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After many years of reading personal stories of those living with vision loss, I findthat it is my turn to share a bit of our story and how my husband and I…
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What an exciting weekend October 22-24th proved to be for our Young Leaders as we all came together for our second virtual summit of 2021! Forty-six youth from across the county joined…
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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…
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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…
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