Alberta and NWT

Genevieve began volunteering with CNIB in April 2011, starting as a vision mate and event volunteer. Three years later she was asked to begin teaching a person with sight loss who wanted to improve their braille. She accepted and has been volunteering as a braille teacher ever since.

Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have the potential to be life-changing for people who are blind or partially sighted. CAVs may allow someone living with sight loss to operate and travel independently by car for the first time, receive navigation information via apps as a pedestrian by using connected traffic infrastructure, and increase pedestrian safety when interacting with vehicles.

What happened when a cyclist hit Ashley Nemeth's guide dog? She blogged about it. She has over 4,000 followers on her blog about living with sight loss. Read her story for more!

Learn about CNIB’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion.

Learn more about vision loss rehabilitation.

By donating securities, you can feel good knowing you are helping the CNIB Foundation enable Canadians impacted by blindness to live the lives they choose for years to come.

The CNIB National Youth Council Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates youth who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision that are reaching above and beyond to make a difference in their community, province, or country.

Making a corporate gift is not only a powerful way to support Canadians who are blind or partially sighted, it also has tax benefits.

Learn how to make a simple cashflow statement based on Futurpreneur's template. Futurpreneur gives loans to Canadian startups. Use the template to model your monthly finances over the next 12 to 24 months. 

Charles Bonnet Syndrome (CBS) is a common condition among people with significant sight loss.