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My Takeaways from the 2025 Canadian Telecom Summit
By Marcia Yale I had the chance to attend the 2025 Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto on June 3 and 4. It brought together people who...
Jul 23
A Small Win with Big Implications
By Linda Bartram Too often, what I have to report is about barriers and the struggles I and others in the blind community continue to...
Jul 21
Accessible Travel Still an Afterthought: Notes from My Recent Holiday
By Linda Bartram I recently went on a short vacation through Parksville and Honeymoon Bay on Vancouver Island with a sighted friend,...
Jul 18
Braille Beneath My Feet
By Linda Bartram Last week I made my annual pilgrimage to Rathtrevor Beach on the east coast of Vancouver Island. At low tide, miles of...
Jul 16
Hobbies, Passions, and Pastimes: How Our Members Stay Active and Engaged
Recently, someone in our discussion group asked, “What hobbies do you all have?” The floodgates opened. From crafting to curling, board...
Jul 10
Advocacy in Thunder Bay
By Marcia Yale, AEBC President A few weeks ago, I travelled to Thunder Bay to meet with a group of partners interested in rebuilding the...
Jun 30
AccessFest 2025: A Windswept Welcome and a Festival That Felt Like Home
By Simran Bhinder When I boarded my early morning flight from Winnipeg to Toronto, I expected sunshine and spring air. What I got...
Jun 20
AIRA & Alexa Rescue
By Wendy Edey In the age of AI will we have any use for humans? Recently I had an opportunity to explore this question. While I was away...
Jun 20
40 Pounds of Salt
By Diana Brent I admit that Ozempic plays a role in this story, but it’s definitely not the story. The important story starts with my...
Jun 18
Trivia Truths; Wrapping Up a Week of Busting Blindness Myths
During the past week, AEBC has featured several myth-busting blog articles and social media posts. On May 29, we hosted a virtual event...
May 31
Trivia Truths About Blindness
Test your knowledge of blindness with our trivia questions! 1. True or false: If someone is legally blind, they can’t see anything....
May 30
Cooking Blind--Not As Dangerous as You Think It Is!
By Linda Bartram “Many believe it is dangerous for people with vision loss to cook because it involves working with sharp objects and...
May 30
What I hear with my little ear
By Diana Brent As kids, when we went on long car trips travelling around BC, we did not have the luxury of the storybooks and cassette...
May 29
Blindness and Employment: Busting the Myth that Blind People Can’t Work in Most Jobs
For too long, society has underestimated the capabilities of blind and visually impaired individuals in the workforce. A persistent myth...
May 28
What's everyone laughing about?
By Linda Bartram For years I attended my local theatre’s productions as a season’s ticket holder. I was usually able to follow the plot...
May 27
Myths About Blindness
❌ Myth: All blind people see complete darkness. ✅ Fact: Blindness exists on a spectrum anywhere from seeing nothing to being able to...
May 26
Can Blind People Use Social Media? How Accessibility Features Make Social Media Inclusive
In a world where social media drives connection, culture, and even careers, a common question arises: Can blind people use social media?...
May 26
To my sighted friends, family and colleagues, here’s what I ask of you:
By Linda Bartram Allow me the dignity of doing as much as I can for myself, even if it takes me longer to accomplish the task. Let me take the lead in determining the amount of assistance I need from you. Allow me the dignity of speaking for myself, and discourage others from talking to me through you. Don’t assume a task is impossible for me just because I have a vision impairment. Don’t avoid using words such as see, watch and blind. You will notice that I don’t avoid them
May 25
What is AI and how can I use it?
By Ryan Fleury AI, or artificial intelligence, is like a super-smart computer program that can learn, think, and solve problems—kind of...
May 16
Take Me Onto the Ball Field
By Neven Humphreys Being born with just one good eye, you can imagine how tough it was for me to take part in certain sports when I was...
May 6
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