Today's #GoogleDoodle celebrates Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake. In 1965, Miyake spent his own money to invent tactile blocks or Tenji blocks in an effort to help his friend navigate. Today, these raised bumps & bars are used on sidewalks & in public spaces around the world!
No matter where your hockey allegiances lay, we encourage you to tune in to the @Senators game on Saturday, April 6, as future #CNIBGuideDog Rookie will be doing the ceremonial puck drop!
Our pups in training (from left to right) Trapper, Jet, Dorrie, and Jorge at a recent training session with Halifax Metro Transit.
Thank you, @hfxtransit, for providing CNIB Guide Dogs with an important training opportunity!
Happy #WorldBrailleDay! Proclaimed by the @UN in 2019, World Braille Day is an internationally celebrated day to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for people who are blind or partially sighted[1/3]
CNIB is pleased to have connected with @KirstyDuncanMP and happy to know she is committed to maintaining accessible book production levels while the long-term strategy comes into focus.
Our government will be maintaining funding to CNIB while our working group continues to develop a long term strategy for the production of accessible alternative format materials.
We are committed to improving accessibility for all Canadians.
Today is #InternationalGuideDogDay! Guide dogs are specially trained to help their handler avoid obstacles, access public transportation, cross roads safely, and perform other tasks. All day we will be sharing some important guide dog etiquette tips with you, so stay tuned!
Happy #WorldBrailleDay!Proclaimed by the @UN in 2019, World Braille Day is an internationally celebrated day to raise awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for people who are blind or partially sighted [1/3]
With a mission to give everyone the power to create and share ideas and information instantly without barriers, it is unacceptable that Twitter’s #Accessibility Experience Team (@TwitterA11y) has been eliminated as part of the company’s mass layoffs. 🧵(1/4)
With the right support, people who are Deafblind can lead full & rich lives. @HabenGirma was the first Deafblind student to graduate from Harvard Law. She has been honoured by Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau and was featured on Forbes 30 Under 30. #DeafblindAwarenessMonth
Today is #InternationalGuideDogDay – a day to recognize the important role that that these highly trained dogs play in fostering independence for their handlers. We also celebrate the people who dedicate their time to raise, train and match guide dogs with their handlers. 🦮
Today is #InternationalGuideDogDay – a day to recognize the important role that that these highly trained dogs play in fostering independence for their handlers. We also celebrate the people who dedicate their time to raise, train and match guide dogs with their handlers. 🦮
Thank you to everyone who signed the petition to the Government of Canada in support of accessible insulin pumps. With your support, the petition received more than 2,600 signatures and was formally presented by MP @BonitaZarrillo before the House of Commons!
Today, Canadians with disabilities are one step closer to financial independence after Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act, received Royal Assent, officially becoming federal law. Read CNIB’s full joint statement about the passage of Bill C-22 at: bit.ly/3NgcoJK
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