Don C. Brunell

How is Seattle’s Lighthouse for the Blind connected to the Export-Import Bank?

Very closely.

Since 1918, The Lighthouse for the Blind has provided education, training and manufacturing jobs for people with visual and hearing disabilities.

Of the 400 people currently employed there, approximately 240 are blind or deaf-blind.

In its certified machine shop, the Lighthouse employs more than 70 visual or hearing-impaired machinists whose customer list includes the Federal Defense Logistics Agency, The Boeing Company and BAE Systems.

The machinists earn wages and benefits comparable to similar jobs...