LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired2008 Annual Report

TECHNOLOGY AND THE VISUALLY IMPAIREDNothing is Impossible

Please note: The Financials section of this report is available online in a separate Excel document, at http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/about/financials.php.

Changes in technology are continual and pervasive. Accessible technology, using audio or large print or refreshable Braille, has opened so many doors for blind and visually impaired people in accomplishing tasks of daily living, access to travel and navigation, employment and community participation. It’s also caused the development of an entire infrastructure of developers and vendors who are attempting to keep up with the changing technology landscape.

But with these changes come challenges. There’s still far more in our environment that is not accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals than is. There’s still debate on what constitutes access for the greatest number of people and which of the access alternatives is best used in which situation. And, finally, there’s the public will and the economic realities of today. Assistive technology provides real and measurable access to individuals experiencing vision loss. However, whether it’s a talking alarm clock, cell phone, microwave or computer system; there’s a cost – and usually a significant one – associated with their acquisition. With an unemployment rate of 70%, individuals who are blind and visually impaired are often not in a position to purchase assistive technology items on their own.

In addition, competition for limited resources means constant vigilance by individuals and consumer groups to keep access issues in front of politicians and bureaucrats. And, we can add the slowing economy to the list of obstacles between blind people and the technology that will make living and working independently more obtainable.

2009 will prove to be an interesting and exciting year. With your support, we’ll be back next year to report on our progress.

Anita Shafer Aaron, Executive Director and CEO

“However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible.”

Lewis Mumford

LightHouse Technology Services and Benefits

LightHouse services empower people of all ages who are visually impaired to lead safe, active and independent lives. Technology plays a critical role in providing solutions for people with vision loss. The LightHouse offers the followingtechnology services and benefits to individuals who are blind or visually impaired:

Access Technology TrainingFamiliarizes individuals with technologies like screen readers, magnifiers and Braille embossers, as well as teaches individuals basic computer skills. Training on PC and Mac is available.

Tech Center Open LabThis drop-in setting allows those learning new technologies to practice skills and receive assistance from lab proctors.Quarterly Technology SeminarsHosted by our Vision Loss Resource Center (VLRC), the LightHouse offers quarterly seminars dedicated to educating attendees on cutting edge, low cost adaptive technology. Archived seminars are available on our website.

Information ConversionAs part of our mission to advocate for accessibility for blind and visually impaired individuals, the LightHouse offers information conversion to alternative formats, including Braille, audio and digital formats such as DAISY.

Broadcast ServicesBroadcasting 24 hours a day, LightHouse broadcast services (known as Access to Information Services (AIS) Radio) delivers local Bay Area news, magazine articles, literature and information via the Second Audio Program (SAP) of KTVU Television Channel 2 and can be heard on the internet. We maintain an archive of AIS Radio broadcasts available on our website.

Technology Information and ResourcesThe VLRC provides in-depth information, referral and detailed follow-up on a variety of subjects, including technology, for all callers to our toll-free 800-line or those who have sent in email inquiries.

Visit www.lighthouse-sf.org for more information on the range of programs and services offered by the LightHouse.

In the mid-1980s, LightHouse Board President Gil Johnson realized that he would be “left behind” if he didn’t do one thing: “I purchased my own computer, an IBM XT, and my employer – the LightHouse at that time – purchased a soundcard with software on it that could convert the bits and bytes into speech,” says Gil, who has been blind most of his life. After a week’s training he met his first goal – to write a memo for his boss. With the help of a good technology trainer, plus strong support from his employer, Gil brought himself up to speed with accessible technology, and he’s closely followed the trends ever since.

Over his lifetime, the 71-year-old has witnessed the immense development of technology. Though there are still shortcomings, Gil emphasizes that the accessibility of information today is much greater than it was 20 to 40 years ago. That accessibility, he says, is critical to enabling blind people to fully participate. “We’re such an information-based society now that if you can’t access that information you’re really going to be shortchanged.”

There are many ways that blind and visually impaired people can access the same kind of information that anybody else can. “To me technology is not a goal into itself,” Gil says. “It’s a means to an end.”

“It’s wonderful to have all this techno whiz-bang stuff, but why it’s wonderful is because of what it enables us to do.”

Some people call him Mr. GPS, but not simply because he has a good sense of direction. Former LightHouse intern Kevin Chao currently beta tests accessible navigation devices and gives presentations on the technology. The Berkeley City Colle ge student even contributed his specialized knowledge during an Enchanted Hills Camp (EHC) session last year.

While it might seem like Kevin is a seasoned pro at using adaptive technology, his introduction to it only began about five years ago. Over a 6-month period, Kevin went from being fully sighted to becoming functionally blind due to Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy.

“For the first few months it was pretty rough,” he recalls. “I was just trying to figure out why is this happening to me. After a few months I just thought … I can either have it take over my life, or I can accept it and move on and see what I can do.”

Kevin chose to move on. He learned Braille and became acquainted with technology such as ZoomText, JAWS, talking cell phones and the BrailleNote, a PDA with optional GPS for blind users. “I think for the most part I have everything covered between school, recreational things and work,” he says. “For different types of internships and worktype things I’ve done, using my laptop, the BrailleNote and my cell phone, I can pretty much get anything done.”

“To get from point to point I use GPS. It is able to give me the distance and direction to that next point.”

For Jerene Luna, there’s no doubt about the role technology plays in her daily life. “I just love the computer,” says the 66-year-old retired nurse and Pacifica resident. “I feel like it’s my lifeline.”

Jerene, who has diabetic retinopathy, experienced significant vision loss in 2001 after undergoing laser treatments. That year, Jerene’s rehabilitation counselor set her up with a CCTV and a computer outfitted with ZoomText. Though she had some keyboarding and Excel experience prior to her vision loss, Jerene’s computer knowledge truly increased after she took adaptive computer classes at Skyline College. She later enrolled in LightHouse classes, and Vision Loss Specialist Patty Quiñonez taught her how to use the Internet and email.

“Once I took that Skyline class, it showed me a lot of things that I could do,” she explains, “I had to practice on it, and then I came to the LightHouse for the finishing touches.” Her CCTV is a critical tool for reading documents and filling out forms, while her computer allows her to keep a list of medications, maintain a record of daily blood pressure readings and communicate via email with her doctor as well as her friends.

Jerene can’t imagine what she would do without her adaptive technology. “It’s really opened up my world.”

“I just love the computer. I feel like it’s my lifeline.”

When Jeff Samco, who is legally blind due to a childhood form of macular degeneration, goes to work, he uses a screen reader, CCTV, digital voice recorder and talking barcode reader. At home, he finds himself surrounded by talking clocks, talking calculators and talking caller ID.

The technology of the times has been an essential part of Jeff’s life, starting with cassette tapes through computers and CCTVs and now podcasts. “As capabilities have increased, I’ve latched on to a good number of them.”

Currently an assistive technology coordinator in Grass Valley, Jeff was the recipient of the LightHouse 2007 Frances S. Miller Equipment Scholarship. The scholarship enabled him to update his screen reader, get a laptop and obtain a talking money management program. “I can now manage our family finances all on the same Windows-based computer instead of the old DOS computer and program I was using.”

When asked to imagine life without adaptive technology, Jeff says the absence of it would have precluded his 20-plus years as a ranger naturalist for the National Park Service and other jobs. He says not having assistive technology would remove “options for recreational enjoyment such as access to reading material and ongoing personal growth through learning.”

“There’s hardly a part of my life adaptive technology doesn’t touch. It’s all around.”

When LightHouse board member Josh Miele says he’s motivated by self-interest to design tools and technology, he’s actually thinking of others, too. Josh, who is a Smith-Kettlewell Eye Institute Associate Scientist, has been blind since childhood.

In collaboration with the LightHouse, Josh is working on audio-tactile BART maps that will enable blind and visually impaired riders to plan their travels through any BART station. The maps will be programmed so that users can tap parts with a digital pen for station and schedule information. “I’ve always loved maps, and I have always wanted to be able to look at street maps of the areas that I was going to be walking around in.”

Josh believes tactile graphics will become more prominent in the short term. Additionally, he thinks cell phones and social networking and communication technologies in general will become incredibly powerful, creating extraordinary opportunities for improved information accessibility for the blind. Whatever emerges in the future, there will always be a driving force in Josh’s work. “I am a blind person who has never been satisfied by being told, ‘No, you can’t do that.’ I like to have information. I like to be able to make my own decisions, and my own decisions are based on the information I have available to me.”

“It’s important that blind people be involved in developing the technology that we use and need.”

Glossary of Assistive Technology Terms

Braille displayAn electronic device that produces Braille output by raising and lowering pins in refreshable cells. The display attaches to a computer as a separate unit or is built into a Braille notetaker.

Braille embosserAlso called a Braille printer, a Braille embosser produces text on Braille paper via input from a computer.

