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Author: The COBD Team

COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for September 15, 2021

By popular demand, we’ve reset the roundtables to the 10AM Pacific (1PM Eastern) time slot. In our second roundtable chat of the season we will discuss what you would like […]

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COVID Connection National Roundtable for September 8, 2021

Welcome back to the fall addition of the COVID Connection National Roundtables. After a summer break during which many of our roundtable participants got to experience virtual summer camps at […]

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Reminder: Camp Bowen’s Virtual Connections Camp: Day 4 Featuring Independence Science Is This Friday! 🔬

Please note: If you have not yet registered, you can still register on our 2021 Virtual Camps page. Hello Virtual Connections Campers, This is a reminder of tomorrow’s Virtual Connections […]

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Virtual Connections Camp: Day 3 is here! 🎭🏅

Please note: If you have not yet registered, you can still register on our 2021 Virtual Camps page Hello Virtual Connections Campers, This is a reminder of today’s Virtual Connections […]

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Virtual Connections Camp: Day 2 will be here tomorrow! 🥋

Please note: If you have not yet registered, you can still register on our 2021 Virtual Camps page. Hello Virtual Connections Campers, This is a reminder of tomorrow’s Virtual Connections […]

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Virtual Connections Camp: Day 1 Is Finally Here! 💻💾

Hello Virtual Connections Campers, Welcome to day 1 of the 2021 Virtual Connections camp. There will be four Virtual Connection Camp dates in total, with the other sessions taking place […]

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The 2021 Virtual Summer Camps Are Almost Here!

Are you a teen or adult who is blind, Deafblind, or low vision? Do you like having fun and learning new things? If you answered yes to the above, then […]

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Celebrating National Indigenous People’s Day: A Look At the Totem Pole

Camp Bowen is situated on Bowen Island or Xwlíl’xhwm, part of the traditional land of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation. According to BowenHeritage.org, “the name Xwlíl’xhwm means “‘Fast Drumming Ground’. Some […]

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Special COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 30, 2021: Graduation Day

At the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind it is always exciting to have one of our student’s graduate. Graduation represents a culmination to the many months of intensive training […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for June 16, 2021

The June 16, 2021 COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable is the last part in a series that is focused on helping participants become more confident in self-advocacy. In this part, we […]

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From the Blog

  • COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 18, 2022
    Published 4 days ago
  • COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 11, 2022
    Published 11 days ago
  • A Simple Secret, A New Understanding: A Blind Mother’s Experience with a Premature Infant
    Published 12 days ago
  • COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 4, 2022
    Published 18 days ago
  • COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for April 27, 2022µµ
    Published 25 days ago

Upcoming Events

  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, May 25, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 1, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 2, 2022 – Blind/DeafBlind Seniors National Roundtable (Group 1)
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 8, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 15, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 16, 2022 – Blind/DeafBlind Seniors National Roundtable (Group 1)
  • 10:00 am – 11:00 am, June 22, 2022 – COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable
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