LIGHTHOUSE LOFTS

In the 1950s, Recreation for the Blind, Inc. and the San Francisco Association for the Blind merged to become the San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind. In the 1960s, the LightHouse further expanded its employment opportunities to include deaf-blind individuals, and in the 1970s, the agency collaborated with ophthalmologists at Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center to establish experimental services for people with low vision. The organization now operates as the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, in the heart of downtown San Francisco.