{"id":7603,"date":"2025-10-09T13:01:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/?p=7603"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:47:02","slug":"white-cane-magazine-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/white-cane-magazine-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"White Cane Magazine October 2025","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WCM-Oct202550.png\" alt=\"Cover of the October 2025 issue of White Cane Magazine, published by the Canadian Council of the Blind. The top banner reads \u201cThe Voice of the Blind in Canada.\u201d Below, large bold text says \u201cCelebrating World Sight Day.\u201d The background features a close-up of a colorful raised-relief world map with country outlines in Braille. A maroon box at the bottom lists feature stories: \u201cSharing Lived Experiences,\u201d \u201cAdvocacy 101,\u201d and \u201cVision Without Borders.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-7605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WCM-Oct202550.png 729w, https:\/\/ccbnational.net\/shaggy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WCM-Oct202550-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\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 October 2025 issue of <strong><em>White Cane Magazine<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Celebrating World Sight Day and Advancing Health Across Canada!<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\"><strong>Read National President Jim Tokos\u2019 message<\/strong> marking <em>World Sight Day 2025<\/em> and the <em>Act Now, Act Together Conference<\/em> in Toronto \u2014 a national call to action for eye health and advocacy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Explore \u201cWorld Sight Day: A Canadian Perspective\u201d<\/strong> by Editor Mike Potvin \u2014 reflecting on the theme <em>Love Your Eyes<\/em> through a distinctly Canadian lens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Learn how Shelley Ann Morris\u2019 article \u201cSharing Lived Experiences\u201d<\/strong> encourages organizations to collaborate meaningfully with the vision loss community from the start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Dive into \u201cAdvocacy 101\u201d<\/strong> by Jessa Ross to discover how self-advocacy, community advocacy, and systems advocacy drive change \u2014 especially after the passing of <em>Bill C-284: The National Strategy for Eye Care Act.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Discover how the Get Together with Technology Program<\/strong> is exploring <em>AI\u2019s role in accessibility and innovation<\/em> for those living with vision loss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Read highlights from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society\u2019s national survey<\/strong> revealing how Canadians are embracing innovation, climate awareness, and preventive eye care.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Find out how new research from Fighting Blindness Canada<\/strong> and <em>Bausch + Lomb<\/em> is shaping the future of treatment for blinding eye diseases and dry eye management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Celebrate milestones in accessible media<\/strong> as AMI announces new and returning content on <em>AMI-audio<\/em>, <em>AMI-tv<\/em>, and the streaming platform <em>AMI+<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Learn about breakthrough surgeries in Canada<\/strong>, including the <em>first tooth-in-eye transplant<\/em> restoring sight \u2014 a world-first milestone performed in British Columbia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Cheer on Team Canada\u2019s blind and partially-sighted athletes<\/strong> as the <em>International Blind Ice Hockey Series<\/em> comes to Montreal for the first time ever!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Meet local leaders in vision health and inclusion<\/strong>, including the <em>Association qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise de la d\u00e9g\u00e9n\u00e9rescence maculaire<\/em>\u2019s 35-year mission to bring macular degeneration \u201cout of the shadows.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Discover opportunities to make a lasting impact<\/strong> through the <em>1944 Legacy Society<\/em> and the CCB\u2019s continued leadership in advocacy, awareness, and community building.<\/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 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