Vision Health Month 2024 ConferenceThe Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Vision Health a special discussion on artificial intelligence (AI). AI is very much in the news these days as new algorithms and uses for it emerge almost on a daily basis. This conference will provide a wide view of the potential uses of AI […]
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Vision Health Month 2024 Gathering Dinner The annual gathering, in support of vision health, was a continuation of the day’s earlier dialogue and discussions over dinner. Speakers, as well as attendees, included senior members of the vision loss community, leadership from the vision health community, medical professionals, patient advocacy groups, representatives from major pharmaceutical companies,
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![White Cane Magazine Cover Summer 2024 [Cover image: A composite collage of close-cropped photos that include: a group of women who are blind sewing and knitting; a young woman operating a Kurzweil Reading Machine; an early talking book machine; a 1980’s era MacIntosh computer; A large social gathering at a formal dinner, marking the earliest days of the CCB in 1948; A scanned cover of the first issue of CCB Outlook from January, 1948]](https://ccbnational.net/shaggy/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/WC-2024-MAGAZINE-MAY-VF1.1_print_singles_Cover-805x1024.jpg)
Welcome to CCB’s Summer 2024 issue of White Cane Magazine and Vision Health Month. Check out this issue to: It’s a great issue and accessible in Word and PDF Formats. Enjoy the Read!
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CCB is seeking your support to AMI’s request to the CRTC AMI recently submitted a request to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to raise the monthly wholesale rate that broadcasting distribution undertakings (“BDUs”) must pay for distributing AMI-tv (0.01$/month) and AMI-télé (0.02$/month) to subscribers. AMI are seeking letters of support for this submission from
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On behalf of the Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada, thank you for attending the 2024 White Cane Week Conference. If you were unable to join us, or you would like to share the recordings with family and friends, you can access them from the following: PRESENTING SPONSORS
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Welcome to CCB’s Winter/Spring 2024 issue of White Cane Magazine and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month.Check out this issue to: It’s a great issue, accessible in Word and PDF Formats. Enjoy the Read!
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“Vision care is healthcare,” emphasizes Phil Hooper, president of the Canadian Ophthalmological Society, underscoring the urgent need for a national eye care strategy in Canada. Approximately 1.2 million Canadians are experiencing sight loss, with about 8 million living with one of the four major eye diseases that can lead to blindness. Of these four major
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UPDATE: October 25th, 2023 Exciting news! Bill C-284 has just been voted in the House of Commons in 3rd reading with 324 votes in favor and 0 votes against and now the Bill will be referred to the Senate!. Thank you to the Hon. Judy Sgro and yes, the entire vision health team for your
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The State of Vision Health in CanadaA Canadian Council of the Blind Conference We are pleased to share with you the recording of the Canadian Council of the Blinds, Tuesday, October 17 conference, “The State of Vision Health in Canada”. This conference provided a comprehensive update on the current state of vision health in Canada and offered insights into
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75% of Vision Loss Is Preventable and Treatable, but Half of Canadians Don’t Know It “This World Sight Day, we are encouraging Canadians who are overdue for an eye exam to book an appointment with their local optometrist,” said Jim Tokos, National President, The Canadian Council of the Blind. “There is a common myth that if
