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Our virtual comedy night, ‘Comedy from the Couch’, returned for the second time on Saturday, September 25th, 2021. The event combined our annual Comic Vision and Last Call fundraising events, creating a…
Read More about SHARING THE LAUGHTER. SEEING THE HOPE.
Last year I bought my first white cane. Before that purchase, I had pretty much never talked publicly about my vision loss. My close friends and family knew, but I didn’t share…
Read More about MY WHITE CANE (PART 2): FEATURING FBC’S SHARI SHAW
Acquiring meaningful employment in Canada can be difficult. And, for Canadians living with disabilities like vision loss, capturing valuable opportunities that highlight distinctive talents is a greater challenge. In season 4 episode…
Read More about FBC Partner in Accessibility AMI, Presents Employable Me: Drew and Clover
In 2018 Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) announced the first Restore Vision 20/20 research awards which support world-class research teams to develop therapeutic approaches for late-stage retinal degeneration, specifically retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Through…
Read More about Restore Vision 20/20 Research Awards: Developing Treatments to Restore Sight
For the past 22 years, Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC) annual fundraising events Comic Vision and Last Call have delivered a night to remember, bringing supporters together to help raise over $10 million…
Read More about Comedy from the Couch returns September 25!
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives, including the provision of eye care in Canada. The impact on Canadians’ eye health is outlined in a new report released by…
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