The Lighthouse Center for Education and Adaptive Technology enables The Lighthouse of Houston to reach a broader segment of the visually impaired population. By providing increased access and training for the blind and visually impaired, The Center creates new opportunities for the visually impaired and responds to the needs of existing programs and services. Strategic relationships, such as those The Lighthouse has fostered with Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas Commission for the Blind, United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast, Houston Community College, Houston Independent School District, and the National Vision Cooperative, will continue to expand as well.

The Lighthouse Center for Education and Adaptive Technology (click on image for a larger view)

The Center for Education and Adaptive Technology:

1) Unites all Lighthouse programs, services, and administrative functions in a central campus, providing easy access to all resources.

2) Creates an educational institution that enhances the learning experience and is easy to navigate.

3) Accommodates state-of-the-art technology for the blind and visually impaired to allow for expanded educational opportunities and training programs.

4) Expands by offering extended hours and new products in  Reflections, The Lighthouse Store, a specialty store offering adaptive aids such as computer hardware and software, talking clocks, Braille watches, mobility canes, and movies with audio descriptions woven in.

The Center for Education and Adaptive Technology houses the following Lighthouse programs and services:

• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

• Medical Transcription Training Program

• Classrooms

• Computer Learning Center

• Braille Services

• Technology Training Unit

• Vocational Evaluation

• Job Placement Services

• The Lighthouse Store

• Administration

The renovated space houses:

• Deaf-Blind Services

• The Medical Transcription Department

• Orientation and Mobility Services

• Independent Living Laboratory

The new equipment for the Center is used for:

• Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

• Technology Training Unit

• Computer Learning Center

• Classrooms

• Business Careers Laboratory

• Braille Services

• Deaf-Blind Services

• Medical Transcription Unit and Training Program

• Residential Services

• Independent Living Laboratory

• Administration

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Main phone number: 713-527-9561

General information: 713-284-8438

Education programs: 713-284-8422

Volunteer Services: 713-284-8473

Website:  www.houstonlighthouse.org

Fax number:  713-284-8451