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07.07.2020 / 18:37

CNIB offers first employment skills camp, advocacy training for teens entering workforce

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).The virtual event runs July 6-10 and combines general interview and employment skills training with self-advocacy.“I can openly say there is a lot of misconceptions in the workplace of blind or partially sighted people and what we are capable of. And I want to educate people that we can and want to work — we just have to do it a little differently,” she said.

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Canadians who are blind and partially sighted ask for patience during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic has presented a number of unique challenges for people who are blind and partially sighted.“We understand social distancing,” Diane Bergeron with CNIB Guide Dogs said. “Its just not always possible.”Bergeron said she’s heard some troubling feedback from Canadians who are partially sighted or blind who have been judged for being out with their sighted guide during the pandemic.“We’ll see two people out together who are maybe not related and they’re getting criticized.” A sighted guide is a person who guides a person with blindness or vision impairment.

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People with visual impairments struggling to access essentials during coronavirus restrictions

According to the CNIB Foundation of New Brunswick, residents with visual impairments are struggling to navigate their communities amid coronavirus restrictions.

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Coronavirus: Blind, visually impaired Albertans adjust to limited touch restrictions

Christopher Warner is used to challenges, the 48-year-old is legally blind. However, navigating the world around him under strict COVID-19 restrictions, has made his day-to-day life even more of an adjustment.

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Albertans who are blind, visually impaired urged to continue reaching out amid COVID-19 pandemic

A number of events, concerts and other activities around the globe have been cancelled preemptively due to mounting concerns around COVID-19.

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COVID-19

United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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