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Many job seekers with disabilities often wonder when’s the best time to disclose their disability during the job search and interviewing process. Some wonder if they should even disclose at all. The Austin Lighthouse Vocational Specialists have a few thoughts about this subject. Listen in on this roundtable discussion in the fourth installment of this… Continue Reading To Disclose or Not To Disclose, That is The Question

Android Accessibility’s mission is to make the world’s information universally accessible and useful. Watch as the Austin Lighthouse training team shares their favorite tools and features for blind Android users in Hey Google, Let’s Talkback About Tips, Tricks & Apps for Android, a webinar brought to you by Travis Association for the Blind and Northwest… Continue Reading Hey Google, Let’s Talkback About Tips, Tricks & Apps for Android

The Apple iPhone is one of the most popular mobile devices for people who are blind. It’s loaded with accessibility features and useful tools. The Austin Lighthouse Training Team shows you how you can use your iPhone successfully and effectively in Tips, Taps and Apps for the iPhone, the second installment in the learning webinar… Continue Reading Tips, Taps and Apps for the iPhone

Virtual meetings are a mainstream way to connect with others. Lately, they have become part  of some people’s daily routine. People are meeting for business, fitness, education, entertainment and to just catch up with friends. Many of these online meeting and conference platforms are accessible to people who are blind. The Austin Lighthouse Training &… Continue Reading Putting the V I in Virtual Meetings

The Austin Lighthouse Training & Employment Services Team, in partnership with Northwest Hills Eye Care, is hosting learning webinars via Zoom. The bi-weekly sessions, which began on May 4, will cover a variety of topics submitted to the training team. The next webinar, Tips, Taps and Apps for the iPhone, will be Tuesday, May 19,… Continue Reading Lighthouse Trainers Launch Webinar Series on Zoom

The Austin Lighthouse, also known as Travis Association for the Blind, served as host to the Foundation Fighting Blindness Vision Seminar series. The event, organized by the FFB Austin-San Antonio Chapter, presented the nearly 150 attendees with the latest information on research and treatment of inherited retinal diseases. The program featured panel discussions and speakers… Continue Reading Foundation Fighting Blindness Holds Seminar at Austin Lighthouse