CFB – The Canadian Organization of the Blind and DeafBlind

The Canadian Organization of the Blind and DeafBlind

Blind and DeafBlind Canadians helping each other to build a positive future for ourselves

A Simple Secret, A New Understanding: A Blind Mother’s Experience with a Premature Infant

Elizabeth Lalonde

Editor’s Note: We wish a very happy mother’s day to mothers of blind and DeafBlind children and blind and DeafBlind mothers everywhere. In honour of mother’s day, we are sharing […]

Student Voices: Erin Lacharity

Erin, a young blind woman with curly blond hair and light skin is smiling with her eyes closed at the camera. She is standing on a pathway surrounded by green grass, wearing dark pants, a dark top, and a light gray summer jacket. She is holding a long white cane in her right hand and a purse and bag are hanging from her left shoulder. In the background, there is a road with seven parked cars, along with green trees on a hill. The shadows created by the trees and cars are reflected on the road on a sunny summer day.

Editor’s Note: Today’s Student Voices is about Erin Lacharity, a graduate of the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind’s Blind People in Charge program and a long-time Camp Bowen camper. […]

The Play Date

Editor’s Note: Today is Family Day in British Columbia. On last year’s Family Day we printed a speech by Joanne Gabias, who talked about her perspective being raised by blind […]

Student Voices: T.J. Evans

T.J., a male wearing learning shades and holding a long, white cane, waits at a bus stop.

Editor’s Note: Earlier this week we highlighted the story of Kashmere Crystal Bling, her independence journey, and her blinged out cane. As White Cane Week continues in Canada, we decided […]

COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for October 27, 2021

This week we will explore the experience of Heidi Propp becoming an amature radio operater in the article “A New Ham: Desire, Focus and Success” The morning will begin with […]