{"id":10,"date":"2023-09-13T19:40:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.6xperts.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:15:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44df45e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44df45e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-205b0c1\" data-id=\"205b0c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20c623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a20c623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-167\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min.png 1920w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min-1024x293.png 1024w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min-768x220.png 768w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/banner_Council-of-the-blind-min-1536x440.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c81aa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c81aa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf0a627\" data-id=\"bf0a627\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e07f3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e07f3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Voice of the Blind in Canada\u2122<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10400d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10400d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) is a vibrant network of active members across Canada. Each chapter is unique to its geographic area and engages in a variety of social and recreational activities based on the particular interests of their local members.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-519cb1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"519cb1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f75924c\" data-id=\"f75924c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eba4f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8eba4f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb51da elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"8eb51da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7982 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ccb-newsletters category-newsletter tag-cvicc tag-gtt tag-march-2026 tag-white-cane-week\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-march-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-141535.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7996\" alt=\"The cover of the March VISIONS Newsletter shows blooming pink flowers with green stems and a bright blue sky behind them. In the front reads Visions&quot; in large black capital font, highlighted in grey at the top. Below reads &quot;Canadian Council of the Blind&quot; followed by &quot;March 26&quot; and &quot;A lack of sight is not a lack of vision&quot; in smaller black print at the bottom right, also highlighted in grey. At the bottom on the left is the CCB logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-141535.png 698w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-04-141535-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-march-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVisions \u2013 March 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 4, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From the President\u2019s Desk While periodically we feel spring is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-march-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Visions \u2013 March 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7955 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ccb-newsletters category-newsletter\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-february-2026\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"906\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-164552-e1770068892615.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7956\" alt=\"Cover of the February VISIONS Newsletter. The image is a close-up of a person sitting and holding a white cane with a red stripe with both hands. The cane is held diagonally. Black text over grey highlight reads: VISIONS, followed by: Canadian Council of the Blind. On the bottom right: February 2026, &quot;A lack of sight is not a lack of vision&quot;. On the bottom left is the CCB logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-164552-e1770068892615.png 700w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-02-164552-e1770068892615-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-february-2026\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVisions \u2013 February 2026\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tFebruary 2, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>From the President\u2019s Desk Happy White Cane Week! The Month<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-february-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Visions \u2013 February 2026\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-curling category-cvicc\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/cvicc-2026-program\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CVICC-2026-Cover.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7863\" alt=\"Cover page for the 2026 Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship. At the top within blue and teal borders is an image of a person curling on the ice with a red curling rock. On the banner below is the CCB logo. Below, bold black and blue text reads: Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship 2026. At the bottom on the right side of the text is a graphic of a blue curling rock. Below, bold and capitalized text in black reads Edmonton - Alberta, February 2 - 6. A blue and black banner decorates the bottom right edge of the page.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CVICC-2026-Cover.png 698w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CVICC-2026-Cover-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/cvicc-2026-program\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCVICC 2026 Program\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJanuary 23, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>This program is available in PDF format. Accessible formats will<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/cvicc-2026-program\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about CVICC 2026 Program\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64de9b6 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"64de9b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/our-updates\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d14c66b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d14c66b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cd79f4\" data-id=\"3cd79f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc95ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc95ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Involved<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad1284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fad1284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe CCB is involved in various activities that impact the vision health of Canadians throughout the year.\n<br><br>\nLend us a hand by becoming a member, sponsoring our activities or simply donating what you can to help us continue doing our good work.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccfbd7 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4ccfbd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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Get all the updates on events, chapter news, technology updates, important dates and more!\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c8bb8 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b3c8bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/visions-newsletter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Recent Issues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-044926b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"044926b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1d52e9\" data-id=\"a1d52e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1557ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1557ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CCB GTT Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c560a9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c560a9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognizing the tremendous benefit that accessible technology presents to those with limited or no vision, the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) was quick off the mark to establish a program called Get Together with Technology (GTT). For the past 77 years, the CCB has survived on the strength of peer support and peer mentoring. Who knows more about being blind than people who are blind, after all. 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