winners, including recipients of the Tom Teranishi Memorial Scholarship, four AEBC scholarships, the John Rae Memorial Scholarship, an Allyant scholarship, and the BC Affiliate Scholarship in honour of Betty

During the past couple of years, Dean has joined committees/groups to lend a hand at the National level related to the accessible Canada Act, (ACA), as well as he represents us at the federal level along with John Rae, with the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission, (CRTC) and the Commission In addition to his involvement with AEBC this past year, Dean has recently joined the Governance and

as an organizer, a worker bee, a doer, a strong advocate for the blind community, a good friend of John Rae, and possibly of you as well.

In 1979, several BOOST leaders, including John Rae and Mike Yale (later to become active in the AEBC) Its two leading authors, Rae and Yale, were interviewed on Morningside, one of CBC Radio's major current In the spring of 1987, some blind activists in Saskatoon, who had admired BOOST, invited John Rae, one

Join us as we mark this special week with stories from our community, mythbusting on our social media Join us in breaking barriers for blind Canadians. . 💥  Your gift can go twice as far:  Thanks to the John Rae Fund, every dollar you donate this week

Join us for AEBC Toronto's Winter Fest fundraiser event in honour of the John Rae Memorial Scholarship Proceeds raised from this event will be directed towards a John Rae Memorial Scholarship Fund that AEBC John Rae, a member of AEBC whose unwavering support of this organization has been recognized for many John was a true advocate, someone who firmly believed in our ability to positively make changes to improve Join us for an afternoon of fun and prizes!

BC Affiliate), Paul and Cheryl Thiele (jointly donated by the BC Affiliate and AEBC National), and John Rae (donated by the AEBC Toronto Chapter).

The John Rae Scholarship AEBC National, the Toronto Chapter and the BC Affiliate are collaborating to provide a $1,500 scholarship in memory of John Rae, a member of AEBC whose unwavering support of this John was a true advocate, someone who firmly believed in our ability to positively make changes to improve

John Rae Memorial Scholarship - Zachary Abdalla Our Toronto Chapter has dedicated a $1,000 scholarship in memory of John Rae, one of the Chapter’s long-time members who passed away suddenly in April of 2022 John was a true advocate, someone who firmly believed in our ability to positively make changes to improve

Nevertheless, the celebration was bittersweet, due to the sudden loss in April of 2022 of John Rae, one Rae, to which National and the BC Affiliate also contributed. Into Trivia" in support of AEBC's scholarship program and, in particular, their contribution to the John Rae Scholarship and their own Scholarship for 2023. Rae, whose sudden passing in April of 2022 left a great hole in our history.

On April 8, after enjoying a lunch with long-time friends, John Rae passed away. Dar had provided some resources about descriptive tours, and a speech on accessible museums given by John Rae, to the staff at the Museum of Natural History last year. Dean Steacy, John Rae, Hilton Schwartz and I met with them in December and we gave them a new perspective Shelley Ann joined Dean Steacy and me at that meeting.

La bourse John Rae Le conseil d’administration de l’AEBC, la section de Toronto, ainsi que les affiliés en Colombie-Britannique collaborent pour offrir une bourse d’une valeur de 1 500 $ à la mémoire de John Rae, un membre de l’AEBC dont l’appui indéfectible à l’organisation a été reconnu pendant de nombreuses John était un véritable militant qui croyait fermement en notre capacité d’améliorer la vie des Canadiens