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Teens row boats on Lake Lakoya at Enchanted Hills Camp

New Rules Allow You to Deduct $300 or $600 from Your Taxes – Even if You Don’t Itemize

06/30/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

While LightHouse always relies on the generous support of community members like you, in 2021 there is extra incentive to support LightHouse programs. The recent stimulus package that was signed into...

Enchanted Hills Camp “Give Back” Summer Concerts

06/29/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

This summer we’re hosting a series of virtual music concerts on Facebook Live to support Enchanted Hills Camp. Each concert will be headlined by musicians with a passion for...

LightHouse Access Technology Instructor Kacie Cappello

A Perfect Teacher-Student Partnership

06/29/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

LightHouse offers a variety of resources, trainings, and programs for individuals who are blind or have low vision taught by expert instructors and educators, most of whom are also blind...

A child holds a balloon covered in papier-mâché at a previous Enchanted Hills Camp session

Singalongs and Smores: EHC to Hold Virtual Kids Camp Starting July 5

06/29/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Last week we brought you news about Enchanted Hills Camp’s (EHC’s) Adult Virtual Camp Session. It’s part of the multiple virtual sessions we are offering this summer,...

A screen shot of an iPhone with the App Store highlighted using VoiceOver

There’s an App for That: Select the Right Tech, App Edition is June 25

06/21/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Whether you love accessible technology or have a love/hate relationship with it, knowing your options is power. For years LightHouse has hosted Select the Right Tech, a gathering where...

Cropped graphic of International Space Station with braille labels

Touching The News: What does the International Space Station look like?

06/18/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Titles, from left: International Space Station, International Space Station Diagram Description: 3-page graphic containing an illustration of the International Space Station as seen from the Zenith (above), a layout diagram,...

First in Our Returning EHC Give Back Concert Series

06/16/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Photo Caption: Derek and Shane Dittmar Last year we brought you the Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) “Give Back” summer concert series. Throughout the summer months when camp was silent, people...

Adaptations Featured Products for the Month of June

06/02/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

With every month brings exciting new products and discounts to Adaptations. This June we are all about giving our shoppers the best deals out there. To honor LightHouse Day on...

Mars helicopter tactile graphic with braille labels, front view with two legs, fuselage, and 2 sets of rotors.

Touching The News: What does NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter look like?

06/01/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Title: Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Description: Side and top views of Mars Ingenuity Helicopter with braille labels. Side view labels from top: telecommunication, solar panel, rotor system, fuselage, landing system. Top...

Fraph with braille labels, two lines increasing and decreasing from origin along x- and y-axes

How many daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases are there in the US and the World?

05/26/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Tactile graphic title: Daily confirmed COVID-19 cases per mil people: US and world, updated May 25, 2021 Description: Braille graph with two plotted lines. Solid line for US, dashed line for World....