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Bursaries The Canadian council of the Blind bursaries are administered through an endowment fund at the Carleton University.
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Windsor Lawn Bowling Club to Host 2022 Canadian Para-bowls Championships
Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is pleased to announce Windsor Lawn Bowling Club will host the 2022 Canadian Para-bowls Championships. The events are expected to take place from September 11 – September 17, 2022. The inaugural Para-bowls Championships is anticipated to feature both a singles event, as well as a team event for bowlers who are
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Vision Month Expo 2022
The CCB’s Toronto Visionaries Chapter hosted its annual Experience Expo Forum (presented both live and virtually) on Saturday, May 28 from 4:00 to 5:30 pm at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Avenue (at Bloor West) in Toronto. Topic: Best Practices, Informed Consent and Understanding Patient’s Rights. Compliance and side effects. Speakers: The Forum will feature a panel of experts.Dr.
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Vision Month Gala 2022
CCB’s Gala celebration of Vision Health Month 2022. The Gala took place on Tuesday, May 17 at Christ Church Cathedral in the Great Hall, located at 414 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario. Megan Laurence to Sing “O Canada”Jim Tokos, National President, CCB, Delivers WelcomePresentation of the 2022 White Cane Week Person of the Year Award
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National AccessAbility Week
May 29 – June 4, 2022 Imagine a Canada where no one is left out. A Canada that does not just accommodate disability, but one that is disability inclusive from the start. That is the Canada we are creating – for everyone. The NAAW webpage is available here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/campaigns/national-accessability-week.html NAAW remains a valuable platform to engage
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Vision Month Summit 2022
The Vision Health Month Summit took place on Monday, May 16 from 4:00 to 5:45 pm at Christ Church Cathedral in the Great Hall, located at 414 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario. TOPIC: Preventable Blindness Through a National Vision Health StrategySPEAKERS: Carol Hughes, MP, Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, Ontario, Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of Committees of
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CCB on CBC
On Sunday May 24th, 2020 Louise Gillis had an interview on CBC Newsnet about being vision impaired in the time of Covid-19, and the governments response. You can download the interview here. Louise Gillis on CBCDownload
Canadian Council of the Blind’s COVID-19 Impact Study Reveals Disturbing Reality for Those Canadians Living with Vision Loss
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2020 – Ottawa, ON – Louise Gillis, National President of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), today released the findings of the CCB’s recent Survey on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Canadians Who Are Blind, Deaf-Blind, and Partially-Sighted, which was conducted from April 7th to 14th. The
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, to Serve as Viceregal Patron, to the Canadian Council of the Blind
PRESS RELEASE February 26, 2020 – Ottawa, ON –The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) is honoured that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, has agreed to serve, as it’s viceregal patron. We recognize this longstanding practice and are comitted to Her Excellency’s goal “to build on this tradition of