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Blind Glencoe Grad Receives Lighthouse Guild Scholarship
Posted by The Messenger By Kaitlin Hoskins, News Editor Charli Strawn, a legally blind recent graduate of Glencoe High School, will be attending Auburn University in…
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Tech On the Go: Apps that Make Travel Easier
The summer is the perfect time to explore new neighborhoods and travel to new cities or countries. For people who are blind or visually impaired, navigating new destinations can pose potential challenges, but thanks to the advancement of assistive technology, traveling has never been easier or more accessible!
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Lighthouse Guild Boosts Blind Students with Scholarship Initiative
Lighthouse Guild for the visually impaired announces the 16 students receiving the $10,000 scholarship in an effort to level the playing field for higher education.
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Lighthouse Guild Names Jamie Ridout as the New Director of Buffalo GuildCare
June 11, 2024 - Jamie Ridout has been named director of GuildCare in Buffalo. GuildCare, a division of Lighthouse Guild, is the only Adult Day Health Care program in New York State specializing in services for people with vision loss and provides services in Buffalo, Albany, Niagara Falls and Manhattan.
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Dr. Calvin W. Roberts of Lighthouse Guild is Awarded The John Milton McLean Medal
Dr. Roberts, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild presented his lecture titled, “This Present Moment Used to Be the Unimaginable Future.”
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Visually Impaired Students Learn to Play the Adaptive Sport of Blind Baseball
On Saturday, May 4, nineteen students ages six to thirteen from Lighthouse Guild’s Youth Skills Program gathered in Central Park’s Heckscher Ballfields 5 to participate in a clinic for the adaptive sport of blind baseball. The mission of the Youth Skills Program is to provide social and recreational services to legally blind children to help them build self-confidence. During the school year the students gather monthly to participate in social and recreational activities that include drama, physical education, yoga, technology, arts and crafts, and community field trips.
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Lighthouse Guild Youth Transition Program Participates in Event for Visually Impaired
Posted by Vision Monday NEW YORK—The Lighthouse Guild, an organization that provides services to those who are visually impaired as well as inspiration to help them…
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Lighthouse Guild Volunteers Shine in Reading Program for Visually Impaired
Posted by NY1 It’s a weekly meeting between William “Billy” Robinson and Nimra Sarwar. Sarwar, an aspiring optometrist, is reading mail and email to Robinson,…
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Team #NoLimits 2024 TD Five Boro Bike Tour
Lighthouse Guild and the Foreseeable Future Foundation share the common goal of supporting individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, along with their families. The Tour, one of NYC’s iconic athletic events, is an unforgettable day cycling through New York City. The team rides while helping to make a difference in the lives of people with vision loss!
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Lighthouse Guild Receives Grant from American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)
Funding to study pros and cons of assistive devices for people with vision impairment.
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