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TransLink Vancouver is Canada’s first transit system to feature braille signage at all bus stops

TransLink Vancouver is Canada’s first transit system to feature braille signage at all bus stops

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

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

Blind advocates say a bike lane design on a Toronto street spells danger

David Lepofsky was shocked to learn he was about to cross from the sidewalk into a bike path during a walk with a friend earlier this...

Nov 27, 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

Accessible Roundabouts

The Consumer Access Group (CAG) of which AEBC is a member, has published another position statement; this time on Accessible Roundabouts....

Oct 31, 2023

Canadian Human Rights Commission Remembers John Rae

April 25, 2022 BY EMAIL To the family of the late John Rae c/o Marcia Yale President Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians PO Box...

Jun 4, 2023

In Gratitude & Song, Remembering John Rae

Thanks for the kind invitation (to the celebration of life). Sadly, I will be on the road, where John would have wanted me to be: Making...

Jun 4, 2023

Members' Memories of John rae

The passing of John Ray is very sad news. He was a champion and an advocate fighting always for ensuring equality and justice for all ...

Jun 4, 2023

In Memory of John Rae An Unmistakable Voice for Equality Has Gone Silent

April 9, 2022 By David Lepofsky CM, O. Ont Chair Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance Twitter: @davidlepofsky On...

Jun 4, 2023

How to make Bill C22 Better: Our brief to the Senate

February 18, 2023 The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology Via email: soci@sen.parl.gc.ca RE: AEBC...

Mar 4, 2023

Stand up! Speak Out! Advocacy Guide

The AEBC has developed a comprehensive advocacy guide for members (and the community) that provides concrete examples and advice on...

Peer Support & Training

Feb 2, 2023

Our Community Partners

The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians works with a number of other local, provincial, and national organizations to support blind,...

Feb 2, 2023

Briefs and Submissions

On this page you will find a collection of presentation briefs, "white papers", and other documentation prepared by the Alliance for...

Feb 2, 2023

Pandora Project - Triple Vision

The Pandora Project Triple Vision podcast tells the personal stories through the lived experiences of blind, deafblind and partially...

Feb 2, 2023

AEBC Banking Project

A sub-project of Disability Confidence in Finance There are two components of this project: The first is a series of podcasts, with new...

Feb 2, 2023

A Memory of John Rae from Thunder Bay

A very special friend and an even more special human being had a memorial service Thursday, for reasons I am not going to share I was ...

Feb 1, 2023

Government of Canada fighting the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians in Court

Press Release

Feb 1, 2023

Royal Assent of Bill C-81 only the beginning of the road to accessibility

Press Release Sanction Royale du projet de loi C-81 seulement qu’un début du trajet vers l‘accessibilité

Feb 1, 2023

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