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2012 Canadian Blind Sports National Goalball Championships: April 20-22

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 20 April 2012 - 10:04pm

posted in: Sports & Recreation

The 2012 Canadian National Goalball Championships are taking place this weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Proceedings are being broadcast live with full narration at http://www.goalball.info/canadian.php, and a schedule of the games is posted on that page.

What is goalball?

Marco The Clown: Making Your Own Way

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 8 March 2012 - 9:51am

posted in: Employment

Marc Proulx is a member of the AEBC's Brantford chapter.  Blind since the age of 12, Marc has tried time and again to secure employment and end his dependence on the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) for survival.  He has not had much success with that effort.  But rather than simply complaining about the discrimination that employers often exercise (intentionally and otherwise) against blind and partially-sighted applicants, Marc has essentially gone into business for himself - as a clown.

In a recent profile published in Brantford's The Advocate, Marc is quoted as saying:

"Great Things About Being Blind!"

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 1 March 2012 - 3:09pm

Kim Kilpatrick, a "storyteller, disability awareness presenter, and music therapist" from Ottawa, embarked on a journey in January 2011 that would see her write at least one blog post per day on the great things about being blind.  Almost 500 posts later, she is continuing strong with the tradition. 

"Blind Lawsuit" - 2008 Paralympic runner who is blind being sued for colliding with woman on canal pathway

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 20 February 2012 - 2:03pm

posted in: Law & Policy, Sports & Recreation

An article posted on SportsOttawa.com a few days ago was brought to my attention, which details how it is that 2008 Paralympian Jon Dunkerley is being sued for $350,000 in damages over a 2010 jogging collision.  You can read the original article at http://sportsottawa.com/content/blind-lawsuit.

WHO/World Bank Report on Disability - Live webcast available on January 27th

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 24 January 2012 - 2:03am

posted in: Law & Policy

On January 27th, the WHO will be releasing the first World Report on Disability in Toronto. (We announced this event last week; however, the in-person sessions are now completely full.)

The report is introduced as follows:

The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.

To disclose or not to disclose: Saying nothing to a potential employer until you have no choice

Posted by Anthony Tibbs on 21 January 2012 - 4:03pm

posted in: Employment, Law & Policy

The question of when and what to disclose to a potential employer can be a difficult one.  For those who are totally blind, or who are only marginally partially sighted, this might not present as much of a challenge: you can't very well hide the guide dog or the white cane.  But for those who have low vision, and who may or may not even be legally blind (but require accommodation nonetheless), the waters are quite a bit murkier.