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Guide dogs and their handlers belong everywhere – it's the law
The CNIB Foundation is calling for an end to discrimination against Canadians who depend on guide dogs for mobility, safety and increased independence.
In all of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, legislation prohibits discriminating against a person with a disability who is working with a guide dog. Discrimination includes denial of access to any premises to which the public would normally have access.
In all of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, legislation prohibits discriminating against a person with a disability who is working with a guide dog. Discrimination includes denial of access to any premises to which the public would normally have access.
CNIB Night Steps
Assemble your family and friends and join us at CNIB Night Steps, a superhero walk in support of the CNIB Foundation.
Use your superpowers to help create a brighter future for people living with sight loss in your community! Come dressed up as your favourite superhero and enjoy an evening of costumes, entertainment, food, and a walk with your fellow community heroes.
Use your superpowers to help create a brighter future for people living with sight loss in your community! Come dressed up as your favourite superhero and enjoy an evening of costumes, entertainment, food, and a walk with your fellow community heroes.
Blind on film: 10 movies that put blindness front and centre
Just because you’re blind doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy movies. And just like anyone else, you want to relate to the characters on screen. So it can be refreshing to catch a movie where blind characters are put front and centre.
Ask Lynn: Organizing your fridge
Dear Lynn,
This morning it took me almost 15 minutes to find my favourite jar of homemade strawberry jam in the refrigerator. As my sight declines, finding items in the fridge is becoming more and more like a chore as I am no longer able to read food labels…
This morning it took me almost 15 minutes to find my favourite jar of homemade strawberry jam in the refrigerator. As my sight declines, finding items in the fridge is becoming more and more like a chore as I am no longer able to read food labels…
The ABCs of IOS: New manual helps kids learn to use IOS
It's amazing how early most children are developing their technology skills nowadays. Let's be honest, most of us know a child who can use smart devices like tablets or smartphones much more easily than we can ourselves.
CRTC takes step forward to ensure Quebec audiences with sight loss have increased access to described video
The CNIB Foundation applauds a recent decision by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC), which will see Groupe TVA subscribers who are blind or partially sighted receive access to 28 hours/week of described video.
Apply for Online Entrepreneurship Courses!
Want to learn more about business? Looking to start your own company or add a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Small Business to your resumé? CNIB offers free courses in entrepreneurship in partnership with the G. Raymond Chang School at Ryerson University. They're online, and they're free!
Moving Notice – CNIB Sudbury Office
To help us achieve our strategic ambitions to serve you better, the CNIB Foundation and Vision Loss Rehabilitation Ontario teams, including CNIB Eye Van and CNIB Lake Joe staff based in Sudbury, are moving from 303 York Street, Sudbury to 1545 Regent St. South, Unit #104.
Bill C-81: the next step in accessibility for all Canadians
Bill C-81 is now law. After receiving royal assent on June 21, the Act to Ensure a Barrier-Free Canada – or the Accessible Canada Act – will now proactively eliminate and prevent barriers and ensure greater opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Saskatoon office move
CNIB Foundation and Vision Loss Rehabilitation Saskatchewan Saskatoon office are moving.