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Sep 23, 2021

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
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Sep 7, 2021

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
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Aug 19, 2021

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!
Aug 10, 2021

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…

Read More about COVID-19 & EYE CARE IN CANADA
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Aug 10, 2021

Until recently there were no treatments for inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) but investments in research over the past decades have started to pay off. Treatments are now being tested and, in the…

Read More about Your impact: How FBC funded research is leading the way to new treatments for retinal degeneration
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Aug 4, 2021

Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) is a proud partner of Accessible Media Inc. (AMI). To support Canadians living with vision loss by providing eye health information and educational resources, FBC and AMI collaborated…

Read More about FBC Featured on AMI’s ‘The Pulse’ Podcast

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