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Lighthouse Guild Receives $100,000 Grant for Technology for the Visually Impaired
Posted in The Spirit The generous donation from the Frances G. Scaife Foundation allows those with visual impairments to develop technological skills through Lighthouse Guild. Lighthouse…
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Self-Care is Critical for People with Vision Loss
By Jeremy Morak, Marketing Manager, Lighthouse Guild Posted by AbleNews March is Social Work Awareness Month. As attention to selfcare information, resources, and best practices continues…
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New Tech Helps People with Vision Loss Navigate Daily Life
By Roger Clark New York City Posted on Spectrum News NY1 For people experiencing vision loss, technology can be a game-changer. At Lighthouse Guild, patients are learning to…
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Jay Fialkoff Joins Lighthouse Guild Board of Directors
NEW YORK—The Lighthouse Guild, a not-for-profit vision and health care organization, has announced that Jay R. Fialkoff, a senior counsel and former managing partner at Moses Singer LLP in New York City, has joined its board of directors. According to the announcement, Fialkoff has practiced commercial civil litigation in New York for more than 45 years, representing many owners of New York City real estate property in complex litigation. He has also supported a number of organizations involved in providing services to the disabled, particularly in the areas of vision loss and retinal disease.
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Low Vision Awareness: What’s the Latest Assistive Tech Available?
Feb 1, 2025 - February is Low Vision Awareness Month. Low vision is a permanent loss of vision that cannot be corrected with eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery. Living with low vision can impact a person’s ability to read, write, watch television, drive, and even recognize faces. People with low vision may encounter loss of central vision (what you see when looking directly at something), loss of peripheral vision (what you see from the sides of your eyes), problems distinguishing between objects of similar tones (contrast sensitivity), or difficulty judging the position of objects (depth perception).
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Snow Balls and Snow Birds
Posted by New York Social Diary And down in Palm Beach where it’s always in season, James Borynack, Findlay Galleries CEO and Chairman, and President Adolfo Zaralegui,…
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Lighthouse Guild Study Reveals AI’s Transformative Benefits for Individuals with Vision Loss
A groundbreaking study published in the January edition of Translational Vision Science & Technology, an ARVO journal, reveals that individuals with vision loss express high satisfaction when using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The research, conducted at Lighthouse Guild, underscores AI’s transformative potential to enhance the lives of people with visual impairments.
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The Collective Power of Palm Beach
Posted by New York Social Diary Tuesday, December 31, 2024. The Last Day of the year, it’s not au revoir, but adieu! Way up here, waitin’ for winter…
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‘Tis The Season To Shop Confidently with Vision Impairment!
The holiday season is upon us once again! This time of year is always a time to focus on giving, but shopping for gifts can sometimes create unnecessary stress. For people who are blind or have low vision, there are unique challenges in addition to ordinary gift shopping pressure—reading labels, clothing sizes, price tags, colors, etc.
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Lighthouse Guild Announces 2024 Outstanding Achievement Awards
NEW YORK — Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, today announced the recipients of its 2024 awards for outstanding accomplishments in vision science, technological innovation, and advocacy: Thomas Lee of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the recipient of the Bressler Prize in Vision Science.
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