{"id":7862,"date":"2023-05-26T17:35:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7862"},"modified":"2023-05-31T17:37:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T22:37:52","slug":"lighthouse-for-the-blind-inc-creating-diverse-sustainable-and-meaningful-employment-opportunities-meet-community-engagement-manager-katy-todd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7862","title":{"rendered":"The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. &#8211; Creating Diverse, Sustainable, and Meaningful Employment opportunities. Meet Community Engagement Manager, Katy Todd"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4889\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7862-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mission at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lhblind.org\/\">The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.<\/a>&nbsp;is&nbsp;&nbsp;to empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities, by creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>diverse, sustainable, and meaningful employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katy Todd is the Community Engagement Manager and gives us an overview of the programs and opportunities at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lhblind.org\/\">The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0Here are the topics we cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our lines of business<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How we make jobs accessible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current and future job opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessible technology webinars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Launching a career development program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DeafBlind program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lhblind.org\/\">check outhe The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. on the web.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up to date with all the educational and informational videos on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SeattleLighthouse\">The Lighthouse for the blind, Inc. YouTube Channel<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and on Facebook at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lighthouse.Inc\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lighthouse.Inc\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lighthouse_inc\">@Lighthouse_Inc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\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 href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com?subject=Podcast\">email<\/a>&nbsp;and give us a call at 612-367-6093, we would love to hear from you!<br><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>&nbsp;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;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4891\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7862-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/KatyToddLightHouseInc.mp3 Podcast Summary: The Mission at&nbsp;The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.&nbsp;is&nbsp;&nbsp;to empower people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities, by creating. diverse, sustainable, and meaningful employment opportunities. Katy Todd is the Community Engagement Manager and gives us an overview of the programs and opportunities at\u00a0The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.\u00a0Here are the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"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":[17,373,519],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-career","category-jobinsights"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-22O","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7293,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7293","url_meta":{"origin":7862,"position":0},"title":"Summer\u00a0Opportunities\u00a0Fair\u00a0for Pre-ETS! 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