Where Innovation Meets Accessibility
Portrait of Ian, a light skinned man with thick rimmed glasses, salt and pepper hair and beard, who is smiling at the camera. [...]
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.
Employee & Community Services Results
During FY2020, we added the Independent Living Program and Low Vision Clinic, each serving the broader low vision community, and those who are new to vision loss.
How Does a Telehealth Appointment Work at the Low Vision Clinic? Dr. Shagas Explains
Are you curious what an appointment with Low Vision Optometrist, Dr. Anna Shagas, is like? For those who are interested and may be apprehensive about [...]
The Importance of Braille Literacy
January is Braille Literacy Month! Braille literacy is important not only to Lighthouse staff. It is also important to the way the Lighthouse functions. [...]
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).
Impact in the Inland Northwest – 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 [...]
Access for All
Meet Kosi and Gaylen, two of the star employees at the Lighthouse. They teach people how to use assistive technology as part of [...]
Empowerment Through Employee & Community Services
Lighthouse Production Worker Jolynn Page (left) introduces her guide dog during a School Tour. In addition [...]
Creating Access to Opportunities
The Lighthouse works diligently to improve accessibility for employees as part of our mission to create and enhance opportunities for independence and self-sufficiency for people [...]