Culture, on Saturday September 11. Among the beautiful works of art, the splashes of color, rich textures, and...

Tactile and Braille map of Battery Alexander Park

MAD Lab Creates Accessible Maps for Local Parks

10/21/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

LightHouse provides business and government accessibility services to those who have low vision, are blind or Deaf-blind. One way we do this this is by partnering with other organizations and...

Learn About Accessibility in Zero Gravity at Our White Cane Day Event, 10/15

10/13/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Please join the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired virtually this Friday, October 15 for a White Cane Day Event, “Will There Be Space for White Canes in...