Blogs – Page 32 – LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Dr. M. Leona Godin stands on a dock holding her white cane

Lighthouse Day to feature Mayor Breed and New Blindness Book Author, June 10

05/24/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Each year we gather friends to celebrate Lighthouse Day, honoring our 119 years of service and looking forward into the future. For the second year we will use Zoom to keep...

Graph with braille labels, line increasing from origin along x- and y-axes

What percentage of the population have received at least 1 dose of the COVID-19 vaccine?

05/20/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Tactile graphic title: Share of the population that received at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine, through May 17 Description: Braille graph with a plotted line increasing from the origin along the...

Graph with braille labels, line increasing and decreasing

How many COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in the US?

05/20/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Tactile graphic title: US: Daily COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Dec 21, 2020 – May 17, 2021 Description: Braille graph with a plotted line increasing along the x- and y-axes, dipping a few times, peaking in...

Building the Perfect Access Technology Partnership

05/19/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

By Erin Lauridsen, Director of Access Technology I’m Erin Lauridsen, I’m blind and proud of it, which means that I am profoundly personally invested in my work in...

Rolling on the floor laughing face emoji

What does the Rolling on the Floor Laughing Face (ROFL) emoji look like?

05/17/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Title: ROFL Emoji (and 3 others) Description: Four emojis, from top left to bottom right, all with circular head, and open, smiling mouth. Grinning face: oval eyes. Grinning face with squinting...

This Month’s 30% & Growing Welcomes Back Former LightHouse Employee and Host, Serena Olsen

05/13/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

Since April of 2016, LightHouse has been hosting a monthly meet up and casual networking social hour for blind and low vision jobseekers and working professionals called 30% & Growing. The name...

Two volunteers wearing LightHouse masks stand in the lobby of LightHouse headquarters. One holds a walkie-talkie.

Help Herd Immunity: Get Vaccinated at the LightHouse

05/12/2021/in LightHouse News/by LightHouse Staff

Photo Caption: Two volunteers wearing LightHouse masks stand in the lobby of LightHouse headquarters. One holds a walkie-talkie. Photo by Sarika Dagar Read vaccine information in Spanish Friday May 21, COVID-19...

LightHouse Eye Clinic Returns

05/10/2021/in LightHouse News/by Caitlin O'Malior

We’re pleased to announce the reopening of the LightHouse Eye Clinic at our 1155 Market Street San Francisco headquarters. LightHouse, in partnership with the University of California, Berkeley School of...

Tactile map of Antarctica with Longitude lines and braille labels.

How big was that iceberg that broke off Antarctica in February?

04/30/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Tactile map 1: Antarctica Map Description: Map of Antarctica with scale lines, showing longitude lines, Antarctic Circle line, and location of Halley VI Research Station. Tactile map 2: A-74 Iceberg Map Description:...

Detail map of route through Suez Canal and route around Africa.

Suez Canal Maps: Where was the Ever Given stuck and what is the main alternative route?

04/30/2021/in Touching the News/by Naomi Rosenberg

Tactile map 1: Alternative route for shipping while Suez Canal blocked Description: Tactile map of shipping route using Suez Canal and route around Cape of Good Hope. Routes connect Rotterdam, Netherlands...