Empowering the DeafBlind Community: Insights from Morgan Breese
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 [...]
How Blind People Balance Million Dollar Budgets & Lead Organizations
Incredibly high rates of unemployment and underemployment among those who are blind can largely be explained by one simple fact - many employers simply [...]
DeafBlind Program
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.
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DeafBlind Employee Support Services Coordinator – Seattle, WA Work in our acclaimed DeafBlind Program! The primary purpose of this position is to coordinate support [...]
Mae Mullen Becomes First Female DeafBlind CNC Operator
When we feature the success stories of the Lighthouse, or highlight a program that needs community support, we interview employees and community members, and [...]
Employee Spotlight: Roger Poulin
Roger Poulin has been with The Lighthouse since 2013. A fifteen-year veteran of the federal government where he worked as a computer programmer, Roger now uses his technical skills to teach others as an instructor at the Technology Training Center (TTC).
Samantha Porter’s Story – Video Transcript
In order to make our content more accessible, we’re including a transcript for videos from our YouTube page. Find the full transcript below for [...]
41st Annual DeafBlind Retreat
Debbie Sommer (left) and Nancy Sommer (right) Over 60 campers and 130 volunteers attended the Lighthouse’s 41st DeafBlind Retreat in Seabeck, [...]
Karolann Elliott Gives Back
Karolann Elliott Communication is Karolann Elliott’s greatest challenge – unable to speak or hear, Karolann knows some basic sign language and explores [...]
Get to Know Keith Clark: DeafBlind Program Manager
DeafBlind Program Manager Keith Clark Growing up, he attended public school in a Deaf program until fifth grade when he moved [...]
