<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/2026/soar-celebrates-20-years.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>06/11/2026 03:38:59 PM</pubDate><title>Lighthouse for the Blind S.O.A.R. Program Celebrates 20 Years</title><description>ighthouse for the Blind St. Louis is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Summer Orientation &amp; Mobility and Adaptive Living Resource (S.O.A.R.) program, a three-week residential training experience designed to help legally blind young adults develop the skills and confidence needed to live independently. It is held annually at Webster University.</description><author/><image><img src="/images/stlouislighthousefortheblind.jpg" alt="St. Louis Lighthouse for the Blind Logo"/></image><tags><tag>accessibility</tag><tag>administration</tag><tag>facilities</tag><tag>home page</tag><tag>student affairs</tag><tag>webster groves campus</tag></tags></item>