New Seattle Grant Expands Access to Technology Training for People who are DeafBlind The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.’s Technology Training Center (TTC) is transforming [...]
Uniting Community at the 2025 DeafBlind Retreat The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. proudly hosted its 2025 DeafBlind Retreat, bringing together participants, volunteers, and [...]
DeafBlind Awareness Week is a meaningful annual event dedicated to increasing public understanding of the DeafBlind community—individuals who experience both vision and hearing loss. [...]
Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision, leading to hearing loss and progressive vision impairment. It is one [...]
A New Discovery “When I was in my early teens my parents started noticing that I was tripping on things. I didn't see what [...]
It is with great pride that we announce the inaugural Usher Syndrome Awareness Day in Washington State, to be observed on September 16th, 2023. [...]
After challenges presented by the pandemic over the last number of years, the DeafBlind program at the Lighthouse is once again fully staffed and community programs have been reinstated.
DeafBlind Awareness Week is an annual event during the last week of June that serves as a platform to raise awareness about people who are DeafBlind, challenge misconceptions, and [...]
Incredibly high rates of unemployment and underemployment among those who are blind can largely be explained by one simple fact - many employers simply [...]
The DeafBlind program provided 843 hours of direct services in FY20, most of which occurred prior to the onset of the pandemic. The majority of those service hours consisted of American Sign Language (ASL) classes, taught by DeafBlind instructors to groups of Lighthouse employees in the workplace.