News of our accessible autonomous mobile robots, RF guns, Bluetooth headsets, and blind-operated turret trucks that are empowering our blind workers has made it across the pond. Paul Carter with BBC Click, the flagship technology show of the United Kingdom’s…
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Austin Lighthouse Featured on Austin’s ABC Affiliate KVUE
Helping blind and visually-impaired Texans gain independence Austin Lighthouse offers skills training and employment opportunities to those with visual impairments as a way to provide independence. Read Full Story Watch KVUE – Austin Nonprofit Helping Provide Independence for Those That…
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…
Los Angeles Times Reports on Employment Boom for Disabled Workers, Includes Lighthouse Employees
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…
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…
Jim Meehan Named One of Austin Business Journal’s Inspiring Leaders
The Austin Business Journal is shining a light on those doing noble deeds during the dark days of the pandemic. Austin Lighthouse CEO, Jim Meehan, made the list of 2020 Central Texas’ Inspiring Leaders, alongside Michael Dell, Kendra Scott and…