Announcements

CNIB Foundation Rebrand

The needs of our community are constantly evolving, and we need to keep evolving too. If you've been to our website lately, you probably noticed that we've made a lot of changes. For more information about these changes click here. 

Input for the October Career and Technology Fairs

Please take the time to do an online survey and give us your feedback about the fairs so we can better serve your needs. To complete the survey, please click here. The questions will take approximately three minutes to complete. 

If you have questions about this survey or would prefer to complete it over the phone, you can do so by calling Julie in the Saskatoon office at 306-667-2225. Information given in this survey will remain anonymous. 

Phone It Forward 

CNIB is pleased to announce our new smart phone donation program, Phone It Forward.  Technology can level playing the field for people who are blind and partially sighted, but only when it is accessible, available and affordable. Prepaid envelopes are available at any Scotiabank in the province and in Saskatoon at Vogue Optical. To learn how you or your company can donate your smart phones go to https://phoneitforward.ca/donate.html  or call your local CNIB office. 

Unused Equipment returns 

Please return any unused canes or magnifiers as CNIB will redistribute the items to clients who don't qualify for funding.
 

Read more articles from the, 2019 January CNIB Saskatchewan issue of Insight:

To read the entire newsletter in an accessible word document click here

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CNIB is proud to be among the 11 organizations benefiting from the historic $30-million donation recently announced by The Slaight Family Foundation. This transformational gift includes a $1-million investment in CNIB to support our groundbreaking accessibility and awareness initiatives.
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on strike this morning, Friday, November 15. CNIB is working to minimize the impact the strike will have on Canadians who are blind, Deafblind, or who have low vision, particularly as it relates to the delivery of alternative-format materials provided through our partners at CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access).
At CNIB, we believe that everyone should be able to depend on public transit to get to where they need to go, when they need to go – from the first kilometre to the last kilometre. Join us in championing safer, more accessible journeys. Because everyone should be able to rely on public transit to travel door-to-door, safely and independently. Watch our Public Service Announcement and visit cnib.ca/transit to learn more.
The federal government recently launched a public consultation to gather feedback on the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Regulations (hereafter “the Regulations”) which, once approved by the Government of Canada, will set out technical details for the design and implementation of the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB). CNIB submitted feedback to the consultation, informed by an engagement survey distributed to our community members asking for their perspectives on key aspects of the Regulations. Our final submission brief made 14 recommendations to the Government and touched on topics including eligibility criteria, payment amounts, program administration, employment supports, and more.
We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for Connecting the Dots 2024, Canada's largest conference focused on education, technology, and employment for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision. This year, we're bringing the event to four dynamic cities across Canada, and we can't wait for you to join us!
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