5 young leaders sitting at a round table discussing. There are pens and papers on the table and white writing board in the background.
Nov 1, 2021

What an exciting weekend October 22-24th proved to be for our Young Leaders as we all came together for our second virtual summit of 2021! Forty-six youth from across the county joined…

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Oct 4, 2021

Our virtual comedy night, ‘Comedy from the Couch’, returned for the second time on Saturday, September 25th, 2021. The event combined our annual Comic Vision and Last Call fundraising events, creating a…

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close up of seeing eye cane
Sep 23, 2021

Last year I bought my first white cane. Before that purchase, I had pretty much never talked publicly about my vision loss. My close friends and family knew, but I didn’t share…

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The image is of a group of candidates seated as they await an interview.
Sep 23, 2021

Acquiring meaningful employment in Canada can be difficult. And, for Canadians living with disabilities like vision loss, capturing valuable opportunities that highlight distinctive talents is a greater challenge. In season 4 episode…

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image is of a medical researcher wearing medical gloves, holding a vile and recording information onto a clipboard inside a laboratory.
Sep 7, 2021

In 2018 Fighting Blindness Canada (FBC) announced the first Restore Vision 20/20 research awards which support world-class research teams to develop therapeutic approaches for late-stage retinal degeneration, specifically retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Through…

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Aug 19, 2021

For the past 22 years, Fighting Blindness Canada’s (FBC) annual fundraising events Comic Vision and Last Call have delivered a night to remember, bringing supporters together to help raise over $10 million…

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