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 camp happening on Zoom and by telephone. Tomorrow will be day 2 of 4 of the 2021 Virtual Connections camp, with the other sessions taking […]
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 this Friday, next Tuesday, and next Friday respectively. These sessions will be followed by the Virtual Music Camp, which starts on August 10. In today’s […]
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 keep reading to find out about Camp Bowen’s 2021 Virtual Summer Camps: Virtual Connections and Virtual Music Camp. While we are sad we can’t meet […]
I have always been an animal lover and had various pets and farm animals during my childhood. Dogs have always been a big part of my life. I never anticipated that one day a dog would impact my life so profoundly as the bond I would have with a guide dog. My life was forever […]
Camp Bowen is situated on Bowen Island or XwlÃl’xhwm, part of the traditional land of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) Nation. According to BowenHeritage.org, “the name XwlÃl’xhwm means “‘Fast Drumming Ground’. Some authors attribute the name to the sound made by the ocean as it passes through the tiny pass between the Island’s northern point and Finisterre […]
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 a student has gone through to gain the skills needed to live life independently as a blind or Deafblind person. This term, we are celebrating […]
Please note: You are invited to a special roundtable on June 30, 2021 to celebrate the graduation of one of the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind’s students, Wajiha. In our final round table chat of the season we will discuss how everyone will be spending this summer as it hopefully brightens our lives more […]
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 will discuss the article “Speaking Out: My Perspective on Self-Advocacy as a Person Who is Blind”. Don’t worry if you missed other parts, you can […]
The June 9, 2021 COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable is part 12 in a series that is focused on helping participants become more confident in self-advocacy. In this part, we will discuss advocacy that participants are involved with and help all of us get the support we need and plan out the next steps. Don’t worry […]
Notice is hereby given that the continuation of the May 31 meeting of the proposed Pacific Training Centre for the Blind Division of the Canadian Organization of the Blind and Deafblind will be on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 from 4 to 5 PM Pacific via teleconference. The meeting will be convened to approve the Division’s […]