The Chicago Lighthouse is a comprehensive social service organization serving the blind, visually impaired, disabled and Veteran communities since 1906.
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ALT A group of three people and a child in a school hallway, partaking in Halloween festivities. One adult is dressed as a construction worker, another is dressed as a fairy, and a student is dressed as a circus ringmaster with a red jacket and top hat.
ALT Three people in a room are dressed in costumes inspired by "Scooby-Doo." One person wears an orange outfit with a mustache, another is sitting inside a cardboard 'Mystery Machine' van wearing a brown outfit with black spots like Scooby-Doo, and a third stands smiling in an orange sweater and skirt with glasses.
ALT A person is smiling and crouching next to a child in a hallway. The child is wearing glasses and a festive outfit with a pumpkin design.
ALT A group of people in a room dressed in various costumes, including a superhero outfit, a bee costume, and a bright orange ensemble. A child in a dark dress with a sparkling design sits in a wheelchair.
ALT A person sits on a playground slide with one arm raised, smiling. The text reads: "Myth: Being legally blind means you have no vision at all. Fact: Most people who are legally blind have some usable vision. Some read large print, some navigate by light and shadow, some do both on different days. Vision loss is a spectrum." The image includes logos for World Sight Day and the hashtag #LoveYourEyes.
ALT A person reading a Braille book in a library setting. Text overlay reads: "Myth: If glasses or surgery can't fix my vision, nothing can help." Below it, another text box reads: "Fact: This is where low vision care starts. Magnification, lighting, contrast, and training help people make the most of the remaining vision they have." Image is part of World Sight Day campaign with hashtag #LoveYourEyes.
ALT A child sitting on a carpet plays with a red toy truck while wearing glasses. Text on the image includes: "Myth: You can’t do anything about a baby’s vision loss until they’re older." and "Fact: The first 3 years build the foundation for everything after. Our Birth-to-Three Early Intervention program works with infants and toddlers with vision loss, and with the families raising them." The bottom of the image notes "World Sight Day #LoveYourEyes."
ALT A person is seated at an eye examination device while another person shows a vision test chart. The text on the image includes: "Myth: If my vision seems fine, I don't need an eye exam." and "Fact: Glaucoma often has no early warning signs. A dilated eye exam can catch problems before they affect daily life." The bottom of the image displays, "World Sight Day #LoveYourEyes."
ALT A person and a child are at a table, smiling and engaging in a tactile activity with a yellow Braille sheet. A doll lies on the table.
ALT A little boy wearing green sunglasses and a baseball cap is smiling and interacting with a bright green Braille paper at a table.
ALT An adorable little girl smiles as she reaches out and engages in a sensory activity with a large bird feather, gently touched against their arm by a person nearby. Her mother stands close, watching and smiling.
ALT Group photo at the Lincoln Park Zoo. A group of four BELL students, three teachers, and two accessibility guides from the Lincoln Park Zoo stand together and smile for a group photo.
ALT A person and child walk down a school hallway decorated with colorful bulletin boards. One board reads, "This school is better because you are in it." The hallway is adorned with a school bus-themed entrance.
ALT A child and a caregiver walk down a school hallway, which is decorated with a giant inflatable school bus framing the doorway. The child looks around in wonder at the colorful decorations.
ALT A person walks with a child down a hallway, passing through an archway designed to look like a school bus. Large pencils and alphabet blocks decorate the corridor.
ALT A young girl wearing a flower necklace smiles as she holds up a colorful beach basket in the lighthouse cafeteria with colorful beach-themed decorations in the background.
ALT A family poses with their student and teachers in front of a large photo backdrop featuring giant colorful beach ball and an ocean scene.
ALT A family gathered around a table, smiling for a photo, with pinwheels and colorful decorations around them.
ALT Three adults smile and pose for a photo with a student in a wheelchair who is wearing a straw beach hat and has beach-themed clothing on to match the event.
