With These Hands . . .

Through the San Antonio Lighthouse, blind individuals are given the opportunity to lead independent lives and produce quality products. These individuals work in a variety of capacities within SALB's industry including the following areas.

• Products - The majority of products are produced under contract with the Federal Government through the provisions of the Javits-Wagner O'Day Act now know as the AbilityOne Program. The product mix includes: Mechanical Pencils, Rollerball Pens, Highlighters, Clam Clip System Fastening Products, Military Helmet-Retention Assemblies, Aerospace Insulation Blankets, U.S. Postal Straps, Navy Fleece Parka Liners, Spill Kits and Absorbent Products, Aviation Oil Analysis Kits and other textile apparel items. The San Antonio Lighthouse also performs many sub-contract assembly and packaging for local manufacturers.
  
  
• Base Service Stores - The SALB operates 13 Base Service Centers on 11 military installations that provide Government Purchase Card holders with AbilityOne products along with other retail supplies for mission support.
  
  
• Manufacturing – Through its production facility, the San Antonio Lighthouse offers employment to individuals that are blind or legally blind through assembling, machine operator, warehousing, quality assurance, maintenance, engineering, management and sewing machine operator.
  
  
• AbilityOne - http://www.abilityone.gov/jwod/index.html

For more information, contact Enrique Delgado at 210-531-1537.