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Paint with a Purpose, Benefiting Lighthouse of Manasota
The Painting With A Twist Studio at Palmer Crossing is hosting a fun art event on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at 1:00. An art instructor will guide the group to paint a holiday themed picture, and half the proceeds will be donated to Lighthouse. Reserve your spot and pay registration…
Product Spotlight: A Talking Kitchen Scale
The PEEPERS Store is featuring a kitchen scale that tells you exactly what an item or ingredient weighs. Place it in the unbreakable acrylic bowl, and it tells you the weight in ounces or in grams. Of course it also has a digital readout.
November sale in the PEEPERS Store: Visolux HD Magnifier $100 off
Here comes November, time for a really big sale on the Eschenbach Visolux HD 7 inch electronic Video Magnifier, a full $100 off! If you have looked into available magnifiers, you know how special this one is. If you haven’t seen one in action, come on in and we’ll show…
White Cane Awareness Walks
October is International White Cane Safety Month, to remind motorists of the safety laws protecting those using white canes, guide dogs and in wheelchairs. Lighthouse of Manasota organized 3 White Cane Awareness Walks this month. Most recent was Bradenton on the 27th. Photo gallery here A walk was held in…
Product Spotlight
Our monthly spotlight on items in our PEEPERS Low Vision Store, showcasing handy aids for living with vision impairment.
Pumpkin Decorating Workshop
Lighthouse has bimonthly arts and crafts sessions, inviting our clients, alumni and friends. Late October is time to prepare for Halloween, and participants decorated and/or carved their Jack-o-lanterns. Great messy fun for all! Thank you to Publix Super Markets for the gift of pumpkins!
Sarasota Herald-Tribune Guest Editorial: Lisa Howard
October 25, 2018 Opinion Howard: The white cane of independence By Lisa Howard, Guest Columnist It hasn’t been so long that individuals who are blind or visually impaired have been able to lead full, independent lives. Years ago, many accepted that they would need the assistance of friends or family…
October Insight Newsletter is here!
The October 2018 edition of Insight, the Lighthouse of Manasota newsletter, is here. The pages can be seen on the Insight page, along with links to download a tagged, accessible pdf of Insight, or an untagged regular pdf, or even a text-only version. The accessible version is visually identical, with…
State of Vision License Plate
We haven’t mentioned it for awhile, but a great way to support Lighthouse is by getting a specialty license tag, “Florida – A State of Vision.” There is a low ($25) fee beyond your usual tag fee, and most of that goes to the Florida Agencies Serving the Blind, of…
Art in the Dark 2019
Art in the Dark, Lighthouse of Manasota’s benefit gala, is returning on April 13, 2019. Sponsorships and tickets are now available on our event web page, www.artinthedark.org (opens in new browser tab)
White Cane Walk Gallery from Sarasota
The first of three White Cane Awareness Walks was in Sarasota October 6, a great success. A gallery of pictures tells the story: View Gallery If you missed the event, we hope to see you Saturday, October 13 at Sebring Circle in Highlands County, or Saturday, October 27 at Bradenton…
Talking thermometer featured at PEEPERS
A cooking thermometer takes away the guesswork, overcooked and undercooked food. One that tells you aloud the temperature inside is even better. This one is a healthy size to keep you fingers safely away from burns.
September sale at the PEEPERS Store: Save on Visolux
For September, PEEPERS is offering the amazing Visolux HD 7 inch video magnifier, for $100 off. Make it bigger!
iPhone Music workshop for low vision
Lighthouse was pleased to have a visiting team of experts to help set up and demonstrate the VoiceOver program to navigate the settings and menus on an iPhone. The workshop centered on music apps, but VoiceOver can read the menus, windows and settings of many apps. A large percentage of…
