ALT Tom Thompson's canoe, covered in colourful squares of knitted and crocheted yarn squares. One of the squares has the letters DBCS knitted onto it, with the braille underneath.
ALT colourful blankets of yarn are hung against a fence in Owen Sound.
ALT A DBCS Staff member smiles as she attaches yarn to a tree in celebration of the awareness month.
ALT “I realize how important it is to be working ‘with’ not ‘for’ a person. An individual who is Deafblind may have many barriers and challenges, but it does not necessarily mean he or she is not capable of thinking, comparing, and making his or her own choice. Being ‘nice’ is not a bad thing, however, offering uncalled for support may, by contrast, take control from the person and perpetuates the feeling of dependency which society has already imposed too much on Deafblind individuals.” - Sally Teng, Coordinator, Talent and Onboarding
ALT The logo for CNIB Deafblind Community Services
ALT DBCS Emergency Communication Kit
ALT "There are many people that have no awareness of what we do, and this becomes very noticeable in the community when working with clients who have dual and different disabilities. As a worker dealing with different clients, I can't express enough how the public needs much more awareness of the clients we deal with." - Danny Facchini, Intervenor
ALT Logo for CNIB Emergency Intervenor Services
ALT Logo for CNIB Literacy Program
ALT Logo for CNIB Intervenor Services
ALT "Though intertwined, there are big differences between language, modality, and literacy, and teasing these apart and addressing gaps is where the job becomes very rewarding to me" - Chantal Deketele, Literacy Instructor, CNIB Deafblind Community Services
