Blind. Hong Kong dissident. Refugee. And as of Monday, she's a Toronto lawyer

Paralympian Jason Dunkerley to receive honorary degree from Laurier at Brantford ceremony

Dunkerley and his younger twin brothers attended the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford

Marcoux joins hall of fame

The Havilland Bay native, one of Canada's most decorated Paralympic skiers with six medals, is being recognized in the athlete category.

Forgiving City, City of Atwood: Paul Theroux Visits Toronto

The Blind Man on Bloor Street On my second day in Toronto, buffeted by the wind, taking a morning walk, dwarfed and darkened in the shadows of the first tall buildings I’d seen in Canada, I came ab…

Gemini's best new feature was built for people who are blind; it shows what AI is really for

It's the most useful AI tool Google has shipped in a while

Blind Hockey returning to Victoria with help from Royals - Chemainus Valley Courier

Try Skating and Bind Hockey event takes place at Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre on Oct. 21

Ski for Light Canada seeks new generation of guides for blind, low-vision skiers

43 blind and low-vision skiers are registered for January event, with 31 sighted guides signed up so far

CNIB hosts local meetup for Niverville’s sight impaired and their caregivers

On September 15, a collection of local residents gathered at the Take One, Leave One library for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s (CNIB) mobile hub. Around tables, people with all...

Blind voter argues at Ontario tribunal that his accessible voting rights were denied

A hearing before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has begun for a blind accessibility advocate who is arguing Elections Ontario failed to ensure he can consistently and reliably mark, verify and...

Some Sydney sidewalk indicators risky for blind people: advocate | CBC News

An advocate for the blind says some of Cape Breton Regional Municipality's tactile attention indicators — metal plates with bumps on them — are dangerous because they point away from crosswalks and...

Editorial | Dignity and inclusion for the blind

According to the Jamaica Society for the Blind, approximately one per cent of Jamaica’s population, or about 28,000 people, identify as being blind. The organisation, however, estimates that more...

A documentary about and largely filmed by blind girls offers a casually radical perspective

“For the Moon”, the new film by artist Éric Baudelaire, unfolds from the points of view of five students from a school for the blind in Paris

Cinema: How does audio description make images accessible?

Audio description adds a voice that narrates the film’s visual details for blind or visually impaired viewers. Its writing must sit alongside the dialogue, the sound effects, and the music.

Brera becomes more accessible: Meta AI Glasses are coming for blind and visually impaired people

Maxine Williams (Meta): “For those who cannot see, it’s not just a gadget: it’s independence. And people with disabilities use AI far more than others.”