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Lighthouse News September 2020
Lighthouse is sending out monthly newsletters between the printed InSight mailings. The news for September is below. Click on any page to view a larger size. To download an accessible copy of the newsletter as a .pdf document click here.
Take a Walk in Highlands
October is White Cane Awareness month, and the most visible method of public awareness is the White Cane Walk. The Lighthouse branch in Highlands County is planning a walk on Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The walk will be at Circle Park in downtown Sebring. Everyone…
New Lighthouse Impact Report
We have just posted our Impact Report 2018-19, the most recent complete fiscal year. We haven’t posted an Annual Report for a while, and this one has a much greater overview of what we do as well as the financials. See it online a page at a time, view the…
Lighthouse News August 2020
Lighthouse is sending out monthly newsletters between the printed InSight mailings. The news for August is below. Click on any page to view a larger size. To download an accessible copy of the newsletter as a .pdf document click here.
NonProfits will help us recover from this pandemic
NonProfits will help us recover from this pandemic. Once again, South Florida is an epicenter of a natural disaster. What do we know from our experiences with hurricanes that we can apply to the Covid-19 pandemic? We know the power of community. For many of us in Florida, our first…
Art in the Dark- Photos and More Photos!
The Art in the Dark gala was last week. If you missed it, there is a photo gallery online. If you were there, you just might see yourself! http://artinthedark.org/art-in-the-dark-2020-gallery-1/
Hope and Empowerment: The Impact of Lighthouse Services
View a short video about the impact Lighthouse has on peoples’ lives:
InSight Newsletter for February 2020
Our February 2020 InSight newsletter was mailed at the end of the month. You can view it online, or download it as an accessible pdf file.
PEEPERS celebrates Leap Year with a sale!
The Smartlux Digital Video Magnifier by Eschenbach is pocket sized but extremely capable. It is on sale, $50 off for the rest of February in the Peepers Store.
Peepers Sale: $100 off the amazing Visolux magnifier in November
$100 off! The Peepers Low Vision Store offers the Eschenbach Visolux HD 7 inch electronic video magnifier, on sale during November. This is a full-featured digital magnifier serving up a crisp enlarged view, hand-held or using its built-in stand to rest on a page. Click to open or download accessible…
Photo gallery from the Mobility Challenge event
After severe weather moved in, our downtown streets event wasn’t going to happen. But Selby Library let us move versions of the challenges indoors, and the Mobility Challenge – Without Sight went on, for those who braved the weather to attend. A photo gallery explains the various challenges, which spotlight…
PEEPERS Giant Print Calendar for 2020 is here!
2020 has arrived in the PEEPERS Low Vision Store! We now have the PEEPERS Giant Print Calendar for 2020 in stock. We developed our own calendar with input from low vision professionals. The calendar is spiral bound and opens to 17″ wide by 22″ deep, with big, bold markings and…
Craft Workshop coming October 14: Make your own seashell windchime
Lighthouse is holding a Craft Workshop to build your own seashell windchime on Monday, October 14. Materials are provided. Seating is limited, so call 941-359-1404 to RSVP for and more information. Click here to download accessible pdf flyer
The Patterson Foundation takes a look at web accessibility
The Patterson Foundation, a guiding light in the nonprofit world, turned to Lighthouse to examine their websites for accessibility. Assistive Technology instructor Randy Reed and receptionist Sam Loera figure prominently in the exploration. Here is what they found: Link: A New Perspective on Traffic
InSight Newsletter for August 2019
Our printed newsletter was redesigned to complement our new name and logo. The pages are shown below, click on each page to enlarge. There is also a downloadable, fully tagged, accessible version of Insight at this link.
