Blogs – Page 30 – LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Meet the Distinguished 2021 Holman Prize Jurors

07/21/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to the fourteen 2021 Holman Prize for Blind Ambition Finalists. Three from this ambitious group of blind people who want to challenge misconceptions about...

A woman wearing a navy blue spacesuit in a zero gravity environment. She has a big smile, her body is floating, and her hair is floating around her

LightHouse partners with SciAccess to launch Mission: AstroAccess

07/21/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

LightHouse is excited to partner with SciAccess Initiative for the launch of a new program, Mission: AstroAccess. This is a program designed to bring diversity and inclusion to the STEM...

Cropped map of Gaza and West Bank with braille labels on right, keyed items on left.

New from Touching The News: Tactile Map of Gaza Strip and West Bank

07/16/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Title: Israel, Gaza, West Bank Description: Map of Israel-Palestine, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan, and neighboring countries. The map includes a north arrow and scale, approximately 1 inch = 40 miles. The Mediterranean...

17-year old twin sisters Madison and Paige

Welcome back, EHC!

07/14/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

As visitors wind their way up Mt. Veeder Road, past the lush redwoods, sparkling lake, and rolling green hills of Napa, the once quiet grounds of Enchanted Hills Camp are...

Aerial view of San Francisco's waterfront Aquatic Park and Pier and the surrounding cove

San Francisco’s Aquatic Park and Pier Wants Your Input

07/14/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

San Francisco’s scenic and historic waterfront is revamping the space and creating a new community-led project entitled the Aquatic Park and Pier Project. The Maritime National Park Association is...

Janet Pomeranz standing in the opening of the Humboldt Moving and Storage Co. van holding a sign that says LightHouse of the North Coast

LightHouse of the North Coast has a New Home

07/14/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

LightHouse North Coast office has moved to the Grove Building at 317 Third Street in Old Town, Eureka. Third Street borders the Morris Graves Museum, and the cross streets are D...

Personal safety instructor George Freeman leading a self-defense class

LightHouse offers personal safety seminars with Martial Arts Instructor, George Freeman

07/08/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

In response to an increase in anti-Asian violence and apprehensions among LightHouse students venturing out after over a year of very limited travel and sheltering in place, along with the...

A black baby goat born spring 2021 at Enchanted Hills Camp

Things are going real “well” at EHC

07/08/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Thank you for joining us for the first two Enchanted Hills Camp Give Back concerts of the season! If you missed them, you can watch both on the EHC Facebook...

Digital illustration of $20 bill with braille labels, featuring Harriet Tubman.

Touching The News: What will the Harriet Tubman $20 bill look like (when it happens)?

07/02/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Title: Conceptual Rendering of Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Description: Concept drawings of the front and back of the Harriet Tubman $20 bill, including braille labels where they would appear on the printed...

Learn More about MAD Lab, Adaptations and LightHouse Services at NFB, ACB Conventions

07/01/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco will be making appearances at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) and American Council of the Blind (ACB) virtual...