{"id":32623,"date":"2010-08-29T15:08:07","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T20:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=32623"},"modified":"2010-08-31T02:52:29","modified_gmt":"2010-08-31T07:52:29","slug":"lighthouse-graphics-forms-visually-impaired-combat-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=32623","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse Graphics Forms Visually Impaired Combat Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?attachment_id=32695\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-32695\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2010\/08\/East-Texas-Lighthouse-for-the-Blind-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-32695\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTYLER \u2013 Lighthouse Graphics, a division of East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, has formed a legally blind team to compete in the Brookshire\u2019s Firefighter Combat Challenge held at the Broadway Square Mall parking lot Sept. 24 and 25. The six team members all have a visual impairment caused by an eye disease \u201cWe are hopeful that our participation in the challenge will provide the community another opportunity to appreciate the abilities of people with visual impairments,\u201d Lee Tillson, combat team captain, said. Lighthouse Graphics is one of five local businesses taking part in the corporate challenge portion of the event. These teams are required to complete the same course as the fire department teams. In preparation for the challenge the Graphics team has practiced on a simulated course designed by local fire fighters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisual impairments won\u2019t slow us down. We might have to work a little harder than the rest, but I\u2019m confident we will be a strong force in the competition. We have good athletes on the team and we all want to win,\u201d Tillson said. The Firefighter Combat Challenge visits approximately 25 cities across the U.S., and this and be the fifth year the competition has come to Tyler. The challenge is an energetic and friendly competition between local and out of state fire department teams &#8212; and, for the first time, local corporate teams. The obstacle course is made up of five tasks that simulate real life scenarios that fire fighters face in the line of duty; they include: high rise hose carry, hose hoist, forcible entry, hose advance and victim rescue.<\/p>\n<p>Serving 46 counties in East Texas, The Lighthouse is a 501\u00a93 non-profit organization located in Tyler. The three operating divisions &#8212; Horizon Industries, Lighthouse Graphics and East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind Rehabilitative Services &#8212; collectively employ 69 blind and visually impaired people. To learn more about the programs and services at The Lighthouse visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etlb.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.etlb.org<\/a> or call 903.593.3111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u2013 Lighthouse Graphics, a division of East Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, has formed a legally blind team to compete in the Brookshire\u2019s Firefighter Combat Challenge held at the Broadway Square Mall parking lot Sept. 24 and 25. The six team members all have a visual impairment caused by an eye disease \u201cWe are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=32623\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Lighthouse Graphics Forms Visually Impaired Combat Team<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-07 09:41:45","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32623"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32998,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32623\/revisions\/32998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}