[nabs-l] Fwd: Join the LightHouse For Its First-Ever Blind Soldering Workshop in November

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>Join the LightHouse For Its First-Ever Blind Soldering Workshop in November
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>The LightHouse is holding its first-ever 
>soldering workshop for people who are blind or have low vision.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>For more information or to apply to the 
>first-ever LightHouse soldering workshop, 
>contact Director of Community Services Lisamaria 
>Martinez via email at 
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