Lighthouse, Author at Lighthouse of Pinellas

Maverick’s Story

Happy New Year! The resilience of a young child is inspiring! At the Lighthouse of Pinellas we work with blind and visually impaired individuals (children through adults) whose resilience inspires us to do something more. To help them thrive. Maverick…

Louise using a pastry brush to lightly coat this pie crust with egg whites.

Adaptive Kitchen Skills – Key Lime Pie

In our Adaptive Kitchen Skills class, clients learn to cook safely after losing vision later in life. They often bring a wealth of experience, and just need some pointers on operating safely around heated surfaces and sharp utensils. Louise made…

Anniel’s Story

Anniel is a nine-year-old girl from Bolivia who receives medical care from the International Program at John Hopkins Children’s Hospital. She has been coping with a complex medical condition since a very young age. In 2020, Anniel underwent surgery and…

Meet Dani Johnson Q4 Lighthouse of Pinellas Limelight Recognition Award Winner

Congratulations to Dani Johnson, Teen Transition Coordinator, TVI on her recent Lighthouse of Pinellas Limelight Employee Recognition award! Dani stepped in to be the teen transition instructor with very little notice this past Spring. She took on leading the program…

Board Member and Former Client Judge Donahey Honored as Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero

Joe Donahey honored as Lightning Community Hero The Tampa Bay Lightning honored Joe Donahey as the 25th Lightning Community Hero this season during the first period of tonight’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Donahey, who received a $50,000 donation…

Guide Dog Etiquette on International Guide Dog Day

Many people are absolutely taken in by the beautiful, soft, furry, wonderful dog guides. However, it is very important to remember that guide dogs are working dogs with an extremely important and noble job. Their job is to safely guide…

Client Impact: Susan’s Story

Taking a stroll around the neighborhood, hopping on the city bus, or meeting up with friends for lunch all seem like fun and easy everyday activities. But for Susan Reed, these activities started to become unattainable. As her vision progressively…

Meet the Inaugural Lighthouse Limelight Employee Recognition Award Winners

We are super excited to announce the inaugural Lighthouse of Pinellas Limelight Employee Recognition award winners! Congratulations to Jessica Tomlinson, M. Ed, CVRT, CATIS, Rehabilitation Instructor and Meri Taylor, CVRT, CATIS, Program Manager on being the recipients of this month’s…

Q&A With Our Assistive Technology Instructor

Q&A With Assistive Technology Instructor Brad Taylor On March 2019, the United States Congress designated March 27th as National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. They stated that “assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used…

Karen works with Christian learning shapes

Christian’s Story

Christian was five months old when his mother, Vanessa contacted the Lighthouse of Pinellas searching for services for her child. It was a time of distress for Vanessa when she received the news from Christian’s Ophthalmologist that he had little…

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Maverick’s Story

Adaptive Kitchen Skills – Key Lime Pie

Anniel’s Story

Meet Dani Johnson Q4 Lighthouse of Pinellas Limelight Recognition Award Winner

Board Member and Former Client Judge Donahey Honored as Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero

Guide Dog Etiquette on International Guide Dog Day

Client Impact: Susan’s Story

Meet the Inaugural Lighthouse Limelight Employee Recognition Award Winners

Q&A With Our Assistive Technology Instructor

Christian’s Story

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