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Aspiring Canadian entrepreneurs can now learn to run their own business with the Venture Zone Game, a new app that teaches business skills in a fun way. The app is now available for free download on the Apple App Store in Canada and is fully accessible for Canadians who are blind or partially sighted.

Holly Bartlett was leading a busy, complicated life back in March of 2010. The 31-year-old Halifax resident had recently started a job as a researcher for the province, while still working to complete a demanding grad program at Dalhousie University.

Today we celebrate our furry friends that help people who are blind or partially sighted live their lives fully and independently, as well as the hardworking individuals who dedicate their time to raise, train and match guide dogs with their handlers.

Becoming a guide dog user has changed my life, it has given me confidence in my mobility, a sense of freedom and the partnership with two amazing guide dogs. It was an honour being part of CNIB’s first guide dog class.

Imagine looking at the world through ice cubes. That's what my vision is like. And as the years go by, those ice cubes become more and more opaque. Everything in my world is very blurry. I can see shapes and figures, but not much else. And that makes it hard for me to get around safely.

It's about time! That's what we said when we heard that Canadian building developer, Liberty Hamlets Inc., has announced plans to build the world's first condominium building that's fully accessible to people with disabilities, including blindness.

In the early 1970s I was employed as a braille transcriptionist at the CNIB Maritime Division headquarters in Halifax. A sighted person was my reader.

The CNIB Foundation commends the Government of Canada for its 2019 budget, which includes significant commitments to accessibility and inclusion for Canadians with sight loss. Among numerous measures supporting people with disabilities, the budget included targeted funding for the production of accessible books, accessible point-of-sale technology, and enhanced CNIB Foundation employment programming.

CNIB Foundation has partnered with CULC (Canadian Urban Libraries Council) to bring their Phone It Forward Program to participating local libraries across Canada.

The Big Brailler Bounce Initiative aims to ensure that any unused Perkins Braillewriters find their way into the hands of a blind child, adult, or senior who can benefit from the ability to write in braille! Since 2015, Braille Literacy Canada has been collecting unused Perkins Braillewriters, refurbishing them, and re-distributing them to those in need at no cost to any of the recipients.