Living with Vision Loss
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The Big Swing: Blind Baseball Demo in Central Park
Saturday, August 2, 2025 - Join Lighthouse Guild for The BIG SWING Blind Baseball Game: LG Lightning vs. Harlem Jazz in an exciting showdown of Blind Baseball!
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Visiting the Eye Doctor
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - Join us as we discuss visiting the eye doctor with Dr. Andrea Zimmerman! Dr. Zimmerman will chat about what happens during an eye exam, some of the most common eye conditions in children, how to read an eye report, and information about seasonal allergies and sun protection.
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Helpful Apps for Children who are Visually Impaired
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - Join us as we discuss helpful apps for children who are visually impaired. We will be joined by members of the Lighthouse staff to review some apps commonly used by people with visual impairments and how they work. We will also ask parents to tell us their favorite apps and learn about their experiences with using technology with their child.
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Exploring Braille
Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Join us for an informative session where we will dive into the world of Braille. Learn about the Braille code, how the letters are formed, and the techniques used to read Braille.
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EyeCare EyeWear’s Fabulous Frame Festival
Friday, April 11, 2025 - Join us for an exciting afternoon at Lighthouse Guild’s EyeCare EyeWear Fabulous Frame Festival.
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Vision Impairment and Mental Health
This 18-minute video presentation describes the emotional, functional, psychological and social ways that losing vision affects people’s lives, and discusses how behavioral health services, supports and strategies can help them cope.
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The Importance of Keeping Your Visually Impaired Child Physically Active
Thursday, March 13, 2025 - Join us as our speakers share their expert advice, recommendations, and resources that will help parents get involved in keeping their visually impaired child physically active.
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Summer Camp
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - Join us with representatives from 6 camps to discuss the reasons why summer camp might be a good opportunity for you and your child to learn and create memorable, meaningful experiences. Participating camps will include Camp Abilities, the Brooklyn JCC, Easter Seals Summer Camp, Envisions Blind Sports Camp, VisionsSummer Camp and Leader Dogs Summer Camp.
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Special Education
Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Join us as we discuss special education with our guest speaker, Lilliana Diaz-Pedrosa, Attorney at Advocates for Children of NY.
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Assistive Technology
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - Join us as we discuss Assistive Technology for students who are blind or have low vision. Nancy Doyle and Chancey Fleet from the Heiskell Talking Books Library in New York City will explain some of the different types of assistive technology that should be provided assistive
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