Join the LightHouse, the San Francisco Independent Living Resource Center, the Mayor’s Office on Disability and other members of the local disability community for the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Where: San Francisco City Hall, July 26th. 12 – 3 p.m.
What: “It’s Normal: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the ADA”
Speeches by Judy Heumann, [...]
As part of the Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute Colloquium series, Professor Paul Longmore will present “Subverting the Dominant Paradigm of Blindness: Revolutions in Consciousness”. Professor Longmore is a noted historian and founder of San Francisco State University Institute on Disability.
When: Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 12 NOON
Where: Smith Kettlewell. 2318 Fillmore Street, San Francisco
2nd [...]
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education have sent a letter to colleges and universities about the use of electronic book readers that are not accessible to students who are blind or have low vision. The letter points out a serious problem with some of these devices that do not have [...]
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing seeks public comment on efforts to make U.S. currency accessible to people with vision impairments. In a notice published in the Federal Register on May 20, the Bureau outlined potential actions to be undertaken and posed specific questions to the public. The Bureau is proposing to add a raised [...]
A message from DRA:
ATTENTION: CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES
HELP DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES OPPOSE
ENERGY UTILITY RATE INCREASES
California’s biggest energy utilities are seeking to raise or redesign their rates in a way that will harm the state’s low-income residents.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) believes that the proposed changes will harm residential consumers with disabilities, many of whom live on a [...]
Message from Kathleen Huebner
Opportunity of a Lifetime: Earn Your Doctorate With a Specialization in the Education of Students with a Sensory Impairment (Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, or Deaf blindness) National Leadership Consortium in Sensory Disabilities (NLCSD) by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs is accepting applications for full time doctoral [...]
National Federation of the Blind Files Suit Against Four California Law Schools
San Francisco, California (June 9, 2010):
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, and three blind students who have applied or are considering applying to law school in California Deepa Goraya, Bruce J. Sexton, and Claire [...]
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is investigating complaints from people with disabilities regarding a practice at Ross Stores of refusing to provide assistance to customers with disabilities.
If you are a person with a disability who has shopped at a Ross Store, they would appreciate hearing about your experiences in seeking customer service.
PLEASE [...]
May 20, 2010 (FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) – SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) are issuing this Notice pursuant to the ruling in American Council of the Blind v. Paulson that ordered Treasury to provide meaningful access to U.S. currency to people who are blind and [...]
The LightHouse is pleased to read the following exemplary statement on the evolving status of our digital access rights and aspirations.
Achieving the Promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the Digital Age – Current Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
Statement to the House by noted disability rights lawyer Daniel Goldstein.
Excerpt:
In today’s increasingly online society, limiting [...]