Braille notetakerA type of personal digital assistant (PDA), e.g. HumanWare’s BrailleNote, that is portable and electronic. It has a Braille keyboard for entering information and a speech synthesizer or Braille display for output. It can be attached to a computer for file transfers.

CCTV (Desktop)A video magnifier that is designed for stationary use on a desk or other work surface. It is ideal for extended reading and writing tasks because its monitor or screen displays an ample portion of a document and it offers a high level of available magnification.

CCTV (Handheld)A compact video magnifier that is designedfor portable use. Due to its small size, it offersless magnification than a desktop model.

DAISYDigital Accessible Information System (DAISY) is the leading multimedia file format for digital talking books. It enables blind and print-disabled individuals to freely

access and navigate content within a sequential and hierarchical structure that allows the option of audio synchronization with full text.

Digital talking bookA type of electronic book format that presents information to blind and print-disabled users in the form of alternative media (speech, refreshable Braille or large print). It allows for flexible and efficient access and navigation.

Digital talking book playerA machine or software program used to read and navigate digital talking book files.

JAWSJob Access With Speech (JAWS) is a popular screen reader for Windows-based computers that is made by Freedom Scientific. In addition to reading information aloud, it can output to refreshable Braille displays and it comes with a scripting language that users canemploy to make many applications accessible.

Screen magnifierA software program useful for people with low vision that enlarges text and images shown on a computer monitor. These programs work somewhat like a magnifying glass that moves with the cursor to zoom in on either a specific area or the entire page. They typically provide options to adjust and enhance features such as color scheme, pointer and cursor.

Screen readerA software program that converts text on a computer screen into synthesized speech. It allows blind and visually impaired users to access and control applications with keystroke combinations, eliminating the need for sighted navigation and control by mouse.

Video magnifierAlso called a closed-circuit television (CCTV), a video magnifier is a desktop or handheld device that uses a camera to project an enlarged image of printed materials or other items onto a monitor or television screen. It has controls for features such as magnification level, contrast, brightness and color.

2008 year in review 2008 proved to be a year of innovation for LightHouse programs.

January: The inaugural class of the new Medical Transcription Program began the training of a new group of medical paraprofessionals.

February: The Youth Services Program was a first-time host of the Northern California Braille Challenge, a day-long contest designed to emphasize the importance of Braille proficiency. Also in February, the Vision Loss Resource Center began offering T-Maps: tactile maps of individual neighborhoods and other specific locations. The new program was featured in a story broadcast on National Public Radio.

April: Access to Information Services launched the new LightHouse Website, which combines attractive design with screen reader and magnification accessibility. Also, in April, the Napa Rotary Club renewed its fundraiser for Enchanted Hills Camp with the 2008 Cycle for Sight bicycling marathon.

May: In response to the weakening economy and stock market, LightHouse management conducted a two-day, line-by-line examination of expenses and income to reduce spending for the 2009 fiscal year by $1M.

June: The Advocacy and Public Policy Program, with funding from the Department of Public Health, launched a Pedestrian Safety Program, including a Public Service Announcement promoting the idea “sidewalks are for everyone”. Also in June, the first phase of an on-going fire abatement program at Enchanted Hills Camp was completed in an eco-friendly manner, utilizing a herd of 700 goats to clear brush around the camp.

August: Vision Rehabilitation Services increased the effectiveness of its role with the San Francisco Community Living Fund by adding a Registered Nurse as LightHouse coordinator for the program.

October: We saw the closure of the LightHouse store in Marin as well as the creation of a new Adaptations Mobile Store designed to bring products into the various communities the LightHouse serves. Also, through advocacy efforts by the LightHouse, new accessibility standards were set by the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection relating to high tech destination elevators.

November: We launched E-Focus, a short email-only newsletter that highlights events and breaking news significant to our community. Go to www.lighthouse-sf.org to sign up!

December: The Vision Loss Resource Center completed its first full year of Technology Seminars, presenting programs covering video reading machines, affordable technology solutions, health and technology and digital book readers.

Directory of Services

Recognizing that vision loss is a personal experience that affects individuals in different ways, the LightHouse has developed a diverse and comprehensive breadth of services to meet this challenge. Our staff provides the community with accessible and professional services that in turn enhance clients’ quality of life.

Vision Rehabilitation Services-Adjustment to Vision Loss/Peer Facilitated Vision Loss Support Groups-Independent Living Skills Training/Living With Vision Loss Classes-Orientation and Mobility Training Home Safety-Low Vision Clinic (in partnership with UC Berkeley)-Access Technology Training-Worksite Evaluation and Training-Braille Instruction-Deaf-Blind Services-Tactile Communication Skills Training

Community Services-Adult Education and Recreation-Youth Program-Enchanted Hills Camp (a 311-acre camp in Napa)-Peer Discussion Group-Taxi Voucher Program-Tech Center Open Lab-Advocacy

Information Services-Vision Loss Resource Center (Information and Referral)-Access to Information Services: news reading services-Alternative Format Resource Center (Braille Transcription and Recording Services)-Resources and Information (LightHouse website www.lighthouse-sf.org, Lantern, InFocus and E-Focus newsletters)-Technology Seminars-Tactile Maps for Specific Locations

Business Services-Adaptations, the LightHouse Store (www.adaptationsonline.com)-LightHouse Industries-Youth Employment Services and Internships-Digital Data Scan-Medical Transcription Training-Braille Solutions

Community Outreach-Publications (i.e. the Lantern and InFocus newsletters)-Presentations (to community organizations)-Website-Vision Loss Awareness

LightHouse VisionEvery individual who loses their vision is unique in the services they need. But every individual has one thing in common: the right to access services which enable them to live as independently as possible. At the LightHouse, we offer a full complement of training, educational and recreational services, which help make independent living a reality for our clients.

LightHouse MissionThe LightHouse promotes independence, equality, and self-reliance of blind and visually impaired individuals through rehabilitation training and access to other related services.

Who We AreFounded in 1902, the LightHouse has expanded its geographic reach and services to become the most comprehensive organization serving the blind and visually impaired in Northern California. The LightHouse is a private, nonprofit organization and taxexempt under Section 501(C) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our tax identification number is 94-1415317.

With your support, The LightHouse impacts the lives of nearly 3,000 blind and visually impaired individuals and their families each year with robust and innovative programs and services that promote independence. If you are interested in supporting us through monetary or in-kind donations, or by volunteering, call us at 415-431-1481 or visit our website at www.lighthousesf.org.

Rowan Clara Donor GroupRowan Clara donors have supported the LightHouse for 15 years or more.Goldie AbersJoseph R. andLoretta AglioloPaul J. AkropMax H. and Mary June AllenItalo N. AmerioOtto E. AndersonJohn J. and Lucy A. ApffelJames B. ArbiosR. Kirklin and Mrs. AshleyLeonard and Lillian J. AustriaIan BackJohn W. BaconJim J. BaieAnnabelle BaleyPeter E. BankDoris E. and Edward C. BassettAlexis J. BatmaleVerna E. and Roy BawdenTheodore F. BayerRobert C. andJane D. BennettArthur H. BernsteinEllen and Arel BerrierJoan and Burton BerryBernhard H. BittnerDenise J. BlaisdellEva G. BlockMartin S. and Karen J. BogetzBetty B. BoscMargot E. BraunHenry J. and Mary Jo BroderickElizabeth BrownJ. Allan BrownJack BrownFrederic BuckleyJames L. BuhlerJohn and Gale BunnellPhyllis J. BurkeyNancy B. and Franklin L. BurtonJ. B. CalhounAlbert B. CapronEmma and Joseph CarlomagnoJack A. CarverandRoland E. CasassaPark ChamberlainHedy ChinWilliam S. and Polly L. Clark

Walter H. andMargaret D. ClemensFrederick W. and Ruth H. CoeDorothy E. CohenAnn ColemanJames T. ConcannonBarbara and Michael ConheimManuel C. ConteRalph CountrymanJohn W. CraigBernard DameleLance and Billie S. DarinMrs. Richard DateCarol DavisJames M. DavisJordan F. DavisPaul DelucchiJohn G. DempseyClarence F. DeschCharles G. DonderoBenjamin and Edith L. DorfmanWinifred DowningRichard R. DreselHarold J. and Joyce M. DubayLayton M. DuffyMichael R. and Joan M. DunnOlga B. DunnFrances W. DyerVeronica M. DynanJoseph Ehrman IIIJohn E. and Paula EllingsenDoris A. ElmoreMinoru EndoMelcon and Elpida P. EnitcheyanRichard W. EnnesPeder B. EriksenNeil E. and Barbara P. FalconerGilbert S. FarfelLewis J. FeldmanRobert C. and Gwenn FessOlivia I. FielAlice FitzhughLinda A. FolletteGene K. and Joyce L. FongHelen W. FordMary M. FoudyJohn Freitas

