Our Community: Shaping the Lens
Join us at Connecting the Dots LITE 2026
May 26, 2026 - "Our Community: Shaping the Lens"
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
CTD Lite Kelowna is a boutique, community-driven edition of CNIB’s flagship Connecting the Dots conference. Designed to reflect the unique voices, strengths, and priorities of the region, CTD Lite creates an intimate, high-impact space where local leadership, lived experience, and innovation come together.
While our national flagship event convenes a broad cross-country audience, CTD Lite is intentionally staged as a reflection of the community itself—by the community, for the community. It amplifies local partnerships, regional employers, educators, entrepreneurs, and advocates who are actively shaping accessibility in their own backyard.
This year’s theme, “Our Community: Shaping the Lens,” invites us to examine how we see opportunity, leadership, and possibility—centering lived experience and collective action as catalysts for change.
What Makes CTD Lite Different
CTD Lite Kelowna offers:Participate in engaging sessions focused on innovation, inclusion, and lived experience.
• Connect with community members, employers, educators, and advocates from across the Okanagan and beyond.
• Explore hands-on demonstrations of accessible and assistive technologies.
• Discover programs, services, and local resources supporting individuals and families impacted by sight loss.
• Engage in conversations about braille literacy and equitable access to education and information.
• Gain tools and strategies that support independence, leadership, and inclusive workplace practices.
At Connecting the Dots, you’ll learn from the best.
Connecting the Dots brings together an extraordinary community of thought leaders, innovators, educators, and advocates—uniting one community in pursuit of a more inclusive, accessible future. Through inspiring keynotes, hands-on demonstrations, and engaging panel discussions, attendees will explore emerging ideas, tools, and strategies that drive progress in education, technology, employment—and beyond. This year, under the theme “One Community, A Future in Focus,” we’re creating space for connection, empowerment, and action.
Education: Gain insight from leading voices in the field of accessible education. Connect with educators, researchers, braille transcribers and producers, and specialists to explore the latest research, tools, and practices impacting learners who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision.
Technology: Experience the future of access and innovation—right at your fingertips. Discover breakthrough technologies, adaptive tools, and custom solutions designed to break down barriers and build a more inclusive world. Meet vendors, try hands-on demos, and explore the devices and apps transforming daily life and independence.
Employment: Whether you’re launching your career, looking to advance, or simply exploring your options, Connecting the Dots is your space to build confidence and connection. Discover strategies for navigating the job market, developing your professional profile, advocating for inclusion, and connecting with employers who see your potential.
Wellness: Thriving goes beyond academics and careers—it includes well-being. This year’s conference also shines a light on holistic wellness, with sessions and resources focused on mental health, community connection, self-care, and work-life balance. Join conversations that affirm and support the full lived experience of people with sight loss.
On May 26, 2026, at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, we gather not just as attendees—but as a community shaping how we see the future.
CTD Lite Kelowna is our space. Our voice. Our lens.
Stay tuned for finalized program details as we get closer to the event date.