Austin Lighthouse For The Blind
Secretary laura allen jennison mark asuncion lisa carvalho michael dellar chancey fleet eric mah michael nuñez continue reading board of directors.
Austin lighthouse for the blind. The austin lighthouse for the blind is an equal opportunity employer to all. The history of the austin lighthouse travis county association for the blind more commonly referred to as the lighthouse was founded in 1934 and made its first home in a small building near downtown austin. We work to assist people in building or restoring their independence through skills training education and employment opportunities.
Qualified applicants are considered regardless of age race color religion national origin disability medical condition gender identity sex sexual orientation military veteran status political affiliation or any other factor unrelated to the job. Since 1934 the austin lighthouse for the blind has helped serve the needs of the blind and visually impaired individuals in travis county through training education and community outreach. As the shop grew it began to expand operations beyond loom weaving mats and canning hill country peaches.
About the lighthouse board fy 2019 2020 sharon sacks ph d chair chris downey aia immediate past chair luciana profaca phd. This endeavor has been supported by the citizens of central texas since 1934. Austin lighthouse for the blind has been serving the needs of the blind and visually impaired community of travis county and surrounding areas since 1934.
The nonprofit organization started out loom weaving mats and canning peaches that they then sold door to door within the neighborhoods of austin texas. The lighthouse promotes the independence equality and self reliance of people who are blind or visually impaired through rehabilitation training and relevant services such as access to employment education government information recreation transportation and the environment. They re set to ship their three millionth bottle of gojo s purell.
Travis association for the blind tab is a 501 c 3 non profit organization employing over 400 texans of which approximately 250 are legally blind in six facilities in southeast austin texas as well as a facility in taylor texas travis association for the blind warehouses distributes manufactures and repairs a wide variety of merchandise for local state and federal government as well. The lighthouse s mission is to enhance the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind or visually impaired by creating sustaining and improving employment. Austin lighthouse also known as travis association for the blind is a service oriented non profit organization with the mission to assist people who are blind or vision impaired to attain the skills they need to become gainfully employed in the community.
