{"id":31,"date":"2023-09-13T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.6xperts.com\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:39:36","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\" 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-515074b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"515074b\" 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-449ac00\" data-id=\"449ac00\" 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-536c1ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"536c1ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><button class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\" data-rvtts-action=\"speak\" data-rvtts-text=\"Advocacy Canadian Council of the Blind leadership and Chapters are involved in a variety of advocacy efforts across Canada.\u00a0Committee members attend local and national forums to speak on behalf of CCB members and tirelessly advocate for accessibility and independence in all areas of life for people living with vision loss.The right to accessibility in transportation, banking, voting venues, office and public building environments, bus stop announcement systems and non-drivers ID cards are just some of the subjects that have been addressed in recent years.On-going concerns include representation on health boards, advocacy to drug companies, information &amp; concerns communicated to local, provincial and federal governments across Canada to ensure that proper and best practice eye-care health is foremost. Vision Health Partners&#039; Coalition (VHPC) The CCB is a proud member of the Vision Health Partners Coalition. The Vision Health Partners\u2019 Coalition (VHPC) is a group of not-for-profit organizations that advocate for policy change, promote public awareness, and support research and educational initiatives for vision care in Canada. VHPC firmly believes that every Canadian, irrespective of location, income, or background, should be entitled to affordable and comprehensive eye care that enables them to live, work, and participate fully in their daily lives. To this end, VHPC has come together in support of Health Canada\u2019s efforts to develop a National Strategy for Eye Care by developing a unified set of recommendations to guide its development and implementation. VHPC Resources and Publications Recommendations Report Recommandations du Rapport (FR) Past and Present Advocacy Efforts CCB has played an integral part in ensuring that Canadian bank notes are accessible to people living with vision loss by advocating for and testing the ease of use and durability of Brailled bank notes.CCB Past President, Louise Gillis, joins a group inspecting Marine Atlantic Transportation to ensure they are accessible to persons living with all types of disabilities.CCB Past President, Louise Gillis, was a guest at the unveiling of the new accessible $50.00 and $100.00 banknotes at the Bank of Canada in June 2011.CCB members in Atlantic Canada listen attentively to a speaker during a 2014 Advocacy meeting.\" data-rvtts-voice=\"US English Female\"><svg class=\"rvtts-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 22\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11 0C4.92345 0 0 4.92345 0 11C0 13.2683 0.690345 15.3772 1.86621 17.1221L0.811724 21.0517L4.70345 20.0124C6.48621 21.2641 8.65586 22 11 22C17.0766 22 22 17.0766 22 11C22 4.92345 17.0766 0 11 0ZM3.99793 9.99862C3.99793 9.44483 4.44552 8.99724 4.99931 8.99724C5.5531 8.99724 6.00069 9.44483 6.00069 9.99862V12.0014C6.00069 12.5552 5.5531 13.0028 4.99931 13.0028C4.44552 13.0028 3.99793 12.5552 3.99793 12.0014V9.99862ZM8.99724 13.9966C8.99724 14.5503 8.54966 14.9979 7.99586 14.9979C7.44207 14.9979 6.99448 14.5503 6.99448 13.9966V7.99586C6.99448 7.44207 7.44207 6.99448 7.99586 6.99448C8.54966 6.99448 8.99724 7.44207 8.99724 7.99586V13.9966ZM12.0014 17.0007C12.0014 17.5545 11.5538 18.0021 11 18.0021C10.4462 18.0021 9.99862 17.5545 9.99862 17.0007V4.99931C9.99862 4.44552 10.4462 3.99793 11 3.99793C11.5538 3.99793 12.0014 4.44552 12.0014 4.99931V17.0007ZM14.9979 13.9966C14.9979 14.5503 14.5503 14.9979 13.9966 14.9979C13.4428 14.9979 12.9952 14.5503 12.9952 13.9966V7.99586C12.9952 7.44207 13.4428 6.99448 13.9966 6.99448C14.5503 6.99448 14.9979 7.44207 14.9979 7.99586V13.9966ZM18.0021 12.0014C18.0021 12.5552 17.5545 13.0028 17.0007 13.0028C16.4469 13.0028 15.9993 12.5552 15.9993 12.0014V9.99862C15.9993 9.44483 16.4469 8.99724 17.0007 8.99724C17.5545 8.99724 18.0021 9.44483 18.0021 9.99862V12.0014Z\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"responsivevoice-button__label\">Listen to Post<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4105ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4105ebc\" 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\">Advocacy <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac844a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aac844a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Canadian Council of the Blind leadership and Chapters are involved in a variety of advocacy efforts across Canada.\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Committee members attend local and national forums to speak on behalf of CCB members and tirelessly advocate for accessibility and independence in all areas of life for people living with vision loss.<\/span><\/p><p>The right to accessibility in transportation, banking, voting venues, office and public building environments, bus stop announcement systems and non-drivers ID cards are just some of the subjects that have been addressed in recent years.<\/p><p>On-going concerns include representation on health boards, advocacy to drug companies, information &amp; concerns communicated to local, provincial and federal governments across Canada to ensure that proper and best practice eye-care health is foremost.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e0fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a6e0fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2baef1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2baef1\" 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\">Vision Health Partners' Coalition (VHPC)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f03a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06f03a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CCB is a proud member of the Vision Health Partners Coalition. The Vision Health Partners\u2019 Coalition (VHPC) is a group of not-for-profit organizations that advocate for policy change, promote public awareness, and support research and educational initiatives for vision care in Canada. VHPC firmly believes that every Canadian, irrespective of location, income, or background, should be entitled to affordable and comprehensive eye care that enables them to live, work, and participate fully in their daily lives. 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en d\u00e9ficience visuelle Canada\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VLR_Canada_Bi_Hor_withTM-scaled-1-1024x662-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VLR_Canada_Bi_Hor_withTM-scaled-1-1024x662-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VLR_Canada_Bi_Hor_withTM-scaled-1-1024x662-1-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a40481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1a40481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95f68c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b95f68c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VHPC Resources and Publications<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f5681f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f5681f\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VHPC-Recommendation-Report_-Informing-a-National-Strategy-for-Eye-Care-01.15.2026_ENG-1.pdf\">\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\">Recommendations Report<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7cc567 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a7cc567\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VHPC-Recommendation-Report_-Informing-a-National-Strategy-for-Eye-Care-01.15.2026_FR.pdf\">\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\">Recommandations du Rapport (FR)<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb14dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb14dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147defb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"147defb\" 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\">Past and Present Advocacy Efforts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123f680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"123f680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CCB has played an integral part in ensuring that Canadian bank notes are accessible to people living with vision loss by advocating for and testing the ease of use and durability of Brailled bank notes.<\/p><p>CCB Past President, Louise Gillis, joins a group inspecting Marine Atlantic Transportation to ensure they are accessible to persons living with all types of disabilities.<br \/><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><br \/>CCB Past President, Louise Gillis, was a guest at the unveiling of the new accessible $50.00 and $100.00 banknotes at the Bank of Canada in June 2011.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><br \/>CCB members in Atlantic Canada listen attentively to a speaker during a 2014 Advocacy meeting.<\/span><\/p>\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocacy Canadian Council of the Blind leadership and Chapters are involved in a variety of advocacy efforts across Canada.\u00a0Committee members attend local and national forums to speak on behalf of CCB members and tirelessly advocate for accessibility and independence in all areas of life for people living with vision loss. 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