Oral History: Gil Johnson reflects on eight decades of blindness training, advocacy and community
Oral History: Gil Johnson reflects on eight decades of blindness training, advocacy and community
A distinguished longtime board member and pioneer of rehabilitation services at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visuall... Read more
21 Dec 2018
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Our Blood Drive was so successful – we’re having two more
Our Blood Drive was so successful – we’re having two more
More than 60 gracious donors showed up at the LightHouse headquarters to give blood at our 6th Annual Bay Area Blind Com... Read more
28 Feb 2018
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A New Gathering Place: EHC’s Redwood Grove Theater
A New Gathering Place: EHC’s Redwood Grove Theater
Over the weekend, Enchanted Hills Construction Manager George Wurtzel placed the last screw in the final hand-constructe... Read more
9 Aug 2017
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LightHouse Expands to Support East Bay
LightHouse Expands to Support East Bay
Photo: The front of the Ed Roberts Campus.With the imminent closure of the Lions Center in Oakland, the LightHouse has s... Read more
30 Aug 2016
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At 90, Elmer Chapson Reflects on Early Bay Area Blindness History
At 90, Elmer Chapson Reflects on Early Bay Area Blindness History
Few people alive today have lived through more Bay Area blindness history than Elmer Chapson. On October 8, 2015 Chapson... Read more
2 Dec 2015
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Bryan Bashin Bill Gerrey Interview
Bryan Bashin Bill Gerrey Interview
In October, 2010 Lighthouse CEO Bryan Bashin and Jernigan Institute Librarian Ed Mormon conducted a 180-minute interview... Read more
25 Sep 2014
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Jim Kracht, EHC camper since 1957, tells what it was like to be a child camper in the early days with Rose Resnick
Jim Kracht, EHC camper since 1957, tells what it was like to be a child camper in the early days with Rose Resnick
On June 24, 2014 Lighthouse CEO Bryan Bashin conducted a 40 minute interview with Jim Kracht. Mr. Kracht, now a prominen... Read more
25 Jun 2014
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Productivity Tools Blind Executives Use
Productivity Tools Blind Executives Use
This extended conversation originally recorded on April 24, 2014 covers calendaring systems, contacts, and tactics for s... Read more
2 Jun 2014
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Bill Barker – An Oral History
Bill Barker – An Oral History
In July 2013 Lighthouse CEO Bryan Bashin conducted a wide-ranging interview with Bill Barker, a person with six decades ... Read more
5 May 2014
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Cecelia Elkington Setty on Mt. Veeder History
Cecelia Elkington Setty on Mt. Veeder History
On Feburary 9th, local author Cecilia Elkington Setty met with a gathering of Enchanted Hills Camp neighbors to speak ab... Read more
25 Feb 2014
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