For Immediate Release Contact: Andrea Travis Communications Assistant The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (206) 973-4002 atravis@seattlelh.org The Lighthouse for the Blind Earns 2012 Employment Growth Award From National Industries for the Blind Award Honors Success in Sustaining and Increasing Employment For People Who Are Blind March 11, 2013, Seattle, WA – The Lighthouse for the [...]
In 1938, Congress created a program enabling agencies serving people who are blind to sell products to the Federal government termed the Wagner-O’Day Act. By 1971, the original act was amended to permit people with other significant disabilities to also benefit and is known today as the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act. This act implemented The Committee for [...]
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. employees attended the NewGen Tanker Rally at Boeing in Everett on September 27th. Lighthouse employees had an opportunity to personally meet Senator Patty Murry and Congressman Dave Reichart. Nelly Barnett and Lauren Schlaeppi had the opportunity to test out the Aerial Refueling Technology in the simulation trailer. Read Boeing’s [...]
The Department of Services for the Blind (DSB) and several Seattle businesses will come together on September 16th, 2009, to celebrate a two-year successful partnership that has enhanced the employability of Washingtonians who are blind or have low vision. The partnership, titled “Supervised Internship Program” (SIP) was designed to give newly-trained blind individuals the opportunity [...]
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