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Image Description: A tense Zoom meeting with muted participants and ignored raised hands, while a shadowy figure behind a curtain manipulates controls, symbolizing curated access and restricted dialogue. On December 4, LightHouse announced a “community discussion”  about its proposed takeover by the Guild, scheduled for December 8. DeafBlind and Deaf community members were effectively given 1.5 business days to secure accommodations—an exclusionary approach from an organizati

A lighthouse in fog, beams cutting through mist revealing faint abstract figures of the blind and DeafBlind community. Partially under repair, symbolizing renewal and leadership change. Muted grays and blues with warm light for hope and clarity. Earlier this week, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (LightHouse) board member Tim Elder did something rare in this crisis: he spoke publicly, transparently, and forcefully about the proposed Lighthouse Guild Internationa

Image Description: Letter of Resignation paper in an envelope. In a mass email,  the Board Chair of LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (LightHouse), Jennison Asuncion, argues that a “partnership” between LightHouse and the New York–based Lighthouse Guild International (Guild) would stabilize the organization. Our response is unambiguous: Asuncion must resign as Board Chair immediately. His actions and omissions must be investigated by relevant government oversight

Image Description: Four sighted people sit around a round table in silhouette, partly hidden in shadow, suggesting a secretive meeting. A Reminder of What This Is As outlined on our recent blog,  the current situation invo lves a proposed transfer of control of LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired (LightHouse), a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, to Lighthouse Guild International (Guild), an out-of-state nonprofit based in New York. California’s Nonpr