William A. GalenoCecelia E. GervaisYonda GinWalter H. GirdlestoneErnest J. GoldmanWalter J. and Corinne J. GoldmanAndrew J. and Lorretta P. GutierrezJeanne C. HallburgR.R. and Mrs. HankoJune HarmanAlma A. HarrisStanley M. and Eleanor P. HarrisNancy C. HayesEugenia H. HaynieBunnie B. HaynorPamela M. HaywoodFrances M. HeffernanHelen J. HenkeIone E. HergertMary R. Herleman and Lexie A. FryWayne W. and JoAnne HermanCharlotte A. HicksBeulah M. HigginsJohn W. HigsonRuth and Harland HoffmanBlossom H. HofmannIrene HoldenAngela S. HommeKurt and Dorothy HornJonathan B. HorrellJohn D. HourihanRalph E. and Annette D. HowittS. E. and Frances P. HymesDonald C. InnesFrederick J. IsaacDwight JohnsonEllen JohnsonBobby E. JonesMarny and Jean K. JonesAlfred C. KaeppelRaymond and Betty Jane KaliskiRosemary G. and Daniel E. KaplanSelna KaplanSusan Katz-Snyder and Alan B. SnyderJames H. and Irma KeeffeElizabeth D. and Stanley L. KelkerMary A. KellyMax C. KirkebergSallie KoenigsbergLotte KrugLouis R. LaeremansHerman LandsonMarianne J. LarimorePaul R. and Vivien H. LarsonPaula and James Latusky

Claire M. LaughtonDonald V. and Barbara J. LawsonAnnetta LazioLieselotte Le BaronVirginia LeachPeter L. LedeeGerald S. LevinsonDonald M. LinnRoy C. LopausJohn L. LoveJean L. LynchDavid N. and Mary L. MaasRichard A. MaglianoA. Russell and Claudia J. MagnussonSusanne and John E. MahoneyOttilia MalattiaJustine F. Marcelli and John F. BaronErnest and Mrs. MarxFredrika D. MayLouise G. McClainLorene McKeeRobert J. McKeeTeresa M. McLeanRichard L. MerrittHans A. and Edith MertenJoseph G. andAnna MeyerCharles J. and Susan A. MichelSteven S. and Judith MitchellMarion MonismithMary A. MontgomeryRobert MooreHelen K. MortonThomas A. and Vivian MullaneyRobert M. MunroGerald F. Murphy, Jr.Maxwell A. MyersRobert D. and Lynne S. MyersIrving MyersonDiane B. and Robert M. NeuhausArthur C. NeumannRobert E. and Marian C. O’DonnellYvonne M. O’GormanHelge B. and Birgitta B. OlsenClarence E. OlsonVicki S. and Laurence S. OppenheimCecil F. and Lillyan F. OrmondGladys M. and James A. PalrangElizabeth R. PansegrauAlexander PappasFlorence M. ParaventiRichard W. PattersonMary PerataOlga J. PetersenLetizia PiacenteClaire and Jack H. Polly

Nancy S. PotashDorothy G. PowellG. K. ProvoChester S. PsuikKjell H. QvaleAspasia RadoumisVera ReiningerBeverly and Louis H. ReyffWilliam A. RoblesBarbara S. RogersDennis E. andRenee R. RossWilliam L. and Rosita RothschildRichard H. SalzConstantine SarlasRobert A. ScalapinoCarl E. and Helen E. SchlichtmannLaurette SchorchtJames F. SchrempJames H. SchwabacherJohn S. and Katharine S. SchwarzGene SchweikertSarah L. SearingSylvia SerrahnHugo and Hanna ShaneFrancis M. and Geraldine ShannonStephen L. and Joanne ShapiroMarion L. SheehanGladys ShegoianKenneth L. and Jean J. ShelleyDavid SimmonsThomas F. SmegalEthel A. SmithMarthe E. SmithHarry B. Smith, Jr.William G. and Gail SnetsingerElisabeth SonntagEdmund J. and Joan SprankleJohn A. SproulWilliam C. StaffordFrances L. Stein

Robert L. SteinCharles T. StewartMargaret A. and Clyde A. StoneGeorge and Helene E. StraussAndrea and Brian SuskaWalter SwanCatherine TaiariolThelma K. TenenbergGeorge and Nola K. TheobaldClifford G. ThornellJean C. TolliniBernice D. TrettenJanet E. and H.T. TupperMichael TuranRay F. ValdezCarl A. ValentineWilliam H. VedermanRichard A. VignoloLidia M. and Joseph VinalMary J. VoelkerHenry and Gloria WachsMay WalchJoseph P. and Margaret A. WardSisi and Harry WeaverDonald E. and Barbara WeberDavid L. and Regula A. WeillArthur G. and Alice WeinerJoseph and Betty Jean WeissRuth B. WenaasJune WhitesidesStephen K. WhittemoreEnid WilliamsKatalin K. WinegardMildred E. WittmanH. E. and Priscilla W. WolframBennett J. WollPaul H. and Mae K. WongParker F. and Eleanor J. WoodRobert A. Zlodi

“I love the Braille Notetaker. It has a braille display and speech, a dictionary, a radio, a recording function.”Divina Fontanilla

Quinan California Donor GroupQuinan California donors have supported the LightHouse at a level of $5000 or more.Theodore F. BayerW. BeatonDouglas BergmanPark ChamberlainMark S. ChesterPhilip C. ChinJohn W. CraigHoward and Julia Eastman

Richard W. EnnesNancy and Joe FossRobert R. FosterYonda GinWalter H. GirdlestoneSusan Katz-Snyder and Alan B. SnyderMay LongHelen K. Morton

Fred G. NowellNorma RingRichard M. and Barbara C. RosenbergRichard H. SalzJames A. ScaliseAndrea and Brian Suska

Marco A. VidalStephen K. WhittemoreSpecial Acknowledgment is given to the individual members of the PeninsulaAuxiliary Lighthouse for the Blind

“My very favorite piece of adaptive equipment is my mobile smartphone with mobilespeak and mobile magnifier.”F. Ross Woodall

Individuals and Workplace Giving DonorsJames AbramsCatherine E. AdamsKathleen AdkinsBruno and Patricia AlbiniMax and Mary June AllenJerry AmundsonMr. and Mrs. Adolphus Andrews, Jr.AnonymousLeonard D. AnspachJames B. ArbiosMrs. R. K. AshleyElizabeth AsweganTheodore and Edythe AtzAnn AuburnPaul E. AugerMr. and Mrs. Leonard AustriaJeanne AzenDr. Debra A. Babcock and Dr. Mark RosekindThomas J. BackosNorma J. BagalaJaneann BaillyDrs. Cedric and Dorothy BaintonR. BairiBlanche BakerCarol BakerKathleen Louise BakerRoslyn R. BarakJoan R. BarkanJohn and Joan BarkanWilliam BarkerFred A. BarsugliaPatricia BartonMrs. Edward Charles BassettElaine and Thomas BattistaJean and John BauerVerna E. BawdenArthur and Barbara BeatoDonna and David BechtJeanne and Robert BeckerImogene BeckwithJanet Bedula

Mayetta BehringerBeatrice BelEva BeltrameEmmanuelle BenkoskiRobert and Jane BennettBobbie and Fletcher BentonDouglas E. BergmanS. Bear BergmanIda BerkowitzArlene BernsteinArthur H. BernsteinCharmaine L. BerryJoan BerryBrad “”Rocky”“ BertettaFred and Bonnie Jean BertettaPer and Ole BerthelsenDavid and Edna BettegaJohn and Anna BilciSandra BlainBritney and Walter BlairJean BlakeWilliam BlanckenburgIlene BliwiseEva G. BlockJudie BlockDavid BloomFlorence BlumW. Ben BoboHazel and Armand BolinoCarol BorowyKieran BoughanWilliam E. BowenNeil H. BrandtEdith B. BrasseyLaura J. BredemeierDeborah L. BrennanDoris B. BrodieSidney BrodieKurt BrombacherHenry and Marilyn BrookLaurent R. BroussalDoris Brown

Elizabeth BrownLee and Carol BrownLonnie M. BrownRichard and Alice BrownStandarlee BrownBeverly R. BrunkerJean BucanegAlvin and Francoise BuchignaniJames L. BuhlerKaren BuiDrusilla and Fredrick BurrellNancy and Franklin BurtonHilary ButtsAnselmo and Alma CaballeroDino and Anna CacciaJane CalenderDennis and Carol CallaghanKevin and Kathleen CallaghanBertram CallenCharles and Glenna CampbellHerb CampbellRuth and Gregory CanoBrad D. CantosMr. and Mrs. Norvell U. CarawayMari CardenasLauna J. CarlsonKimberley CarringtonIris L. CarryerArnold and Carol CarvajalAndrea CercosRobert and Gail ChamberlinRuth ChampagneDavid and Judy ChanJoseph ChanPeter ChanDonald E. Chapman, IIISheila and Jeff ChapmanJohn CharlesRalph and Paula ChernoffJudy ChewAdele Chi and Pehong ChenFrank and Georgia ChiappelloneJ. L. and K. A. ChiappeloneGilda ChicoT. ChidambaramJacqueline W. ChoppelasEdward ChuJune ChunGeorge Clark and Thomas MooreMrs. William S. ClarkAudrey and Jonathan ClarkeBurton ClarkeRichard and Carole ClausenFrancis and Barbara Clifford

