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Lighthouse Guild is an American charitable organization, based in New York City, devoted to vision rehabilitation and advocacy for the blind. Its mission statement is "To overcome vision impairment for people of all ages through worldwide leadership in rehabilitation services, education, research, prevention and advocacy."
She taught music to blind students and gave recitals in New York, [6] and was active on stage as an actress with the Lighthouse Players. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] She moved to California in the 1930s, after visiting San Francisco to compete in a national piano competition. [ 10 ]
In 2016, the LightHouse moved into a $45M headquarters at 1155 Market Street in San Francisco. [5] The LightHouse occupies the 9th-11th floors of the building, in a three-story office space designed by blind architect and former Board of Directors President Chris Downey together with Mark Cavagnero Associates. [6]
In 1926, AFB's Directory of Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons was first published, compiled by social worker Lotta S. Rand. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1932, AFB engineers developed the Talking Book and Talking Book Machine [ 4 ] and set up studios for recording these books, marking the advent of the modern audiobook.
Lavelle School for the Blind (LSB) is a private school for the blind in Baychester, Bronx, New York City.The Sisters of St. Dominic of Blauvelt operate the school. It has grades Kindergarten through 13, with one more than most U.S. school systems, [1] and it serves ages 3-21.
ABC News commentator Peter Jennings of World News Tonight saw a local news story on Lakey’s art show in aid of the blind, and ran the story nationally; Jennings also requested one of the paintings from the artist, which was donated to the charity Lighthouse For The Blind in New York City.
WRBH was founded by a local mathematician, Dr. Robert McClean, who was blind. He envisioned an FM reading radio station, with programming content for the blind and visually impaired. In 1975, McClean began leasing airtime from WWNO and renting studio space from New Orleans’ Lighthouse for the Blind.
Joshua A. Miele was born in New York in 1969, the son of Isabella and Jean Miele and one of three siblings. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At the age of four, he was blinded in an acid attack outside of the family home in Park Slope , Brooklyn , [ 1 ] and he underwent surgeries for his burns and blindness through his childhood. [ 2 ]