{"id":7364,"date":"2025-05-28T17:20:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/?p=7364"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:20:24","slug":"white-cane-magazine-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/white-cane-magazine-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"White Cane Magazine May 2025","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Welcome to the May 2025 issue of <strong><em>White Cane Magazine<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Celebrating Vision Health Month and the return of the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship!<br><br>Check out this exciting issue of White Cane Magazine to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Read a message from National President Jim Tokos highlighting the CCB\u2019s recent milestones and the impact of community-based support in improving quality of life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Join us in honouring Louise Gillis, named 2025 Person of the Year for her decades of leadership and advocacy in Canada and beyond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Celebrate Kelly MacDonald, recipient of the President\u2019s Award, for his lifelong dedication to accessibility and inclusion through storytelling and mentorship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Relive the excitement of the 2025 Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia, with participants from across the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Explore how advocacy training is empowering CCB leaders across Canada to make meaningful change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Learn about Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada\u2019s new Behavioural Health Services Pilot and its positive impact on client mental health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Understand how AMI\u2019s new streaming platform, AMI+, is changing media access for the blind and low-vision community.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Read inspiring stories of innovation, like a Saskatoon student\u2019s affordable Braille device and a blind skateboarder\u2019s mission to empower youth with iPads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Dive into critical discussions on eye health, including the growing concern around childhood myopia, AMD awareness, and the importance of comprehensive eye care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>And much more!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This issue is available in accessible Word and PDF formats.<br><strong>Enjoy the read!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/docs\/WCM_2025-May.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PDF Format<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/docs\/2025-VHM-Conf-Prog-Text-only.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Text-Only Format<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the May 2025 issue of White Cane Magazine \u2013 Celebrating Vision Health Month and the return of the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship! 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