Dr. Vicki L. Coe and Dr. R. Scott MitchellJulie CoffeyCarla ColacitoNorman and Susan ColbJeannie ColbertEunice ColemanEdna C. CollierSandra CollinsAlice ColthurstJames ConcannonForrest ConleyMeghan Connolly HauptStephen ConstantineArthur and Mutsuko CooperJudge and Mrs. John S. CooperAnne Marie CordinglyCharlotte CorenLinda and Craig CoreyJanice L. CorranSam M. CorritoreGeraldine and Al CorviConstance and Dave CostaWilliam CostelloJoseph and Penelope CottenBennie and Antonette CottoneJohn and Celeste CraemerGail and Kevin CroninDavid CruserDebra CruserHarry and Ann CushBernard DameleLance and Billie DarinLenore DarisWilliam and Jaci DaskarolisNino and Dolores DaviBernice DavisCarol DavisHoward G. DavisThe De Goff FamilyErin Dean ColcordRev. Margaret E. DeethsBarbara DelongAnabella DenisoffJim DeweyGina di GraziaWilliam and Patricia DickMark and Roberta DietzenLouis and Dorothy DitoElizabeth and Donald DixonLua and Robert DoddsCharles G. DonderoJohn G. DonnellanMargie DonovanCharles Dorris

Linda D’OrsoLeslie K. DoughtyCynthia and Scott Douglas-HileyJoan M. DoveSusan A. DoviJulie DownLillian and Michael DowningWinifred DowningDavid DryerJoyce M. DubayScott and Carol DubowskyRobert and Michael DucharmeJoyce and Chris DuekerCorinne DufkaC.D. and Pete DunnebeckHien DuongPatrick DutraChristy EberhardtJoseph Ehrman, IIIRichard T. EllebrechtMargaret L. ElliottDennis G. EngleSteve and Beth ErdmannPeder B. EriksenNeil and Barbara FalconerRosemarie Falor-LuisElda and David FanucchiBarbara and Patrick FavaleMr. Ray FavettiLawrence and Marian FeigenbaumChristopher FeildDavid Feiman, DDSLewis J. FeldmanLouise FerrandoMichael and Sandra FerrarioCarolyn and Kenneth FerroOlivia I. FielLeesa FieldsAlan and Barbara FinnAnne FisherJoseph FisherHarold FiskLuciano FloresGerald and Dorothy FoersterMary FonesGene and Joyce FongJennie FongLeo FongGeorge and Sophia FontiThe Family of Anna Chan FooNancy and Joe FossRobert R. FosterStanley and Beverly FosterMary M. FoudyAlan K. Franck

Julia S. FrankDon FranklinMartha FranksJennifer FranzenDenise FreinkelKim FribergDon and Peggy FrommJeannette A. GapeAmey Garber and Richard LesnickMr. and Mrs. Alfred M. GarciaNatalie GarnerJoan M. GeisLinda and Greg GenerMichael GerschHerbert and Annette GershenJanet M. GersondeF. E. GiariIrene W. GibsonEdward and Patricia GigliNancy and Stephen GillDavid GinYonda GinMargaret E. GinsburgFrank and Marion GirasekWalter H. GirdlestoneStanton and Marsha GlantzMary Glenn and Bonnie Kay NelsonJerome and Gloria GoldbergD. GoldmanMs. Diane GoldmanWalter and Corinne GoldmanRobert GolovichGeorge C. GoodmanDavid and Elizabeth GoosmanEllen P. GormanPatrick GormanVerena GrahamJohn N. GranetJoseph GrassoMarlean GratuitoRobert GravesBarbara L. GrayLaurel and Chris GrayDiane GraydonClifford H. GreenFay GreenJeffrey GreenLinda D. GreenbergGeorge and Catherine GriffinHerbert and Lenore GriffinRalph GriffinLela and Robert GroomSusan GrossmanRalph E. GuentherLuis Guerra

Paul GuidiGary GuntherGeorge and Dolly GurrolaJoe and Paula GutierrezDonald and Jean HaetAngela HaginsTerry HairDennis HaleJeanne C. HallburgThomas HamiltonRebecca Handler and David AndradeFrances and Thomas HaneyDorothy HarkavyJune HarmanSharon HarrisShirley HarrisDonna and Earl HartIrene M. HartEugene and Joan HarterRobert HarveySuann and Tim HayesEugenia H. HaynieJill and Claude HeifetzShelby HeifetzSidney and Rose HeifetzSusan HellerRebecca and James HelmJacqueline M. HendrenH. Jean HenkeKenneth and Margaret HermanWayne and JoAnne HermanMirtha HernandezRichard HesseRobert and Patricia HewettSteven R. HibshmanJohn and Eleanor HigsonMiriam HillierElaine HilpDebbie and Robert HinksonMr. and Mrs. Harvey D. HinmanDiane HinsonEd HodgesBlossom H. HofmannSusan HoltGeoffrey HomPamela HomDana Hooper and Alicia SwansonJonathan B. Horrell, M.D.Gloria J. HowardClinton HoweJoan HowellAnnette D. HowittReggie HudsonT.F. and Nancy HumistonDwayne Hunn

Marlene HunnJanin and William InmanGary W. IrelandFrederick J. IsaacGrace and Luther IzmirianJack D. JacksonRobert and Lois JacobAnne K. JahnsenCarl and Carolyn JansonMary and Peter JewellBetty JohannessenDenis JohnsDwight JohnsonGil and Beverely JohnsonP. Kuuleialoha and Robert JohnsonPolly and Neil JohnstonRalph and Dorris JonesLorraine JudiceMarcus A. JungMrs. Leland KaiserRobert M. KaneElliot and Ida KaplanRosemary and Daniel KaplanPatricia KastIlene and Gary KatzSusan Katz-Snyder andAlan B. SnyderJulie KaufmanGeorge KawMary A. KellyHelen Kennedy CahillWilliam and Susan KenneyLubov KepuladzeAlice KimLoa KingstonIvana KirolaMichael KlimoVirginia Knepper Doyle and John DoyleKathleen KnoxErna KnutsenNorma KollgaardIgor and Elizabeth KolombatovicSidney and Vivian KonigsbergStuart KoopGeorge and Susan KotsovolosKerry and Maureen KravitzJ. Lee KreaderJames KwanDeslar Kyn PattenLynne and Andrew LairdJanice and George LandtJudy LarsonBarbara and James LassenK.C. and Steve LauckRobert Lavaysse

Joyce Law-FongLieselotte Le BaronPeter L. LedeeWolfgang and Alexandra LedererCindy LeeGeorge J. LeeMay LeeNorma LentineDonna-Marie LeraWallis LeslieLuna LesterJohn and Aimee LevinHerbert LevisonAlan LevyMr. and Mrs. Ho LewMabel LewVivian LewHarry and Gene LewinWerner and Libby LewinEvelyn M. LightBonnie Gratch LindauerMarilyn L. Lindsey, Ph.DJoanne LinnJoyce Lively and Ronald Kardon Ann LoMonteJessica LorenzDan LorenzoSusan LumMr. James M. LundyClaire LupiaLouise MagnerMr. and Mrs. Russ Magnusson and ChrisKrishna MalikMelissa MallozziRenee MaloneSamantha ManewitzEthel and Robert MannHarry and Emma MarAlex MarcolloRobert E. MarcusHelen L. MarshJames C. Marsters, Jr.Mrs. Donald MarxHoward Maull and Glady Lou Lytle-MaullBoris S. MaximoffJohn H. MaxsonFredrika D. MayLiam MayclemFrank McCafferyDavid and Rose McCallenDavid A. McCoskerLeola McGrathRobert McKenna

