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Empowering Educators: Literacy for All Retreat at CNIB Lake Joe

Join us at CNIB Lake Joe from August 11–14, 2025, for the Literacy for All: Canadian Vision Teachers Retreat—an exciting professional development opportunity for Canadian Teachers of Students with Visual Impairment (TSVIs).

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Events

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The Bookends Book Club

January 22, 2025

If you love books, this group is for you! This group features guest authors as well as weeks where a different genre or theme are picked. People read their choice of book on the theme and come ready to discuss. It's a great way to build your reading list and learn about what others are reading and the technology they use to access their books. Every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Zoom. 

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Blogs

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Keeping Your Guide Dog Safe and Comfortable in Canadian Winters

Winter in Canada can be tough for guide dogs, with icy sidewalks, extreme cold, and heavy snow. Learn how to keep your guide dog safe, comfortable, and ready to navigate, no matter the weather!

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A residential street, sidewalks, and parked cars are covered in snow. A man walks down a snow-covered sidewalk.

Say #SnoWay and advocate for better snow removal in your region!

As snow blankets our streets and sidewalks, CNIB’s annual “SnoWay” advocacy campaign is back to highlight the barriers that snow and ice create and remind municipalities, businesses, snow removal contractors, and homeowners about their responsibility to clear snow and ice from paths of travel.

Learn more about the SnoWay campaign and get involved

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Volunteer Opportunities

Bilingual Judge (or Judging Team) for the CNIB Braille Creative Writing Contest

Since 1997, CNIB has organized a Canada-wide Braille Creative Writing Contest for children and youth. This important competition celebrates braille literacy and encourages young people to flex their creative muscles while practicing their braille skills. The contest is looking for volunteer judge(s)! Publishers, library staff and children's authors are welcome to apply.

Volunteer for Bilingual Judge (or Judging Team) for the CNIB Braille Creative Writing Contest

Transition Dog Boarder – CNIB Guide Dogs

Volunteers are a critical part of our guide dog program, and we’re always in need of volunteer puppy raisers and boarders. With support from CNIB Guide Dogs staff, you would play a pivotal role in raising a puppy to become a guide dog and help change the life of someone who is blind, Deafblind, or has low vision.

Volunteer for Transition Dog Boarder – CNIB Guide Dogs