Sep 5 September is Guide Dog Awareness Month!
What's it like to dine out at a restaurant when you have a guide dog? Are guide dogs even allowed in restaurants? In this blog piece, Victoria Nolan talks about her experiences dining out and how restaurants can be more accommodating.  Victoria is...
Aug 10 Introducing a new pilot program with Ryerson University
CNIB is pleased to offer you an opportunity to take two distance education courses in entrepreneurship and small business as part of a pilot project through The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University .  These courses...
Jun 25 CNIB welcomes new federal accessibility legislation
OTTAWA – CNIB applauds the Government of Canada for tabling historic accessibility legislation aimed at breaking down barriers for Canadians with disabilities. Bill C-81, known as the Accessible Canada Act​ , will ensure more than 500,000 Canadian...
May 25 CNIB Scholarship application period now open!
Each year, CNIB awards numerous scholarships to post-secondary and graduate school-bound students who are blind or partially sighted. In 2017, nearly 50 scholarships were handed out across Canada. If you know a student with sight loss who is brigh...
May 17 CNIB unleashes the power of technology to mark Global Accessibility...
TORONTO – Accessible technology is more than the familiar magnifiers and braillers. Mobile phones, tablets, wearables, apps and other innovative digital tools are game-changers in every part of life for people who are blind. From school to work to...
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