The Austin Lighthouse now offers Certification Testing in collaboration with Microsoft and Pearson VUE. This Testing Center, located in the Lighthouse foyer, is the only one in Texas with JAWS and ZoomText loaded on the computers for use by blind…
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Austin Lighthouse Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness with New Accessible Certification Testing Center, White Cane Day March
AUSTIN, TX — The Certification Testing Center, sponsored by Microsoft, is officially open at Travis Association for the Blind – the Austin Lighthouse. It’s the only authorized Pearson VUE test center in the area dedicated to providing an accessible experience…
Blind Jiu Jitsu Fighter Nichole Nobles Earns Green Belt
Nichole “Nikki” Nobles, production worker at the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind, attained her fourth stripe, Green belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on June 21st! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art and combat sport based on ground fighting and…
Austin Lighthouse Celebrates TSBVI Students Completion of Internship Program
Travis Association for the Blind, also known as the Austin Lighthouse, held a graduation ceremony for the first class of Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired (TSBVI) students to complete the Lighthouse’s new internship program on Friday, May…
Microsoft Awards Career Development Grant to The Austin Lighthouse for the Blind
The Austin Lighthouse for the Blind recently reached out to Microsoft about an issue that many of their employees and others who are blind or visually impaired deal with when taking certification exams. While the courses involved are accessible to…
2022 ACB Austin Scholarship Application is Open
The Austin Council of the Blind is accepting applications for their annual scholarship program. The Council, a sub-chapter of the American Council of the Blind of Texas, awards scholarships each year to blind and visually impaired students attending a Community…