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

Throwback Thursday: July 29, 2002 – A Day at the Ruddy Potato

The storefront of the Ruddy Potato grocery store.

Editor’s Note Last week we time-travelled to 2004 and joined a group of Camp Bowen Braille Literacy campers as they visited the Ruddy Potato grocery store here on Bowen. In […]

COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable for March 2, 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 we will read the story “A Boa in My Brailler”, a rather amusing story about Otis, a pet boa constrictor, and a Perkins Brailler. . This story is […]

Student Voices: Erin Lacharity

Erin, a young blind woman with curly blond hair and light skin is smiling with her eyes closed at the camera. She is standing on a pathway surrounded by green grass, wearing dark pants, a dark top, and a light gray summer jacket. She is holding a long white cane in her right hand and a purse and bag are hanging from her left shoulder. In the background, there is a road with seven parked cars, along with green trees on a hill. The shadows created by the trees and cars are reflected on the road on a sunny summer day.

Editor’s Note: Today’s Student Voices is about Erin Lacharity, a graduate of the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind’s Blind People in Charge program and a long-time Camp Bowen camper. […]

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What do these little dots say? Read and find out what Braille is, why it is important, and what the title of this article is, anyway! “If it wasn’t for […]