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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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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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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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
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
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
The PSA can be seen at Masters Programme screenings at the 2019Toronto International Film Festival Video Description: Dr. Peter Kertes, Dr. Cyntia Qian, and Dr. Varun Chandhary talk about their favourite movie moments while a black mark grows over their images from the center of the screen. The words, Movies Stay with you. So should
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Shelley Ann holding the vision glasses – Picture from CBC Shelley Ann Morris from the Canadian Council of the Blind had the opportunity to test out some new vision glasses designed by the students at Algonquin College for a segment on CBC morning. You can hear the segment at the link below. CBC Ottawa Morning
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Living with Vision Loss Partially-Sighted Reporter Speaks to the Community In the Midst of the Pandemic, Vision Health Policy Is Evolving Preventable Vision Loss Due to the Pandemic It’s White Cane Week 2021 at the Canadian Council of the Blind Please Consider Canadians with Vision Loss Research Makes Great Strides in Solving a Stem Cell
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