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Posted on June 2, 2022
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Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2022SDPR0035-000839 May 30, 2022 Funding helps people with disabilities plan financial futures VICTORIA – Hundreds of thousands of people living with disabilities will be supported with continued access to the… Continue Reading “News Release – The B.C. government is providing a $1.35 million grant to continue to help and encourage people with disabilities apply for an RDSP”
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Posted on June 2, 2022
by Albert Ruel
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Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2022SDPR0034-000838 May 30, 2022 Communication technology supports independence, participation VICTORIA – People with severe communication disabilities will be able to access the augmentative communication technology and professional support they need… Continue Reading “News Release – The B.C. government is providing a $3.162 million grant to the Communication Assistance for Youth and Adults program with assistive communication technology.”
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Posted on June 2, 2022
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Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. News Release Victoria Wednesday, June 1, 2022 8:30 AM Media Contacts Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Media Relations 778 974-3851 A new initiative will improve the quality of life for British Columbians living with hearing… Continue Reading “News Release – New funding supports deafblind people in B.C.”
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Category: NewsTags: AccessAbility Week, ASIC, CNIB, Deafblind Services, Duty to Accommodate, Education, Employment, Human Rights, Inclusion, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Proclamation, Province of BC
Posted on May 30, 2022
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Access for Sight Impaired Consumers ANNOUNCEMENT Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction For Immediate Release May 29, 2022 Joint statement on AccessAbility Week 2022 VICTORIA – Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Dan Coulter, Parliamentary Secretary… Continue Reading “Joint statement on AccessAbility Week 2022, ASIC and Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, May 29, 2022”
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Posted on May 16, 2022
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Comox resident named Canadian Council of the Blind BC-Yukon Division president – Comox Valley Record Pat Chicquen has been named president of the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division. Chicquen accepted the three-year term at the recent provincial annual general meeting.… Continue Reading “Comox resident named Canadian Council of the Blind BC-Yukon Division president – Comox Valley Record, May 4, 2022”
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Posted on February 5, 2022
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The audiobook segment is easily the most lucrative at the moment. With demand ever on the rise, one might have the impression the voice artists are having a — Read on goodereader.com/blog/audiobooks/audiobooks-ai-and-humans-where-do-they-stand
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Posted on December 4, 2021
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In celebration of World Braille Day, Braille Literacy Canada (BLC), the Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB), the CNIB Foundation, the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), and the Provincial Resource Centre for the Visually Impaired (PRCVI)… Continue Reading “World Braille Day | National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS)”
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Category: NewsTags: Access to Information, Accessible Books, Braille, Braille Literacy Canada, CCB National, CELA Library, CNIB, Independence, NNELS Library, Virtual Learning, World Braille Day, Zoom Meeting
Posted on November 5, 2021
by Albert Ruel
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Triple Vision, a Podcast on AMI Audio On Triple Vision, hosts David Best and Hanna Leavitt bring you the history of Canadians who are blind, deafblind, and partially sighted, one story at a time, illuminating the challenges of the past, present, and future. Triple… Continue Reading “The Legacy of Blinded War Veterans, October 26, 2021, A Triple Vision Podcast on AMI Audio”
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Posted on November 3, 2021
by Albert Ruel
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A New Captioned Video Gives You a Practical Guide to the Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities Have you heard something about the duty to accommodate people with disabilities, but wanted to know what it actually means? Who owes this duty? To which people… Continue Reading ““The Duty to Accommodate People with Disabilities 101 – An Introduction to the Duty to Accommodate.” by David Lepofsky”
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Posted on November 1, 2021
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Public Engagement Invite: BC Building Code Accessibility From: BC Government Accessibility Directorate Dear Partner: As you may know, the Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing and I are committed to achieve our shared mandate to ensure the next iteration of the BC Building… Continue Reading “Public Engagement Invite: BC Building Code Accessibility”
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Posted on October 30, 2021
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An open letter to all federal parties to fast track a Canada Disability Benefit – Disability Without Poverty — Read on http://www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/an-open-letter-to-all-federal-parties-to-fast-track-a-canada-disability-benefit/
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Category: NewsTags: Advocacy, Economy, Federal Government Funding, Government of Canada, healthy living, Human Rights, Inclusion, , Persons With Disabilities, Politics, PWD, Rights and Responsibilities
Posted on October 15, 2021
by Albert Ruel
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Dear Canadians living with vision loss, A few months ago, the Canadian Council of the Blind released our Cost of Vision Loss & Blindness in Canada report. Today, we’d like to share some recent startling discoveries we’ve made about the impact COVID-19 has… Continue Reading “New Report: COVID-19’s impact on Canada’s crisis of Preventable Blindness”
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Posted on September 14, 2021
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Report to Elections Canada Canadian Accessible Elections Town Hall 2021 Produced by Sterling Creations July 2021 This report is based on the comments, feedback, and suggestions made by participants who attended and sent emails to the Canadian accessible elections tele town hall organizing committee… Continue Reading “Final Report: Canadian Accessible Elections Town Hall 2021, July 31, 2021”
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Posted on July 18, 2021
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When it comes to reducing barriers, B.C. has made progress, but still has a long way to go. Imagine for a moment you were the keynote speaker at an … OPINION: In Anticipation of a British Columbia Accessibility Act
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Posted on July 18, 2021
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On June 22nd 2021, the Government of Canada introduced legislation to establish the framework for a new Canada Disability Benefit. The benefit would … Government of Canada Introduces Legislation to Create the New Canada Disability Benefit
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Posted on May 20, 2021
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In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and in partnership with BlindSquare, CNIB is pleased to announce that the premium paid version of BlindSquare’s navigation and wayfinding app, “Blindsquare EVENT” is now free to use for all Canadians from coast to coast. BlindSquare is… Continue Reading “Announcement in Celebration of Global Access Awareness Day, May 20, 2021”
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Posted on February 24, 2021
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Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division White Cane Week (WCW) February 7 to 13, 2021 Thank you for having celebrated White Cane Week 2021 with us! This year the CCB BC-Yukon Division delivered four virtual WCW events via a Zoom… Continue Reading “CCB BC-Yukon Division (WCW) Virtual Webinar Recordings February, 7 to 13, 2021”
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Posted on February 14, 2021
by Albert Ruel
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Visual description of the icons on an Apple iOS device Rita’s iDevice Advice for June 1, 2020 I am sharing this link so that VoiceOver users of iPads and iPhones will be better equipped to ask sighted helpers provide that help, after all, if… Continue Reading “Visual description of the icons on an Apple iOS device, Rita’s iDevice Advice for June 1, 2020”
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Posted on December 19, 2020
by Albert Ruel
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Follow the below links to see how you might participate in the World Braille Day celebrations planned by NNELS, CCB and other Canadian blindness organizations. Join us in celebrating World Braille Day! — Read on secure.campaigner.com/csb/Public/show/cftj-2c6ql6–stqh0-5knzjr54
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Posted on November 7, 2020
by Albert Ruel
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I’ve come across this blog post by Annette Goehring of ND Assistive that I thought many would appreciate learning about. Check the link below for a detailed look at these 4 scanning stands. Don’t Just Stand There…Scan It! “iPads and tablets have become more… Continue Reading “Don’t Just Stand There…Scan It By Annette Goehring of ND Assistive”
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