House of Light LLC urges village support to expand services, job training for residents who are blind
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A representative of House of Light LLC described services for people who are blind or visually impaired, said the business hires blind staff, and asked the village for help expanding job-training opportunities in Tinley Park.
A representative of House of Light LLC told Village of Tinley Park officials that the company provides consulting, education and training services for people who are blind or visually impaired and is seeking help to expand job-training opportunities.
The representative said House of Light LLC, which lists an address in the transcript as 6815 West A Hundred And 60 Seventh Street, provides services to both children and adults and hires people who are blind. “My staff is blind. The one that did my website is also blind,” the representative said, describing the business as community-based and focused on employment and inclusion.
The speaker traced their background to special-education training and personal experience caring for a family member who lost vision. The speaker said they graduated from Illinois State University, later attended Governors State and completed an MBA at DePaul University; they said they started the business after working in public schools for five years and that the company has been operating for about six months.
The representative described a recent request from a local Tinley Park church to produce Braille bingo cards and said the business can produce them on site. “We have a machine that does it instantly on the spot,” the representative said. The speaker also said House of Light LLC is partnering with I Can Dream Center, described in the remarks as located “off of Harlem,” to expand job-training for blind and visually impaired residents in the village.
The transcript records the speaker asking the village for help to grow services and job opportunities; the speaker did not specify the form of assistance requested, funding amounts, or a timeline for expansion. The transcript does not identify any formal village action, motion or vote tied to the remarks.
The transcript does not specify whether the comments occurred during the agenda or the public comment portion of the meeting. No other speakers, motions, or formal outcomes related to this topic appear in the provided record.