White Cane Magazine Summer 2024

Welcome to CCB’s Summer 2024 issue of White Cane Magazine and Vision Health Month.
Check out this issue to:

• Hear an update from the Canadian Council of the Blind’s National President, celebrating its 80th anniversary and highlighting its growth, key members, and ongoing advocacy for the visually impaired.
• Join Vision Health Month to support accessible technology for the blind, ensuring everyone can benefit from modern advancements.
• Discover over 50 years of groundbreaking innovations in eye disease treatment, from the first intraocular lens in 1947 to cutting-edge gene therapy today.
• Discover a cost-efficient retinal disease therapy that doesn’t compromise on quality, offering effective treatment for conditions like age-related macular degeneration.
• Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada’s Client Care Navigators provide essential support and guidance, helping Canadians with vision loss access timely rehabilitation services and achieve their goals.
• 80 Years of Vision, reflecting on the Canadian Council of the Blind’s Legacy.
• AMI’s summer lineup features new and returning shows highlighting diverse stories from the disability community.
• Discover how Specsavers’ support and inclusivity helped Khalil Musani overcome vision barriers and achieve his dream career in the optical industry.
• Over the past 80 years, technological innovations have transformed accessibility, independence, and connectivity for people living with vision loss.
• CNIB’s 2023-2028 strategic plan, The Way Forward, aims to create an inclusive Canada by changing social attitudes, enhancing transit accessibility, and supporting blind and low vision children.
• And lots more!

It’s a Great Issue Accessible in Word and PDF Formats.

Enjoy the Read!