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My White Cane Story
By Robert I started using a cane in 1961, when I enrolled in a travel training program at the old Halifax School for the Blind. For two...
Feb 8, 2024
You Don't Look Blind
Here are two short stories from members on their experiences using a white cane. You Don't Look Blind By Marie Some years ago, I had to...
Feb 7, 2024
Busted in Boquete
By Ruth During the winter months of 2015/16, I decided to try wintering in Panama. I was living in Kelowna BC at the time, and not...
Feb 6, 2024
In Celebration of the White Cane
White canes are used by persons who are blind, partially sighted, and deafblind to navigate their environment safely, inform the public...
Feb 5, 2024
The Right to Optimal Literacy
By Linda Bartram I attended school during the late 50s and 60s and even though I was found to have significant vision loss at age 5, I...
Jan 4, 2024
Guide Dogs' Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and the kennels were still, with most dogs now asleep having eaten their fill. The Labradors sprawled...
Dec 19, 2023
Blessings Discovered at Christmas
I’m taking a risk here and sharing something quite personal, but I do it in the hope that it might help others during what some may find...
Dec 19, 2023
Perhaps Someone is Finally Listening!
By Linda Bartram Last week I attended a “field trip” to a reconstructed intersection in Victoria to see if members of the Victoria...
Dec 15, 2023
TransLink Vancouver is Canada’s first transit system to feature braille signage at all bus stops
TransLink is now the first transit system in Canada with braille signage on every bus stop to improve transit information available to...
Dec 4, 2023
Celebrating Insights and Gratitude: AEBC Member Survey Reveals Valuable Feedback
by Lee Pigeau I’m thrilled to share the results of our recent membership survey. Your participation, with 63 responses, has provided us...
Dec 4, 2023
What is ableism?
Recently, a question on our member email forum on the different terms people use such as person with a disability versus disabled versus...
Nov 29, 2023
Automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians: Separation Makes Sense
Mary Ellen Gabias, Immediate Past President, Canadian Federation of the Blind Until recently, bicycles have shared streets with cars –...
Nov 27, 2023
Zoom Etiquette for Blind Participants
How many of us have participated on Zoom calls and been distracted by background noise coming through another participant’s connection?...
Nov 14, 2023
Learning adaptive technology
By Hilton Schwartz May I start with a question? How did you learn your adaptive technology, and do you feel that a better process should...
Nov 13, 2023
Marketplace investigation and CBC article on travel challenges
A CBC news article highlights a number of recent incidents across Canada regarding travel challenges for people with disabilities. AEBC...
Nov 10, 2023
AEBC Member successful in Human Rights case on traffic issues in her BC town
Maria Kovacs, one of AEBC’s long-time members, filed a BC Human Rights case against the City of Maple Ridge back in 2018. She claimed...
Nov 3, 2023
Words Can and Do Hurt! Time to Speak Out
By Linda Bartram “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Most of us remember these words from our...
Nov 1, 2023
The ABC's of AEBC
There are many ways to describe our alliance, so we thought you might be interested in a poetic and whimsical way that several members...
Mar 4, 2023
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