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Fast Facts About CNIB

• Founded in 1918, CNIB has become one of the world’s largest private agencies committed to vision health issues.
• Nine out of ten people who come to CNIB have some degree of vision.
• CNIB is one of Canada's oldest charitable organizations and receives its funding through the generous support of individuals, corporations, governments and other funders.

• CNIB employs approximately 1,100 professionals across Canada, working in the fields of service and support, library services, research, advocacy, public education, accessible design consulting, fundraising and administration.
• These dedicated individuals are supported by more than 10,000 volunteers working in all regions of the country.
• CNIB is governed by a volunteer board of directors, selected from across Canada, including representatives from the corporate, medical and government sectors, as well as individuals affected by vision loss.
• The CNIB Library, founded in 1906, offers people across Canada access to thousands of titles in braille, printbraille, talking books, descriptive videos, newspapers and magazines, as well as access to telephone, reference and online services.
• CNIB is Canada's largest producer of alternative format materials and is a certifying body for braille transcription.
• CNIB is also Canada's largest supplier of innovative consumer products and assistive technology for people living with vision loss.
• Three million Canadians have a print disability, which prevents them from easily accessing conventional text.
• Each year, almost two million books and information resources are delivered across Canada postage-free or delivered online from the CNIB Library.
• The CNIB Music Library houses the second largest braille music collection in the world.

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Statistics About CNIB