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Last year, the pandemic forced us to rethink how we develop and deliver programming. Since we could no longer deliver community-based programs in person, we had to work quickly and effectively to transition our programs to virtual platforms.

The City of Toronto is considering a pilot project to introduce e-scooters to the streets of Toronto. Given the accessibility and safety risks that e-scooters could pose to pedestrians with sight loss, CNIB recommends against introducing e-scooters to Toronto's already busy roads. 

We have been working with a coalition of community organizations advocating against the introduction of e-scooters in Toronto, but we need your help.

Toronto, ON – CNIB, Canada's largest non-profit serving people with sight loss, and Be My Eyes, a global leader in assistive technology and provider of real-time video assistance for people with sight loss, announced their partnership today.

Muskoka, ON – After receiving a $147,600 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2019, CNIB was able to make an incredible transformation to its waterfront facility, CNIB Lake Joe. Thanks to this extraordinary grant, the space received key upgrades that will ensure it’s inclusive for everyone. Last winter, a new sound-absorbing wood ceiling was installed in the lounge, and the dining hall ceiling was lowered to help improve the acoustics.

TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2021 – The Bank of Canada is donating 650 of its gently used smartphones to Canadians with sight loss through CNIB's Phone It Forward program.

CNIB thanks the Joyce Family Foundation for their incredible donation of 18 needs-based bursaries for Canadian undergraduate students with sight loss.

Toronto, ON, January 19 - Ontario-based enterprise website production company Craft&Crew and CNIB, Canada's largest non-profit serving people with sight loss, announced their partnership today. This new partnership aims to help Ontarian organizations create a more accessible digital experience for everyone – including more than six million Canadians with disabilities

CNIB sends its deepest thanks to the RBC Foundation for their leadership contribution to support Come to Work programs for young people with sight loss.

In May of this year, just when quarantine restrictions were at their highest, CNIB received a transformational gift from Scotiabank to ensure the futures of youth with sight loss remain as bright as ever.

In 2018, eligible CNIB clients were provided with a new CNIB TTC card to use when travelling on the system. This card is set to expire on January 31, 2021. The TTC will be extending the expiry date to January 31, 2024.