Christina and William McNairRobert and Colleen McNicholBrian McNittHoracio MendezLawrence MercierScott and Theresa MerrickHans and Edith MertenCharles and Susan MichelGene and Carole MichelSpencer and Roberta MichelsJames MichenerJoshua Miele and Elizabeth RuhlandMona MilamHayes D. MilesJohn N. MillerLauren P. MillerSelinda and Dwain MillerYetta MillerGordon and Karen MillnerLyla M. MitchellSusan Mizner, DirectorCarolyn MobleyMichael MojabiJ.B. MolaghanBarbara MonieMary A. MontgomeryS. M. MooreThomas M. MooreMr. Dannie MoosLillian and Harold L. Moose, Jr.Ada MoralesRichard MorasciMichael and Angelina MorganSandy and Jeff MoriMichael and Lucinda MorlinHelen and G. Joel MorrisPaul V. MorrisCarol and Jerry MuchinVivian MullaneyMr. and Mrs. Donald MunakataJ. R. MurphyJames J. MurphyLeslie MurphyRosemary MurphyMaxwell A. MyersRobert and Lynne MyersEmmanuel NavaJean NeelyWilliam and Joan NeffDonald and Carol NelsonLawrence NelsonDirk NeyhartJohn H. NorcopJeffrey NovickVarda Novick

Juan Ocampo GomezMary O’ConnollRobert and Marian O’DonnellTara and Brian O’DwyerRose Marie O’LearyDavid and Joyce OliphantJoann and John O’LoughlinDale and Vivian OlsenRichard OlsenFrank and Phyllis OlssonJohn and Victoria O’NeillLaurence and Vicki OppenheimVicki and Laurence OppenheimKazu OshimaMr. and Mrs. Robert L. OswaltRaymond and Beverly OwningCharles M. OzorioRene and Judith PaladiniEmily PapapietroEllen and Michael ParkerJeffrey ParravanoKevin ParryBetty PassanisiFran and Clint PelegrinoCharles and Norma Jean PelusoStephen Max Perr and Dr. Holly ChristmanRandall and Valerie PerryMaja Jean PetersEugene and Barbara PetersonJoseph F. PetersonNicholas and Patricia PetrakisVonnie PfingstonSusan PiallatTeri PicanteAnne and Nathan PlotkinDana PolatinKarena PolcynLaura PorrasJagdip and Robin PowarRobert and Lillian PowellGlenn and Jodi PremingerArthur PsaltisMr. and Mrs. Chester S. PsuikSacha RahiRobert RakshysAlicia and Edward RamirezDorothy RaskiHelene RenteriaCathleen and Gary RettbergAlice ReutlingerAlbert Reyff and Karla YatesMary RizzatoChris and Helen RockasGeorge Roehm

Margery and Fred RoosDoug RoseMadeleine S. RosePatti and Doug RoseHerbert and Ilse RosenbaumPaul Rosenstein and Bonnie LynnHelen RoxboroughEdward M. RubensteinSylvia RubinCarlos and Ruth RulingFlorence M. RuskNancy A. RussRichard M. RussMr. and Mrs. Eugene W. RzymNicolai SafaiKaren SalcedoRichard H. SalzDigna and Mario SanchezDonna SanchezSarah SanchezIlse SauerwaldJoseph ScheuermannMrs. Helen E. SchlichtmannCarolyn SchmidtSuzanne and Henry SchmittAnna R. SchmitzJoseph SchmitzGary Schnitzer and Sandra WilderThelma and Gilbert SchnitzerChristine SchreiberIrving and Naomi SchulmanMr. and Mrs. Albert L. SchultzDouglas SchultzFrank and Gloria SciglianoJanna A. ScopelSarah ScottLinda ScourtisMr. and Mrs. Alan K. L. ScroggieVictoria SeayMatthew SellFred SeronickAnita Shafer Aaron and Robert Scott AaronAnna and Stanley ShaffHugo ShaneStephen and Joanne ShapiroHelen J. SharpShelly SharpFlorence ShawSidney ShawTimothy and Mary SheehyGladys and Ardson ShegoianKenneth and Jean ShelleyKimberly ShuckSteve and Jeanne Sibley

Esther SichelLinda SilvaDelrose SilvasRuth H. SilvermanRobert and Annette SimonSandra SimonHenry and Katherine SimpsonKatherine and Henry SimpsonHope SinclairIrena and Mieczyslaw SkrobikMr. and Mrs. Henry H. SmallKatrina SmathersThomas F. Smegal, Jr.Lawrence SmeragliuoooG. Edward Smith and Elizabeth Primrose-SmithGretchen J. SmithPaul Smith and Carol HarveySigrid and James SniderJohn P. SouzaLaura SowellMarlene Spaeth and Terri RitchieDana M. SpearJoan L. SpelmanHelen SpringerJohn A. SproulMae StadlerGerald G. StanglPatricia StarkM. Geraldine StaskoAnne StavropoulosTheodore E. SteinerStanley StengerKim StepneyDiana SteppTodd Stevenot and Anne SandbachRichard W. StevenCharles T. StewartFrances J. StewartMargaret and Clyde StoneChuck StoopsEdward Storm and Anne PayePeter G. StrausGeorge and Helene StraussAnita StromIan SublettGideon and Hao Do SughrueThomas and Judith SutliffElizabeth H. SutroWalter Swan, Jr.Charles and Linda SwiftEunice and Robert SwinkThomas SwinneyEvelyn SzelenyiKong Taing

William R. TanzerDavid and Teresa TarrTed TawshunskyGlenhall and Patricia TaylorColette TedeschiKaren TedfordThelma K. TenenbergClara A. TennisDr. Carol Tereszkiewicz-Zimmerman and Dr. Zachary ZimmermanNorma Tewksbury-OogheNola K. TheobaldKimberly M. ThompsonClifford ThornellMary P. ThorntonIwan TjokrosoehartoJean C. TolliniAurora TomadoniDeborah ToyStella TracyCheryl and Richard TricePaul TrichiloIvy TroyerJudith and Richard TrusendiJanet and Tom TupperJoAnn TursoneSteven UtzDon Van Eeghen and Theresa Le OlsonJeff and Elaine Van GrinsvenJean J. VandenPeter Vas DiasRichard Vas DiasGalina and Slava VassershteynPrindle and Henry VauxWilliam H. VedermanJohn Verduzco and Herb SmithElva I. VergariMarco A. Vidal FundRichard A. VignoloLidia and Joseph VinalJeremy and Randi VishnoMaria VrionisLowell and Donna WallaceHazel WalshDirk Walvis and Carolyn DilleJoseph and Margaret WardJohn and Carmen WashingtonSisi WeaverDavid and Regula WeillEdward and Janet WeinerGary and Yaffa WeinsteinPhilip and Veronica WeismehlBetty Jean WeissRobert and Marian WeissRobin and Thalia Welch

Jordana Welles and Julie RayDavid L. WellsDorothy H. WesleyJim WhippleNancy WhitneyBruce and Donna WhitsonStephen K. WhittemoreRobert A. WhyteSofia WidjajaRon D. WillisJerry and Judith WilsonKatalin K. WinegardKenneth WinklerWilliam WipprechtTeresa and Erland WolffBennett J. WollJordan WongParker and Eleanor Wood

Forrest P. Woodworth, IVSharalee and Thomas WrigleySylvia XuerebIrvin and Marilyn YalomStanley YarnellKarla M. YatesJennifer Yeagley and Jeff RussellDr. and Mrs. Jerold J. YeciesBetty and Edmund YoungSteven YoungKatherine YounkerJean and S. J. ZaczekDr. Arash M. ZadehEric and Beverly ZellTamara ZhuchkovaRoy ZittingMonique J. ZmudaRobert Zwissig

“My favorite technology is Zoomtext screen magnification software. It will magnify a page up to 16x.”Beth Berenson

Park Chamberlain Heritage SocietyPark Chamberlain Heritage Society donors have supported the LightHouse through abequest.Benno M. AbrahamRuth AbrahamsonJuliette F. AlexanderAudrey M. AndersonPaul L. AndrieuKatherine AndrosRobert AninoPhilip AnspacherFrank BackCatherine BagnascoJulia BakerPauline BaldwinBertha BankheadShena Baring-GouldMargarete BarsamBeatrice M. BeattieIrma BeckerAugust BeelerJohn L. BernhardElvera BervenMartha J. BibbMarguerite BillyKatharine E. BlancheMay BloomLouis & Leonore BlumenthalAnna BohnerLouise BonneFred Braun, Jr.Eileen Brennan

Christine BreonErma M. BridgettWilliam Henry BrownHarold L. BuechnerHenry M. CailleaudGioavani and Margret CamajaniEleanor E. CameronBernice CanataJacques CanesMarcelin E. CannonStanley CarlowDorothy CarlsonFay Allison CartyJohn H. CasenaveMyrene CasselRobert CathcartVictor A. CelottiMiriam ChabanRonald ChaissonPark ChamberlainLaura CiolekMabel CliffordBernice K. CochranFannie A. CooperEthel L. CrossIrene CrowAlfreda S. CullinanBelle CurtinMarianne M. Davidson

