Travis Association for the Blind – Austin Lighthouse hosted the Associate Director and Events Manager of the Fighting Blindness Foundation on November 6. Their mission is to drive the research that would lead to preventions, treatments and vision restoration for the…
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Higginbotham Donates to Travis Association for the Blind
Travis Association for the Blind received a large donation from Higginbotham, the health insurance brokerage firm for the agency. Gabriela Curry, account manager for Higginbotham, presented TAB CEO Jim Meehan with a check for $1,000 on Saturday, October 19, 2019.…
Austin Celebrates White Cane Day
Austin celebrated White Cane Day on October 16 with the annual march and outdoor festival hosted by Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Since moving the celebration from downtown Austin to the TSBVI campus a few years ago,…
TAB Participates in Town Hall Discussion for NDEAM
The Austin Lighthouse participated in a town hall discussion hosted by KLRU TV, Austin’s PBS station. Lighthouse CEO Jim Meehan and Angie Hall, Senior Training & Employment Manager, joined representatives from the state government, local nonprofits, businesses and people with…
Lighthouse Employees Headed to Argentina to Teach Beep Baseball
The Austin Blackhawks, Austin’s beep baseball team, are sending a team of players to Buenos Aires, Argentina this Fall to introduce blind athletes to the game of beep baseball. Amongst the traveling members are two employees from the Austin Lighthouse,…
Thomas Stivers Graduates from NIB’s Management Program
Travis Association for the Blind is proud to have had a representative in National Industries for the Blind’s Business Management Training program which concluded on September 19, 2019. Thomas Stivers, a member of the Training and Employment Services team was…