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…
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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…
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…
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…