Ora K. DennettGeorge DettnerRobert DevereauxOlga DioraClarence DobieTeresa DrakeMae DudleyMarie L. DugganOlga B. DunnThomas DutraGeorge DynanYvette G. EastmanHoward and Julia EastmanMarie EdenburgEthel L. EhrhardtIlse EliasRussell H. EllisMary H. EndlichGrace EngMarion E. EvansEnzo S. FanucchiMarguerite E. FeinCyril FelsJames FentonLillian R. FitzgeraldJustine FixelRose FlacksNelly ForassieppiJack FoxSophie FultonNora P. GarwickGisella GellertClifford GerlachJean GetzGeorge GianniniElinor GilheaneyJack GilleGladstone/Sassoon FamilyBenjamin GoldMelba J. GraysonT.B. GreenhouseLeonard GreenwellGenevieve D. GuppyChester B. GuppyLois Riley HaightRita HanlonCarl J. HansenVera HardyDorothy HarrenFerris W. HartmanSophie E. HautEldon S. HeckmanK. HendersonMay I. HenriodShirley Hicklin

Beulah May HigginsMadeline Hilburn TrustJudson HollandGloria Ann HollisAllan HovdenGloria HubnerMiriam HugginsEthel K. HughesLucia HunekeEnid Hobson HurdFelicia HymanEvelyn HymansDolores IppolitoCharles J. IsaacsSophie JacobsEbba I. JorgensenJames Mayfield KayeNorah KellyVryra Fortin KerrEthel May KingGertrude L. KingRochelle KingslandFanny KlangBabette KleeBertha KleinCarol KnowlesJosephine K. KnowlesBertha KristalAndrew KristofskyJudith KuhnleBarbara H. KurtzLaine FamilyGenevieve E. LandonLouise LangVirginia LarsenJames V. LawryAllan and Marilyn LeeRuth D. LeonSara G. LevinLouis LevitasElizabeth LippittGenevieve C. LouderbackMary Lai Yi LouieOrsola LucchesiJosephine LudwigAlice E. LuscombeJean A. MacAllumMayBelle MaddenDella F. MaidenMercedes MajorBarbara Ann MalloryMarie R. MaloughSteven S. MarcuMarie Brauninger MartinAnn McCarthy

Signe Ash McClellanFlorence McDonaldAlicia McEvoyMercedes McMickingMellie A. MerrittEmmy MichielsenMack E. MickelsonBetty M. MignaccoFrances S. MillerFlorence MillikinElizabeth MitchellAugusta MoyerAnna Belle NealPaul and Norine NelsonPaul Axel NelsonGertrud NeufeldJudith A. NeumannYvonne Marie O’GormanRosina OlivieriEdith PalmedoElizabeth R. PansegrauRuth PelsEllen PetersonR.R. PewEmmy A. PhelpsSeymour PhillipsPaul G. PinskyCora PissisVirginia Marie PocciaGabriel PoutousRichard A. RathFred F. RennerViola RhoneGunilda RiandaHenry M. RistDohma L. RobertsHelen M. RobinsonMario RoccaJean Roddan ZermanGeorge RosenquistEdna RosnerRobert RossPatricia J. RourkeAnnie RummelsburgFrank RusalemSchaefer Charitable TrustErna SchleuAnn V. SchmollWalter SchroederMaud van Courtlandt-Hill SchrollFlora Ludwigs ScottRosita Scott

Richard SheldrickHazel L. ShepardShulmann FamilyMildred SimmenSimmons FamilyMarie SimpsonConstance M. SimpsonArnold J. SmollerAnn Elizabeth SnowDon SpeakmanAlma W. SpencerMargaret StephensHelen S. StewartE.B. StorrowWilliam H. and Ruth B. StruckmanLudmila SuglianStuart F. and H. MargueriteSvedemanLillian TassiJacqueline D. ThompsonJoseph S. ThompsonTodd ThornIvy ThroopLillian and Lewis TilinJoseph M. TorranoAlice Frances TracyEmma G. TrebilcotDorothy E. TreveyJohn Thomas TrixlerIrene TsecklinskayaJohn Henry TurnerBillie VierWilhelmina WaldeckGwendolyn F. WalkupMarvin WaltonFrances Isabel WeedMargaret E. WhiteAgnes WhitelockGates WignerTova WileyGladys H. WilliamsRichard WinckelLillie WissmanWilliam W. WitneyMadeline E. WoodallRoma ZedermanGeorge ZimmermanDoris J. ZimpelmannRobert A. ZlodiStephen ZlodiVirginia Lee Zwick

“The BrailleNote is portable, versatile and really light! It’s great for flying!Leah Gardner

Institutional Donors(Agencies, Foundations and Companies)Access Integrated Technologies, Inc.Airport Commission EmployeesAmerican Legion Fort Humboldt Post 212Artsigns Architectural Graphics, Inc.Bank of AmericaBank of America Charitable FoundationBank of America Foundation (Matching Gifts)Bellini FoundationBertetta Tanklines, Inc.Mervyn L. Brenner FoundationState of California General FundCalifornia State Automobile AssociationCarroll, Burdick & McDonough LLPCars 4 CausesCenter for Accessible TechnologyCharity Funding ServicesChevronTexaco “”People Making a Difference”“ CampaignCounty of Humboldt In-Home Support ServicesDaley, DeBofsky & BryantDepartment of Management, Minnesota State UniversityHarold & Annette Dobbs Family Supporting FoundationDodge & Cox Investment ManagersThe East Bay Community FoundationElectronic Scrip IncorporatedSouth San Francisco Elks Lodge #2091EnvisionFar Eastern Society of San Francisco, Inc.Fidelity Charitable Gift FundFrancis S. North FoundationGap Foundation Money For Time ProgramGenentech Employee Giving ProgramGive Something Back Business ProductsGMAC MortgageGolden Gate Healthcare CenterGoogle, Inc.The GuardsmenWalter and Elise Haas FundHall RealtyThe Vera C. Hendry FoundationHerbst Foundation, Inc.Humboldt Area FoundationIBM Employee Services CenterIBM Retiree Charitable Campaign

Independent Charities of AmericaThe James Irvine FoundationJefferson & Gross, CPA’sJewish Community Endowment FundJewish Family and Children’s ServicesKaiser Hospital,Optical DepartmentKorean War Veterans AssociationLanahan & Reilley LLPDean & Margaret Lesher FoundationCastro Lions ClubLocal Independent CharitiesThe Los Angeles SpinstersLos Gatos Lions Charities, Inc.Lowell Berry FoundationLundy and MishanetzBertha Russ Lytel FoundationMarin Community FoundationMayor’s Office on DisabilityEva L. McKenzie TrustMid-America TileMuir Oaks Veterinary HospitalNative Daughters of the Golden WestNaughton Realty, Inc.The Neisloss Family Foundation Inc.Pacific Union’s Marin Agents Community FundThe Pfund Family FoundationPG & E Corporation, Campaign for the CommunityPile Drivers, Divers, Bridge Wharf & Dock BuildersR.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.Redwood Empire Chapter, CCB Scholarship FundRL & Associates, Inc.Rotary Club of NapaSacramento Spinal SpecialistsThe San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, City and CountySan Jose East Valley Lions ClubSan Jose North Valley Lions #0239The Annunziata Sanguinetti FoundationScales of Justice Lions ClubThe Schwab Fund for Charitable GivingSears “You Can Make A Difference” Workplace Giving CampaignSilicon Valley Community FoundationSoroptimist International of Humboldt BayThe Morris Stulsaft Foundation

Alice Phelan Sullivan CorporationMr. and Mrs. G. Kirk Swingle FoundationTemple Beth Ami Religious SchoolTwin Peaks TavernUnion Labor Health FoundationUnited eWayUnited Synagogue of HobokenUnited Way of King County

United Way of Northern Nevada & the SierraUnited Way of the Bay AreaVallejo Grandmoms ClubVeterans of Foreign WarsViet Huong Fish Sauce CompanyVISA International Giving CampaignWells Fargo BankWells Fargo Community Support Campaign

“I get excited about some of the more simple technologies: talking timers and microwaves. my elderly clients find them easy to use.”Joyce Lopez

Inkind, Tangible Property and Car Donations2223 Restaurant7 x 7 MagazineAcoustiguide, Inc.Barbara AdamsonKathleen AdkinsAmerican Conservatory TheaterAquarium of the BayArrowood Vineyards & WineryAsian Art MuseumBeach Blanket BabylonSandra BlainJoan Blalock and Butch BlalockBlow Styling SalonBreezy’s Restaurant and BarBroadwest CorporationByington Winery and VineyardCafe Organic LettusCalifornia Academy of SciencesCapricorn CoffeeThe Cartoon Art MuseumChaya Brasserie #1301Clara ChunCity DishCocoonHoward G. DavisDeaf Counciling Advocacy & Referral Agency (DCARA)Drake RestaurantsHien DuongEcho MarketingMr. Ray FavettiLyndia FillpotFine Arts Museums of San FranciscoHerb FotishR. GrantRobert GravesSusan HambrechtHeine Family TrustMaria Hershey

