Category: White Cane

White Cane Week 2021, Did You Know #2, History of Assistive Technology, Tuesday, February 9th at 10 AM Pacific Time.

Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division White Cane Week (WCW) February 7 to 13, 2021   DID YOU KNOW that Assistive Technology products range from braille writers to screen readers to audio books to even a sonar smartband that helps provide social… Continue Reading “White Cane Week 2021, Did You Know #2, History of Assistive Technology, Tuesday, February 9th at 10 AM Pacific Time.”

Facts about vision loss, Day One, Eye Examinations, White Cane Week 2021

Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division White Cane Week (WCW) “A Lack of Sight is not a lack of vision”   WCW Day One, February 7, 2021 Facts About blindness, vision loss and deaf-blindness Fact #1 – Today it is recommended for… Continue Reading “Facts about vision loss, Day One, Eye Examinations, White Cane Week 2021”

White Cane Week 2021, Did You Know #1, History of White Cane Week, Sunday February 7th at 1 PM Pacific Time.

Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division White Cane Week (WCW) February 7 to 13, 2021   DID YOU KNOW that it was almost 100 years ago that blind pedestrians were first granted any protections? Learn more about the History of White Cane… Continue Reading “White Cane Week 2021, Did You Know #1, History of White Cane Week, Sunday February 7th at 1 PM Pacific Time.”

White Cane Week Virtual Events, February 7 to 13, 2021

Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) BC-Yukon Division White Cane Week (WCW) February 7 to 13, 2021   Please Join us   This year the CCB BC-Yukon Division is planning four virtual WCW events via a Zoom Webinar with special event host Fraser Hiltz… Continue Reading “White Cane Week Virtual Events, February 7 to 13, 2021”

White Cane Week Proclamation by the Province of British Columbia, February 7 to 13, 2021

White Cane Week Proclamation, 2021  Click to access White-Cane-Week-February-7-13-2021-Proclamation.pdf

White Cane Week-Vancouver

Since 1946 the Canadian Council of the Blind has promoted White Cane Week across Canada. The goal of these events is to  provide awareness to the public about resources and services available to Ca… Source: White Cane Week-Vancouver

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