Welcome to the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind Newsroom — your source for official press releases and organizational announcements. As a nonprofit creating training and career opportunities for Texans with vision loss, we’re proud to share updates on our programs, partnerships and impact in the community. For media inquiries, please contact our Communications Team at hello@austinlighthouse.org.
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Austin Lighthouse: A Best-In-Class Employer for Employee Well-being
Travis Association for the Blind, also known as the Austin Lighthouse, has been recognized as a Best-in-Class employer based on the results of Gallagher’s 2023 U.S. Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey. The survey ranked U.S. organizations based on their support for their employees’ physical, emotional, career, and financial wellbeing. Austin Lighthouse stood out as an…
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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 those with failing or no eyesight, the exams are just the opposite and testing centers…
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Meg Morreale Named Chief Financial Officer of the Austin Lighthouse for the Blind
Austin, TX – Travis Association for the Blind, is pleased to announce Meg Morreale, CPA, MBA has joined the executive team of the Austin Lighthouse as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Morreale was most recently at Baylor Scott & White Health in Temple where she served as Vice President of Finance & Accounting and earlier…
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Bobbi Dangerfield Elected Chairperson of the Austin Lighthouse
Austin, TX – Travis Association for the Blind, is pleased and honored to announce Bobbi Dangerfield has been elected to serve as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Austin Lighthouse. Dangerfield, a senior Technology and Operations executive is the President of the Dangerfield Family Foundation and former Senior Vice President at Dell Technologies.…
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Travis Association for the Blind (Austin Lighthouse) Earns 2021 “Employment Growth Award” from National Industries for the Blind
Austin, TX – Travis Association for the Blind, also known as the Austin Lighthouse, is being honored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, with the 2021 Employment Growth Award. The award recognizes efforts by Austin Lighthouse to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for…