David L. HolcombHornblower Cruises and EventsMarguerite IllingworthLynne and Andrew LairdLedson Winery and VineyardsAli O. Lee and John WrigleyGalen LeungLevende LoungeArt LidstromAlex MarcolloMarket Street GrillAndrew MarshallEdna MattzJohn H. MaxsonGloria MayEric McAlpineDoris McKeeverRobert McKennaGuylene McMintonBetty McQuistonHoracio MendezLawrence MercierMetro City BarJames MichenerCharles MigosNameFindersSheila NelsonJune NesslerOakland Museum of CaliforniaOakland ZooOpus OnePeju Province WineryStephen Max Perr and Dr. Holly ChristmanNorman PetersonPier 39POP SoundPresidio Bowling CenterPunchline San Francisco

Eleanor QuigleyRavenswood WineryRedwoods Veteran’s CenterRipley’s Believe It or Not MuseumEric Robertson and Tami GambleJill RoterSalsalito Taco ShopSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco SymphonySan Francisco TowersSavannah Chanelle VineyardsDouglas ScheftLynne SentivanyEsther SichelRobert and Annette SimonLawrence SmeragliuoooChuck SomersCarol SotoLouisa SpierJill and Tom Sprinkle

Tom and Jill SprinkleBob StangerKim StepneyChuck StoopsSushi GrooveTCB Cafe PublishingMarian ThompsonIwan TjokrosoehartoTwin Peaks TavernDon Van Eeghen andTheresa Le OlsonChristopher WardAndy WestfallPerry and Patricia WolfJohn WrigleyYerba Buena Center for the ArtsYerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling CenterYet Wah Chinese Restaurant

“It’s simple: my favorite technologies are the CCTV and Zoomtext.”David Baioni

Insights Supporters

Insights FundersCommunity Arts and Education Program of the San Francisco Arts CommissionSan Francisco FoundationWalter and Elise Haas Fund

Insights Sponsors

Claude Monet Level - $5000+Guide By Cell

Georgia O’Keefe Level - $2500+Acoustiguide, Inc.Bank of AmericaRL & Associates, Inc.Wells Fargo Bank

Edgar Degas Level - $1000+7 x 7 MagazineEnvisionR.V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.

PatronsJoan R. BarkanBrad “Rocky” Bertetta, Bertetta Tanklines, Inc.David and Judy ChanJoseph ChanGeorge Clark and Thomas MooreGina di Grazia

Margie DonovanJoan M. DoveNancy and Joe FossBarbara L. GrayKaren Gray and Doug ElliotGeorge and Catherine GriffinPaul Guidi

Rebecca Handler and David AndradeThe Herbst Foundation, Inc.Carl and Carolyn JansonGil and Beverely JohnsonKathleen KnoxNicole LangeBarbara and James LassenHarry and Emma MarHoward Maull and Glady Lou Lytle- MaullJohn H. MaxsonMayor’s Office on DisabilityChristina and William McNairJoshua Miele and Elizabeth RuhlandLeslie MurphyRosemary MurphyDavid Perry & AssociatesGary Schnitzer and Sandra WilderAnita Shafer Aaron and Robert Scott AaronTodd Stevenot and Anne SandbachJordana Welles and Julie RaySofia WidjajaJennifer Yeagley and Jeff RussellSpecial thanks to Russell Quinanand Traction for the Insights2008 PSA

Insights DonorsMax and Mary June AllenWilliam BarkerImogene Beckwith

Ida BerkowitzFred and Bonnie Jean BertettaNeil H. BrandtLonnie M. BrownBeverly R. BrunkerCharles and Glenna CampbellMari CardenasAnabella DenisoffDodge & Cox Investment ManagersSouth San Francisco Elks Lodge #2091Lewis J. FeldmanAmey Garber and Richard LesnickThe Vera C. Hendry FoundationHerbst Foundation, Inc.Kenneth and Margaret HermanPolly and Neil JohnstonRosemary and Daniel KaplanVivian LewHelen L. MarshLiam MayclemMayor’s Office on DisabilitySusan Mizner, DirectorSusan PiallatKimberly ShuckGerald G. StanglGalina and Slava VassershteynViet Huong Fish Sauce CompanyLidia and Joseph VinalJoseph and Margaret WardGary and Yaffa WeinsteinBetty Jean WeissRobert A. WhyteRoy Zitting

Community PartnersAcademy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)American Foundation for the BlindArea #1 Agency on Aging (Humboldt, Del Norte Counties)Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsAudioVision, Inc.Bay Area Outdoor Recreation Program (BORP)Bay Area TransportationBlind Babies FoundationCalifornia Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI)California Council of the BlindCalifornia Department of ForestryCalifornia Foundation of Independent Living Centers (CFILC)California School for the Blind

California State Department of RehabilitationCalifornia State Independent Living CouncilCalifornia State LibraryCalifornia Teachers and Educators of the Visually Handicapped (CTEVH)Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly (CASE)Commission on Aging and Adult ServicesCommunity Alliance of Disability Advocates (CADA)Community Arts and Education Program of the San Francisco Arts CommissionCommunity Health AllianceCurry Senior CenterDeaf Counseling, Advocacy and Referral Agency

Delancey Street Van ServiceDepartment of Aging and Adult ServicesDepartment of Children, Youth and Their FamiliesDepartment of Health and Human Services, Marin CountyDepartment of Public HealthDevelopment Executives Roundtable (DER)Disability Rights Education and Defense FundEarle Baum Center of the BlindFortuna Adult Day Health CenterFoundation Center – San FranciscoGuide Dogs for the Blind, IncHumboldt County Department of Health and Human Services –Adult Protective Services BranchHumboldt Diabetes ProjectHumboldt Senior Resource CenterIndependent Living Resource Center San FranciscoInstitute on Aging, San FranciscoKNBRLeadership San Francisco (LSF)Long Term Care Coordinating CouncilMayor’s Office of Community InvestmentMayor’s Office on Disability, San FranciscoMedsam TransportationMUNI Accessibility ServicesNational Association for the Employment of People Who Are Blind (NAEPB)National Council of Private Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCPABVI)National Eye Institute – Healthy Vision Community Award

National Federation of the Blind of CaliforniaNational Industries for the Blind (NIB)NISHNorthern California Association of Deaf-BlindNorthern California Association of Education and Rehablilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCAER)Northwest Committee for the Employment of People with DisabilitiesNelson NygartProject Open HandRedwoods Veterans CenterSan Francisco Arts Commission GallerySan Francisco Community CollegeSan Francisco Department of ElectionsSan Francisco Elks Lodge #3San Francisco Library for the BlindSan Francisco MagazineSan Francisco ParatransitSan Francisco Partnership for Community-Based Care & SupportSan Francisco Public LibrarySan Francisco Recreation & Parks Department, Project InsightSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco Unified School DistrictSenior Action NetworkSensory Access FoundationSmith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, San FranciscoSociety for the Blind in SacramentoUniversity of California, School of Optometry, Low Vision ClinicUniversity of San Francisco Nursing ProgramVeteran’s Administration, Visual Impairment Services TeamVision AnewWestridge BuildersYMCA Embarcadero

Consultants & ContractorsAdaptive Technology Services

Michael Parker, MSME Access Ingenuity

Joan DoveArea Executive Vice PresidentArthur J. Gallagher Risk Management ServicesArthur J. Gallagher & Co.Insurance Brokers of California, Inc.

Allen Ashton

Ashton Abeck Design

Haseeb ChaudhryVice PresidentBusiness Client ManagerGreater San FranciscoBank of America

Bay Area Communication Access

Diana Gates WatermanVice PresidentBenefits Access

Blind and Vision Impaired of Marin, Inc.

Tony CapitanCap’s Painting Company

Community TechKnowledge, Inc.

David PerryPrincipalDavid Perry & Associates

Dodge & Cox

Fred CabalaRegina HendersonEnvision Digital Print

Gregory LivestockFire Abatement

Don GasserFire Smart, Defensible Space, Inc.

Golden Gate Regional Center

Bruce J. Wright, CPAGood & Fowler, LLP

Greg Barrow ConstructionHearing and Speech Center of Northern California

Houston Lighthouse for the Blind

Katrine Hughes, LCSW

International Association of Access to Information Services (IAAIS)

Emdad KhanInternet Speech

Luxor Cab

S. Scott Seamands, CPAPartnerLindquist von Husen and Joyce, LLP

Justin Loch

Page Weavers

Ricardo PerezPostal Systems, Inc.

Richard LesnickRL & Associates, Inc.

Doug RoseRose Communications

Marcia BeardSenior ConsultantR.V. Kuhns and Associates, Inc.

