News
First in the Nation APS Installation Policy
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority unanimously adopts the nation’s first policy on the request for installation of accessible pedestrian signals.
AT&T National Center for Customers with Disabilities (NCCD)
VLRC Specialist Beth Berenson reports "They answer any AT&T consumer or prospective customer's access questions...."
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
A great resource for folks with disabilities and for employers, many of JAN's publications were recently translated into Spanish and are available on their web site.
Students Sought for Medical Transcription Course
The Lighthouse of San Francisco is seeking highly motivated blind and visually impaired students to participate in a 12-month, on-site medical transcription course that will prepare them for competitive employment as highly skilled, certified medical transcribers.
Accessible Online Libraries and Museums
Browse through hundreds of books and artworks while visiting the world's most accessible libraries and museums: A list of online libraries and museums that are accessible to people who are blind, or visually impaired.
Smart Pens Help Blind See
A pen that talks to you: For many, that's just cool new technology, but for a blind student, this pen may rewrite their future. Blind students are about to speed up their learning curve thanks to a new "smart" pen. Did you know, just three characters of Braille take up an inch on a page? This new pen can condense that information into just one smart dot.
Consumer Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities
Employers’ negative attitudes and fears have long been a barrier to the employment of individuals with disabilities. However, the successful employment of people with disabilities is also contingent on the views of the consumer.
Class Action Settlement Reached with Sutter Health
This settlement remedies a range of access barriers for persons with mobility, visual, hearing and speech disabilities in Sutter hospitals throughout northern California.
Have a Ball with the Giants and the A's
Both the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants offer free Braille game schedules.
Team USA Took the Gold in the 2008 Malmo Lady Intercup!
The US Association of Blind Athletes, took the women's Goalball team to Malmo Sweden for the Malmo Lady Intercup. Eleven nations competed over a three day period, each vying to be the Champion...
Coming Soon...
This past summer, a very special group of volunteers created a documentary of EHC.
Gil Johnson, Current LightHouse Board President, to Retire from AFB
The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that Gil Johnson, Senior Advisor, Critical Issues, will retire on June 13, 2008, after more than 40 years of working to identify and address critical national issues affecting employment and rehabilitation of people with vision loss.
Tactile and Braille Maps of Your Neighborhood Available Now
Ever wanted to have a Braille map (T-Map) of your neighborhood? Now you can—and the LightHouse can help!
