{"id":7251,"date":"2022-03-24T16:28:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T21:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7251"},"modified":"2022-03-24T16:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T21:28:48","slug":"the-new-technology-center-at-lighthouse-guild-is-open-for-everybody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7251","title":{"rendered":"The New Technology Center at Lighthouse Guild is Open for Everybody!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4606\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7251-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lighthouse Guild President and CEO,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/people\/calvin-w-%E2%80%A8roberts-md\/\">Dr. Calvin Roberts<\/a>, and Chief Operating Officer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/people\/paul-d-misiti\/\">Paul Misiti<\/a>, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to share the great news about the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/technology-and-resources\/technology-center\/\">Technology Center<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/\">Lighthouse Guild<\/a>. With the launch just behind them, Dr. Roberts and Paul explain why the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/technology-and-resources\/technology-center\/\">Technology Center<\/a>\u00a0is so important to not only students and clients, but to developers as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LighthouseGuild.jpeg\" alt=\"Lighthouse Guild Logo\" class=\"wp-image-7252\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LighthouseGuild.jpeg 205w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LighthouseGuild-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LighthouseGuild-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/technology-and-resources\/technology-center\/\">Technology Center<\/a>\u00a0is for everybody, to learn, to assess, to help fit the right assistive technology to a need and to better understand how an assistive technology works for and may not work for the needs of the Blind, Visually Impaired and DeafBlind community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the latest assistive technology for education, the home and to the tools that enhance one\u2019s everyday life, Lighthouse Guild\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/technology-and-resources\/technology-center\/\">Technology Center<\/a>&nbsp;is built for the future and for everybody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about Lighthouse Guild and the Technology Center on the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lighthouseguild.org\/\">www.LighthouseGuild.org<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4608\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7251-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/LightHouseGuildTechCenter.mp3 Podcast Summary: Lighthouse Guild President and CEO,\u00a0Dr. Calvin Roberts, and Chief Operating Officer,\u00a0Paul Misiti, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to share the great news about the new\u00a0Technology Center\u00a0at\u00a0Lighthouse Guild. With the launch just behind them, Dr. Roberts and Paul explain why the\u00a0Technology Center\u00a0is so important to not only students and clients, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,467,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/LighthouseGuild.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1SX","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6521,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6521","url_meta":{"origin":7251,"position":0},"title":"What\u2019s the Big Idea, Dr. Cal? 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