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Islanders can donate their old smartphones, receive a tax receipt for fair market value, and empower people who are blind in the process.

The CNIB Foundation has announced the launch of its newest program, Phone It Forward, a first-of-its-kind initiative that is the emblem of an exciting new direction for the century-old charity.

New Brunswickers can donate their old smartphones, receive a tax receipt for fair market value, and empower people who are blind in the process. 

Nova Scotians can donate their old smartphones, receive a tax receipt for fair market value, and empower people who are blind in the process.

As we move forward with the changes in our CNIB Foundation organization and our Point of Sales System with our Shop CNIB, effective March 1st 2020, credit card payment will only be accepted.

Ashley Shaw shares her experience navigating with BlindSquare in Toronto.

February 7, 2020 – Regina, SK – Responding to the release of the Provincial Capital Commissions reinstatement of the CNIB redevelopment project Christall Beaudry, executive director of CNIB Saskatchewan, has issued the following statement:

To strengthen our voices and support the professional development of our Ontario advocates, ambassadors and CNIB staff, we’ve launched Educate to Advocate – an advocacy program designed to drive achievement and equality through education.  

Learn how to advocate from the experts! 

Every year thousands of Canadians receive a new smartphone for the holidays, and their used devices end up collecting dust in drawers or on shelves for months or years to come – even though they may still be very new. This new year, the CNIB Foundation is asking Canadians to save their gently used devices from their fate in the clutter drawer, and donate them to people with sight loss through the organization's Phone It Forward program.

Through Know Your Rights, the CNIB Foundation Ontario has developed plain language resources (handbooks, videos, training, etc.) to empower Ontarians who are blind, partially sighted or Deafblind to better understand their rights, navigate the provincial legal system, and self-advocate to challenge discrimination.