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The Canadian Organization of the Blind and DeafBlind

Blind and DeafBlind Canadians helping each other to build a positive future for ourselves

  • COBD Home
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    • Camp Bowen Division Overview
    • Summer Independence Camps
    • Camp Bowen Archives
  • All Programs
    • Foundations of Independence: Focus on Braille Stream
    • Foundations of Independence: Focus on Technology Stream
    • Foundations of Independence: Immersion Stream
    • Camp Bowen: Adult Retreat
    • Camp Bowen: Community Exploration Camp
    • Camp Bowen: Linda Evans Memorial Music Camp
    • Access Bowen Island
    • Phone Access To the Bowen Island Undercurrent
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The Canadian Organization of the Blind and DeafBlind

Blind and DeafBlind Canadians helping each other to build a positive future for ourselves

  • COBD Home
  • Training
  • Camps
    • Camp Bowen Division Overview
    • Summer Independence Camps
    • Camp Bowen Archives
  • All Programs
    • Foundations of Independence: Focus on Braille Stream
    • Foundations of Independence: Focus on Technology Stream
    • Foundations of Independence: Immersion Stream
    • Camp Bowen: Adult Retreat
    • Camp Bowen: Community Exploration Camp
    • Camp Bowen: Linda Evans Memorial Music Camp
    • Access Bowen Island
    • Phone Access To the Bowen Island Undercurrent
    • BlindHub Canada
    • Blindness/DeafBlindness Connection National Roundtables
    • Blindness/Deafblindness Professionals Mailing Lists
    • Public Education: Group Presentations
    • Technology Loan Bank
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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 11, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

After last week’s change of plans we will finally get to the second part of Thelma Fayle’s article “Guiding the Sighteds by the Heartstrings” where she expresses her outrage at […]

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A Simple Secret, A New Understanding: A Blind Mother’s Experience with a Premature Infant

Elizabeth Lalonde

Editor’s Note: We wish a very happy mother’s day to mothers of blind and DeafBlind children and blind and DeafBlind mothers everywhere. In honour of mother’s day, we are sharing […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for May 4, 2022

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

This week is the second part of Thelma Fayle’s article “Guiding the Sighteds by the Heartstrings” where she expresses her outrage at bad advertising and its negative effects on us […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for April 27, 2022µµ

A medieval replica of King Arthur's legendary round table, hanging in Winchester Castle. The table features the Tudor Rose at its centre, with the outer design portraying Henry VIII as King Arthur on his throne, surrounded by 24 places, each bearing the name of one of the legendary Knights of the Round Table of King Arthur's court.

Blind people are underestimated by many and exploited by manipulative parts of society. This week we will discuss an article from one of our passionate supporters Thelma Fayle “Guiding the […]

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COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for April 6, 2022

This week we will read Marcelina Stanton’s speech “My Experiences as a Blind Spanish Teacher and New Immigrant to Canada”, where she tells how she brought her love of teaching […]

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