The LightHouse is holding its first-ever soldering workshop for people
who are blind or have low vision.
Soldering is an essential skill for prototyping and building
electronics. While many blind people can solder with skill and safety,
working with delicate components and high-temperature molten solder can
be daunting for beginners.
Who: Adults 18 and up who are blind or have low vision.
When: Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6, 2016.
Attendees are welcome to check-in as early as
3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4. The program begins at 5:00 p.m. that
day and lasts through noon on Sunday, November 6.
Where: the LightHouse Building, 1155 Market St., 10th floor, San
Francisco, 94103.
Cost: $300 which includes overnight
accommodations in our new Student Residences and material fees.
Deadline to apply is Friday, October 28. Payment secures your spot.
During this weekend-long workshop, attendees will be offered a unique
opportunity to learn non-visual soldering techniques from some of the
most skilled and experienced blind solderers in the world. In addition
to gaining hands-on experience with a soldering iron, students will
finish the workshop with an understanding of the metallurgy behind the
use of flux and solder, as well as a strong foundation in the practical
aspects of electronics soldering.
Students will be guided in building their own accessible continuity
tester – one of the most fundamental and flexible tools for
electronicss work without vision. Workshop tuition includes the basic
tools needed for soldering, with the continuity tester, soldering
station, and other tools yours to keep at the conclusion of the
workshop.
This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Joshua Miele, Associate
Director of the Smith-Kettlewell Rehabilitation Engineering Research
Center on Low Vision and Blindness, Creative Director of LightHouse
Labs, and founder of the Blind Arduino Project. Our team of
highly-qualified soldering instructors all have decades of experience
building electronics and teaching non-visual soldering techniques to
students with a broad range of experience.
For more information or to apply to the first-ever LightHouse soldering
workshop, contact Director of Community Services Lisamaria Martinez via
email at
<mailto:lmartinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>lmartinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
or by phone at 415.694.7350.
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