International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrating women trailblazers and bringing attention to issues faced by women worldwide. UN Women is encouraging women to #PowerOn in technology with their theme, DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality. This year’s…
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Eric Sifuentes Named Valedictorian of Leadership Development Program Graduating Class
After a vote by the members of the 2022 – 2023 Travis Association for the Blind Leadership Development Program, Eric Sifuentes is the valedictorian of the inaugural graduating class. Sifuentes, an Adaptive Technology instructor in the Lighthouse’s Mission Services department,…
Rock Climbing Competition Coming to Austin, Low Vision Climbers Welcome
The USA Climbing / Paraclimbing Nationals are being hosted in Austin at the Mesa Rim Climbing Center March 4-5. This rock climbing competition will include a category for those with low vision Scott Poston, a member of the Paraclimbing committee…
Austin Lighthouse for the Blind Joins Austin’s Project Connect Discussion
Project Connect is Austin’s new transit initiative bringing a commuter train, an underground tunnel, light rails, and new Metro Rapid bus routes to the city. One of those lines will run down Pleasant Valley Road directly in front of the…
Spectrum News Shows A Day in the Life of an Austin Lighthouse Warehouse Specialist
Spectrum News 1 Texas technology reporter Veronica Barriga stopped by the Austin Lighthouse in December to take a look around. Her interest was peaked after seeing multiple stories about the Lighthouse’s Certification Testing Center sponsored by Microsoft and the autonomous…
Los Angeles Times Reports on Employment Boom for Disabled Workers, Includes Lighthouse Employees
Melissa Merrell is deafblind and works as the Austin Lighthouse’s Accounts Receivable Specialist. She began working from home during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bobby Pellechia is legally blind. He was formerly a Data Systems Specialist at the Lighthouse’s…