The topic for March 10, 2021’s COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable is focused on the fictional story, “A Man Who Had No Eyes” by MacKinlay Kantor, featured in the 1985 edition of the NFB Braille Monitor. The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a reading of and discussion on the story. Calls […]
The topic for March 3, 2021’s COVID-19 Connection National Roundtable is focused on the non-fiction story, “Sewing”, from the book Gray Pancakes and Gold Horses. The morning will begin with the weekly COVID-19 checkin followed by a reading of and discussion on the story. Calls take place from 10 AM to 11:20 AM Pacific. The […]
Cooking is a vital task that one needs to do almost every day in some shape or form in order to ensure that they are meeting their body’s needs. However, most often when people have a disability such as blindness, they are discouraged from this practice. This could be due to the fear of the […]
Editor’s Note: Today is Family Day in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. In this speech, presented by Joanne Gabias at the 2018 National Federation of the Blind (NFB) convention in the United States, she speaks about her experience growing up in a household with two blind parents. Joanne […]
Editor’s Note: The first full week of February is known as White Cane Week (WCW) in Canada. Since 1946, this important week has raised the public’s awareness of the abilities of Canadians who are blind. This year, we have decided to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and are featuring an article penned by our own […]
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 PTCB I would not have had the opportunity to learn Braille and meet and associate with others like myself.” – Bruce, Blind People in Charge […]
From our family here at PTCB and Camp Bowen to yours, we want to wish all of our students and supporters a happy December. This has been a hard year due to the pandemic and certainly has forced everyone to adjust many of their winter traditions. We hope you have been able to find ways […]
Editor’s Note: This article is an updated version of the story My Journey at the Louisiana Center for the Blind, by Elizabeth Lalonde, which originally appeared in Volume 5 of the Blind Canadian magazine. It is reprinted with permission from both Elizabeth and the Canadian Federation of the Blind. Elizabeth Lalonde has a BA with […]
October 15 is International White Cane Day, referred to as National White Cane Safety Day or National White Cane Awareness Day in the United States and simply White Cane Day in Canada. When you think of the word blind it is likely that you either picture someone with a white cane or perhaps a guide […]
Editor’s note: Jinnie Saran was PTCB’s final student before the conclusion of the Victoria-based Home Stay pilot program, which is being replaced as part of the Bowen Island Recreation, Training and Meeting Centre Project. Jinnie graduated in December of 2019. The following article originally appeared in the Blind Beginnings Limitless newsletter and is reprinted verbatim […]