Blind persons are still forced to take their lives in their hands when they try to take the bus in downtown Victoria, five years after city council was made to understand the dangers of the floating bus stops next to bike lanes. While those bike lanes are making cyclists safer, they are risking the lives […]

Please come and meet our guide dog owners and their companions this Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. outside the Ministry of Justice, 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, British Columbia and learn the news that will change lives. Canadian Federation of the Blind will demand the end to discrimination spearheaded by those whose responsibility it is to protect […]

Without your immediate help, three quarters of a century’s work establishing the access rights of guide dog teams may be casually swept away in British Columbia! Discrimination by the taxi industry is just fine, no more than a minor inconvenience, according to Jacqueline Beltgens of the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.

By Doris Belusic Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” ~ Earl Nightingale On Friday, July 17, 2015, Victoria members of the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB), a grass-roots advocacy organization of blind people, along with B.C. Transit personnel, rode around town on a bus equipped with the latest GPS […]

In a fast paced, action packed one day event, the Canadian Federation of the Blind is setting forth our action plan to deal with some of the most serious issues faced by blind individuals. Come to Nanaimo and help make the plan! Then plan to work together to make a difference! What are the civil […]

The Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) is pleased to be able to offer a few scholarships, from CFB’s Empowerment Fund, for blind individuals who can use some financial assistance to attend the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) national convention in Orlando, Florida, this year. The NFB convention will take place this July 5 […]

This just in from NNELS… February 1st to 7th, 2015, is White Cane Week and it’s our pleasure to announce the addition of about 1,000 downloadable DAISY books to the NNELS collection, including hundreds of titles for children and young adults. White Cane Week was designed to “create awareness of issues that confront the blind […]

If you’ve ever been frustrated because a bus driver forgot to let you know when the bus reached your stop, now is the time to help us help BC Transit to resolve the problem. An enforceable BC Human Rights agreement has been signed requiring BC Transit to ensure that drivers call out all stops clearly. […]

Vancouver, B.C. – May 28, 2014 – Canadians with print disabilities are receiving increased open access to digital library resources, thanks to an innovative low-cost project that initially launched in December, 2013 and continues to come available in communities across the country. The National Network of Equitable Library Access (NNELS) offers free and open digital […]

Bowen Island, BC – Learn How Blind Canadians are breaking the mold and moving toward a positive, forward thinking model of empowerment and equality May 23 – 25, at the Canadian Federation of the Blind Breaking the Mold Convention. “We get refreshed at the convention and motivated to go back into the community and live […]