Vicki ValentineGraphic DesignerSan Francisco Art Department

Theresa Farina, Executive Director

San Francisco Paramedic Association

Disabled Student ServicesSan Francisco State University

Gerald ScottScotty’s Janitorial

Erik DryburghAttorney at LawSilk, Adler & Colvin

Nick HarrisStream Guys

Susan JahromiBenefit ConsultantTrendcepts

Brian McNittTrendmedia

Mike Carr, PresidentEHC Facility ManagementUnited Camps, Conferences and Retreats

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Chris HauswirthPrincipalWetherby Asset Management

Krista WissingPublications Designer

Yellow Cab

Debby LiebermanZia Acces

Special AcknowledgementsAcoustiguide, Inc.

Joyce Cid

Benny L. CatacutanClubhouse ManagerConcordia-ArgonautCynthia and John DiggsSite Director & CookEnchanted Hills Camp

Jack Donnellan, Vision Anew

Enchanted Hills Camp Advisory Committee

Lynda Jones, CVRTCoordinator Rehabilitation Teaching SpecializationProgram in Visual ImpairmentFlorida State University

Liam Mayclem, HostCBS5, Eye on the Bay

Thomas MooreLeslie Murphy“Friends of Charlie”

Steve, Nancy and Annie Gill

Kathy Graddy, PrincipalGraddy Graphic Design

Dr. Robert GreerUniversity of California School of OptometryLow Vision Clinic

David AsheimGuide-by-Cell

Ben Oude KampuisProject Insight

Richard LesnickRL and Associates, Inc.

Meg ShifflerGallery DirectorSan Francisco Arts Commission

Mike MaySendero Group

Christine McNair and Donna Santana

Russell QuinanTraction

Day Galles, Jeff Green, Fred Hoskingand George RoehmTwin Peaks TavernDave SayerWestridge Builders Inc

LightHouse Board of DirectorsGil Johnson – PresidentRetired, American Foundation for the Blind

Todd Stevenot – Vice PresidentFinance Officer, Barclays Global Investors

Arthur Beato - Vice PresidentFinancial Consultant, Retired

Harry Mar - Vice PresidentContracts Analyst, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Carl Janson - TreasurerRetired, Venture Builders

Jordana Welles – SecretaryPartner, Fagan-Welles Advertising

Brad BertettaPresident/Principal, Bertetta Tanklines, Inc.

David ChanSystems Engineer, Wells Fargo Bank

Joseph ChanFinance Director, Association of Bay Area Governments

Margie DonovanVIST Coordinator, Veteran Affairs Medical Center

Julie DownReal Estate Broker, Grubb and Ellis

Rebecca HandlerHead of Major Gifts, Wikimedia Foundation

Dana HooperConsultant

Kathleen KnoxWriter, Editor

Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D.Associate Scientist, The Smith- Kettlewell Eye Research Institute

Leslie MurphyVice President, Wells Fargo Bank

Gary SchnitzerExecutive Vice President, Schnitzer Steel

Keith WilliamsConsultant

LightHouse Honorary BoardTheodore F. BayerPast President, LightHouse Board of Directors

Douglas BergmanPast Treasurer, LightHouse Board of Directors

Jon CarrollColumnist, San Francisco Chronicle

John P. CoghlanPast President, LightHouse Board of Directors

Mike Cole

Past President, LightHouse Board of Directors

Winifred DowningPast Secretary, LightHouse Board of DirectorsNancy R. FossPast President, LightHouse Board of Directors

William GerardPast President, Lighthouse Board of Directors

Daniel F. Goodman, M. D.Ophthalmologist

Barbara J. LassenPast President, LightHouse Board of Directors

Mike MayPresident, Sendero Group, Ltd.

John MaxsonPast Member, LightHouse Board of Directors

Honorable Gavin NewsomMayor, City and County of San Francisco

Stephen Max PerrPast Vice President, LightHouse Board of Directors

Catherine SkiversPast President, California Council of the Blind

Ed ZaikPast President, LightHouse Board of Directors

LightHouse Staff

AdaptationsMaritza A. Calderon, Adaptations Assistant Store ManagerCynthia Herrera, Adaptations Associate - MarinLaura B. Peters, Adaptations Assistant Store Manager -MarinTeresa Wolff, Adaptations Associate - Marin

Access to Information ServicesJ. Gregory Kehret, Director of Access to Information ServicesGreeta S. Ahart, Program AssistantAyaka C. Isono, Information and Technology SpecialistShenKuan, AIS/Technology Associate

DevelopmentGeorge L. Clark, Chief Development OfficerEllen B. Lord, Development ManagerAndrea U. Ogarrio, Development and Marketing AssociateKari L. Orvik, Program Marketing and Outreach AssociateKimberly R. Shuck, Insights CoordinatorJennifer M. Yeagley, Director of Development

Digital Data ScanJennifer F. Castillo, Account RepresentativeAurelia T. Duma, Pre-Process Quality AssuranceDavid G. Jackson, Document Preparer Pre-Process Quality AssuranceSon Kim, Document Scanner/Preparer

ExecutiveAnita S. Aaron, Executive DirectorCharles E. Godwin, Executive Secretary

FinanceF. Howard Maull, Chief Financial OfficerIris A. Feng, General AccountantKathy F. Louie, Accounts Payable CoordinatorNing Xiao, Controller

Human ResourcesJulie E. McCarthy, HR / Office ManagerBrian C. Hardy, Technology ManagerGilberto C. Melendez, Part-Time ReceptionistDavina M. Mendez, Receptionist/Taxi Voucher Coordinator

LightHouse IndustriesPhillip R. (Skip) Foster Jr., LightHouse Industries ManagerByron L. Albertson, Production Assistant/Box Maker/UtilityLandall Bell, Maintenance Specialist/Relief Machine Operator/Lead PersonMichael J. Irish, Manager’s Assistant/SorterLin Sang Leung, Machine Operator/MechanicArnel C. Paiso, Production Assistant/Packer Box MakerTamara L. Thienes, Sorter

ProgramsAnthony L. Fletcher, Director of Community ServicesLeah N. Gardner, Teacher’s AidVi TriHuynh, Youth Services CoordinatorMolly S. Irish, Adult Education/Recreation CoordinatorPhilip C. Kum, Education/Recreation Coordinator TraineeTheresa P. Navarro, Program AssistantKeyatta D. Shade, Community Volunteer Outreach Coordinator

Rehabilitation ServicesKathleen A. Abrahamson, Director Of Rehabilitation ServicesKathleen E.Anderson, Orientation and Mobility SpecialistDavid J. Baioni, Rehabilitation Teaching Specialist/Choral InstructorJeffrey W. Carlson, Social WorkerSook Hee Choi, Deaf-Blind Employment SpecialistDivina M. Fontanilla, Program AssistantAlexandra M. Galeczka, Program AssistantDonna Kazanjian, Rehabilitation Services CoordinatorCarleigh A. Kude, Database Program AssistantDawn M. Leeflang, Rehabilitation Teaching Specialist/Orientation and Mobility SpecialistLindaPorelle, Social WorkerPatricia Quinonez-Hudson, Vision Loss Specialist

William E. Simpson, RN, Community Living Fund Case Manager and CoordinatorCory D. Tschogl, Orientation and Mobility Specialist

LightHouse of MarinPaula M. Armato, Driver/ReaderJoyce A. Lopez, Rehabilitation Teaching Specialist

LightHouse of the North CoastConi M. Johnson, Orientation and Mobility SpecialistAlison O. Lee, Vision Loss Program CoordinatorJanet D. Pomerantz, Social WorkerPatti A. Rose, Program AssistantSandy Staples, Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Vision Loss Resource CenterJessica D. Lorenz, Director of Public Policy and InformationBeth F. Berenson, Vision Loss Resource Center SpecialistCherie C. Colmenares, Copy EditorAmber V. DiPietra, Vision Loss Resource Center SpecialistJames S. Leese, Reader/Support StaffF. RossWoodall, Vision Loss Resource Center Specialist

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually ImpairedAdaptations, the LightHouse Store214 Van Ness AvenueSan Francisco, CA 94102Phone 415-431-1481TTY 415-431-4572FAX 415-863-7568www.lighthouse-sf.org

LightHouse of MarinAdaptations, the LightHouse Store1137 Fourth StreetSan Rafael, CA 94901Phone 415-258-8496Para Español 800-592-9053TTY 415-258-8499FAX 415-258-8501

LightHouse of the North Coast2830 G Street, Suite B-1Eureka, CA 95501Phone 707-268-5646Para Español 800-592-9053TTY 707-268-5655FAX 707-268-5647

Enchanted Hills Camp3410 Mt. Veeder RoadNapa, CA 94558Phone 707-224-4023FAX 707-224-5435

LightHouse Industries

2207 Poplar StreetOakland, CA 94607Phone 510-444-6422FAX 510-444-6425

Digital Data Scan1540 Market Street, 3rd FloorSan Francisco, CA 94102Phone 415-437-0500FAX 415-437-0501Vision Loss Resource Center (VLRC): 888-400-8933Adaptations Order Line: Phone 888-400-8933