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Join The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. for an exciting and interactive webinar featuring Ally, the new AI assistant from Envision. Specifically designed for the blind and visually impaired community, Ally is a [...]

March 12th marks World Glaucoma Day, an important global event aimed at raising awareness about glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. With over 60 million people affected by this condition, the day [...]

Mae Mullen, one of just a few DeafBlind machinists working at our Seattle facility, is reaching new heights at the Lighthouse and is the first DeafBlind employee to take part in a 4-year AJAC Apprenticeship program.

Usher syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects both hearing and vision, leading to hearing loss and progressive vision impairment. It is one of the most common causes of combined deafness and blindness. [...]

Introduction and Housekeeping Tim: Elena, if you could make sure the live transcription is on, that would be great. I’d like to welcome everyone to our webinar today. We’re so glad you joined [...]

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc., Monthly Career Webinar: this webinar is for job seekers who are blind, low vision, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities. Community organizations have a wealth of information to [...]

Introduction Dr. Anna Shagas: I’m Dr. Anna Shagas. I’m the Low Vision Optometrist at the Lighthouse Low Vision Clinic. Interviewer: Thank you for joining us today. Since you are our in-house expert, we [...]

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is proud to announce STCU’s Here for Good Foundation at Innovia Foundation as a Lighthouse Community Partner for the Lighthouse Orientation and Mobility Program Campaign in the Inland Northwest [...]

Welcome and Accessibility Cheryl: Awesome. All right. Welcome, and thank you for joining us and participating in the career webinar from The Lighthouse for the Blind. My name is Cheryl Cummings. My pronouns [...]

“I’m a self-starter; I don’t like to rely on other people unless it’s absolutely needed,” said Dana Van Dussen, Senior Director of Human Resources and Lighthouse’s 2020 Indirect Labor Employee of the Year. She has led a successful 15-year career at the Lighthouse working in human resources.