Welcome to the May 2025 issue of White Cane Magazine – Celebrating Vision Health Month and the return of the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship!
Check out this exciting issue of White Cane Magazine to:
- Read a message from National President Jim Tokos highlighting the CCB’s recent milestones and the impact of community-based support in improving quality of life.
- Join us in honouring Louise Gillis, named 2025 Person of the Year for her decades of leadership and advocacy in Canada and beyond.
- Celebrate Kelly MacDonald, recipient of the President’s Award, for his lifelong dedication to accessibility and inclusion through storytelling and mentorship.
- Relive the excitement of the 2025 Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia, with participants from across the country.
- Explore how advocacy training is empowering CCB leaders across Canada to make meaningful change.
- Learn about Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada’s new Behavioural Health Services Pilot and its positive impact on client mental health.
- Understand how AMI’s new streaming platform, AMI+, is changing media access for the blind and low-vision community.
- Read inspiring stories of innovation, like a Saskatoon student’s affordable Braille device and a blind skateboarder’s mission to empower youth with iPads.
- Dive into critical discussions on eye health, including the growing concern around childhood myopia, AMD awareness, and the importance of comprehensive eye care.
- Reflect on how CCB continues to ensure that the voices of Canadians living with vision loss are heard in shaping national policy, including the passing of Bill C-284.
And much more!
This issue is available in accessible Word and PDF formats.
Enjoy the read!