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…
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Austin Lighthouse: A Zebra Technologies Success Story
Travis Association for the Blind, the Austin Lighthouse, partnered with Fetch Robotics to introduce four autonomous mobile robots to its million square feet of warehouse space in Austin and Taylor, Texas. The results: With mobile robots, we’re able to: Read…
Accessible Technology at Austin Lighthouse for the Blind Featured in Forbes Magazine
Travis Association for the Blind – the Austin Lighthouse continues to lead the way and be ahead of the curve through information and innovation. The Lighthouse’s sole focus is to continue to find ways to support Blind and low-vision people…
Austin Lighthouse’s Veteran’s Day Flag Raising Ceremony
The Austin Lighthouse held a flag-raising ceremony to honor our nation’s veterans. Participants in the ceremony were: Jim Meehan, CEO, USN Retired; Rachel Aldaz, VP of HR, USAF Retired, acted as the Master of Arms; Dave Guthrie, Facilities Manager, US…
Commanding General of U.S. Army Material Command Visits Austin Lighthouse
Four Star General Edward Daly, the Commanding General of theU.S. Army Material Command (AMC), visited the Austin Lighthouse on Friday, October 28.Led by Lighthouse President and CEO Jim Meehan, General Daly toured two areas of the agency, the Lighthouse’s U.S.…
Accessible Certification Testing Center Offers New Opportunities for the Blind
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…