Blind Chemist Hoby Wedler Leads first “Cooking with Community Class” for Youth
Calling all cooks and aspiring cooks in middle and high school who are blind or have low vision: LightHouse Youth Programs is pleased to announce a new class: Cooking...
Celebrate Disability Culture at Palo Alto Art Center In-Person or Virtually
You’re invited to The Art of Disability Culture: Artists with Disabilities Dispelling Myths, Dissolving Barriers, and Disrupting Prejudice, running September 11 through December 11 at the Palo Alto Art Center in...
COVID-19 Rent Relief for San Francisco Residents
The San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Disability and the San Francisco Mayor’s Office on Housing and Community Development would like San Francisco tenants to know about a COVID-19...
LightHouse Launches New Program for Parents of Infants and Toddlers Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a major new program called LightHouse Little Learners. The program will serve families of children ages birth to three who are blind,...
New to Blindness? Learn essential skills with a virtual Edition of Changing Vision Changing Life
Changing Vision Changing Life (CVCL) is for those who are new to blindness or low vision and want to get a full overview of the essential training that will be...
LightHouse Youth Return to Favorite Programs this Fall. And Something New!
LightHouse’s Youth Programs team is excited to be bringing back many of your favorite virtual programs this autumn, plus introduce a new one. Find out more about them below....
And the 2021 Holman Prizewinners Are…
The LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco is pleased to announce the winners of the fifth annual Holman Prize for Blind Ambition.
Last month an international...
LightHouse Face-to-Face & Virtual Classes Available; Other Face-to-Face Services by Appointment
For the past several months, LightHouse has resumed select face-to-face classes, while maintaining safety for staff and students. The recent rise of the Omicron variant means taking a more cautious...
This Year Marked the Return of the YES Academy to EHC
This summer, LightHouse was thrilled to bring back the Youth Employment Services (YES) Summer Academy. Due to COVID-19 restrictions and health and safety protocols, last year we ran the program...
California Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CAABVI) appoints first Executive Director
For more than 30 years California’s private agencies serving the blind have had a loose informal association with one another. In recent years, funding streams for training homemakers, non-vocational services...