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The Lighthouse for the Blind Inc. is a private, non-profit agency providing employment, support, and training opportunities for individuals who are blind, Deaf-Blind, and blind with other disabilities. An affiliate of (National Industries for the Blind (NIB) ) and a participant in the AbilityOne Program, The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. has provided employment and support to blind individuals since 1918. The mission of The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is to create and enhance opportunities for independence and self-sufficiency for individuals who are blind, Deaf-Blind, or blind with other disabilities. Their aim is to provide employee with whatever supports are necessary for success in the workplace. The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. currently employs nearly 400 individuals, more than 225 of whom have a visual disability. The organization's manufacturing operation, which includes its main production facility in Seattle and a satellite location in Spokane, focuses on high quality products for the federal government and aerospace parts for The Boeing Company and other aerospace manufacturers. In addition to the Seattle and Spokane facilities, the Lighthouse operates Base Supply Centers located on military installations. ==Seattle Lighthouse== The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. offers employment opportunities for blind and Deaf-Blind individuals at every level of the organization. Mr. Kirk Adams is the first blind President and CEO in the organization's history. Seattle Lighthouse produces aerospace parts for The Boeing Company and other aerospace clients. Currently, over 45 blind and Deaf-Blind employees work in the Seattle Lighthouse machine shop assembling aircraft parts at suitably adapted work stations. Lighthouse manufacturing capabilities include conventional and computer numerically controlled (CNC) machining, radio frequency sealing and welding, injection molding, hydroform manufacturing, water-jet cutting, computer numerically controlled shearing, metal fabricating and riveting, non-metallic machining, welding, breakform, and Okuma Corporation CNC machining. Lighthouse aircraft parts have a 99.9% acceptance rate by The Boeing Company, and The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. is a two-time recipient of the Q100 award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Lighthouse for the Blind」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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