MIAMI – Last week, the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosted its annual Beeping Easter Egg Hunt. The holiday tradition took place at the organization’s Academy Playground.
With the help of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association and Miami-Dade Police Department Bomb Squad, 45 students hopped to it and searched for Easter eggs. Each egg emitted a beeping sound to enable the blind and visually impaired students to located them. Listening to the sound reinforces Miami Lighthouse’s mission that “it’s possible to see without sight.”
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“Too often, children with a vision disability are excluded from team sports, fun group activities and even traditional Easter egg hunts,” said Virginia Jacko, President and CEO of the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. “So, every year, we host a Beeping Easter Egg Hunt that enables both our students with a vision disability and those without to engage in the festive tradition together using the sense of hearing.”
The students also received Easter baskets and interacted with a police robot.
“The South Florida Police Benevolent Association along with the Miami-Dade Police Department Bomb Squad is proud to sponsor, help assemble and make sure all the beeping eggs are fully functional so early learners and elementary school students in the Miami Lighthouse Academy can celebrate the joy of finding Easter eggs,” said Steadman Stahl, President of the South Florida PBA.
For more information about the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, visit miamilighthouse.org.