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BBC Visits the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind
News of our accessible autonomous mobile robots, RF guns, Bluetooth headsets, and blind-operated turret trucks that are empowering our blind workers has made it across the pond. Paul Carter with BBC Click, the flagship technology show of the United Kingdom’s…
Celebrating Women in Tech at the Austin Lighthouse
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…
TWC Accepting Designs for the 2023 White Cane Day Shirt Contest
The Texas Workforce Commission is asking for artwork to be submitted by the blind/visually impaired or anyone associated with the blind/visually impaired through family or work for the 2023 White Cane Day Shirt Design Contest. The winning design will be…
Office Supply Products for Every Business
SHOPAUSTIN.ORG is an office supply store that offers all the latest and greatest office supplies and business accessories online. For those who need a one-stop shop for office supplies, breakroom supplies, cleaning supplies, technology supplies and accessories,—this is the destination…
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,…