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Since 2017 the annual Holman Prize has been awarded "to support the emerging adventurousness and can-do spirit of blind and low vision people worldwide". Entrants must initially upload a 90-second video pitch to YouTube, and this is seen as part of the challenge. Selected applicants are then invited to make written submissions, and a shortlist ...
Lions Lighthouse (also known as the Lions Lighthouse for Sight) is a decorative lighthouse located in Shoreline Marina, Long Beach, California. [1] It was funded by the Downtown Long Beach Lions Clubs International to advertise their services to blind people and was first lit in 2000. Its focal height is 65.62 ft (20.00 m).
Supportive housing is a combination of housing and services intended as a cost-effective way to help people live more stable, productive lives, and is an active "community services and funding" stream across the United States. It was developed by different professional academics and US governmental departments that supported housing. [1]
Mark Rippee, 59, who is blind, rests on the ground holding a cigarette in Vacaville on July 27. He said he needs someone to give him a ride to look for apartments and a job.
For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...
Eline Øidvin, third from right, joins her guides for a sunrise breakfast at 11,000 feet at their base camp in the Eastern Sierra. (Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times)
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a California state department which administers vocational rehabilitation services. It provides vocational rehabilitation services and advocacy from over 100 locations throughout California seeking employment, independence, and equality for individuals with disabilities. The DOR was ...
One program worries budget changes will force their program to close OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom […] The post California’s effort to fight homelessness ...