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 rights issues that impact our lives?
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 – 10 in Orlando, Florida.
NNELS is currently offering seven titles from Canada Reads 2015 on CBC. (Four of the books — All my Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, And the Birds Rained Down by Jocelyne Saucier, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein — are coming soon.)
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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 and vision impaired community, but just as important, demonstrate to others as well as themselves, ability over disability.”
The new NNELS titles, all of which are live narrations, come from Recorded Books, an audiobook producer and distributor, which converted a large number of their audiobook titles to DAISY format. This addition of 1,000 titles complements the 2,000 more DAISY books we purchased from Recorded Books in the fall of 2014.
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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. Transit’s senior management needs to know how well the agreement is working.
by Mary Ellen Gabias, President
“It ain’t easy to break out of a mold, but, if you do your work, people will ultimately see what you’re capable of. Too often, people find it easier to make assumptions and stick with what they believe. They put you in a place, and it makes their job easier.” Christopher Meloni, television actor
By Mary Ellen Gabias, President
It’s Friday evening and the sounds of seabirds calling and waves lapping on the shore drift through my open window, along with the scents of flowers and of the sea. The place is Bowen Island Lodge and the event is the 2014 convention of the Canadian Federation of the Blind.
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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 access to a growing library collection that includes popular novels, classics, and non-fiction. Participating public libraries in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia are enabling seamless access to the collection.
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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014
3:30 PM – 5:45 PM
Adaptive Technology and Blindness Resource Exhibit and demonstrations: featuring National Network for Equitable Library Services, Oriano Belusic, Heidi Propp, Aedan Staddon.
Demo Apple computer with VoiceOver, Windows 8, NVDA, and more. learn abouthow to access digital audio books through public libraries, check out Federation literature.
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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 our lives with purpose,” said Mary Ellen Gabias, President of the Canadian Federation of the Blind. “The convention also gives sighted people a chance to learn about the diversity, independence and potential of people who are blind.”
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