Author: Becky Goodwin

Game 3 Results are here!

ON2 (0-3) 5 vs AB (3-0) 8
BC (2-1) 7 vs MB (1-2) 5
ON1 (2-1) 3 vs CAN (1-2) 9

Remember, you can see the scores, end by end at this link https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6301

Exciting and close games in Round 2. CAN vs AB had to go to an extra end to decide the winner. End of game standings are below, and you can see the end by end scores by following this link

https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6301

ON1 (2-0) 12
vs
MB (1-1) 10

CAN (0-2) 6
vs
AB (1-0) 8

BC(1-1) 6
vs
ON2 (0-2) 3

End of game standings can be found here, and on our twitter and facebook pages.

CVICC First game Done! The game scores are in. You can find end by end scores at this link https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6301

End of Game Scores

ON1 vs ON2 10-2

AB vs BC 10-6

MB vs CAN 7-2

Looking for braille books, games, or household items? Join us for our first teleconference of 2020 and learn where to find and purchase braille resources.

We will host a lively panel discussion on this topic. If your favourite game or book is not available in braille, our presenters will provide tips and tricks that will enable you to create braille resources of your own. 

Date: January 25, 2020

Time: 1pm – 2:30pm Eastern (10am Pacific, 11am Mountain/Saskatchewan, noon Central, 2pm Atlantic)

This teleconference will be held on the Zoom platform and is free of charge to all BLC members. If you are a member of a blindness organization which is a corporate
member, you can also attend free of charge. 

To register or to inquire about renewing or obtaining a membership, please email info@blc-lbc.ca by January 23, 2020!

The CCB’s Supplementary Report on Accessible Technology, dated November 12, 2019, is being widely acclaimed as important statement for people with seeing disabilities and is being forwarded to CCB members for review and comment.The government has stated that “the CCB has brilliantly set the table of future possibilities for the ATP by providing potential avenues for growth and improvements, based on perceived lacunae to the existing program.  This report not only addresses the essential role played by the ATP, but also points to the responsibility of assuming (and continue playing) a leadership role in the development of assistive and adaptive technologies that are affordable to the end user. I am happy to have put my trust in you and the CCB.  You have delivered with brio.”

Laurent Messier, Senior Program Officer , Accessible Technology Program, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Greetings from the World Blind Union (WBU) Employment Committee. We have developed a short survey designed to identify employment patterns of people who are blind or partially sighted and of working-age throughout the world. We were fortunate to be able to review the work of our colleagues at the Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB), Vision Australia (VA), and the New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (NZFB), who deployed a similar survey in their respective countries and shared their survey with us, which helped us considerably.

The survey we designed for the WBU membership can be completed in 20-25 minutes and it is available in English, French, and Spanish. If you need another language, you may need to use a tool like Google Translate or work with local translators to assist you with translating the survey. Unfortunately, WBU does not have the capacity to translate into additional languages and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We need you to complete the WBU Employment Survey in your region at your earliest convenience, so that we can report the results at the 2020 WBU/ICEVI General Assemblies in Madrid.

The WBU Employment Survey is a four-part survey, which uses skip logic to move respondents through the survey questions so that they only answer questions that pertain to them. Section One (demographics) is completed by all respondents.  Section Two (current job) is completed by currently employed respondents only. Section Three (previously employed, but not working currently) is completed only by the respondents who have work experience but are not working presently. Section Four (never worked) is completed only by the respondents who have no work experience.

We are using Survey Monkey, which is accessible with both screen readers and screen magnification as an online tool for survey completion. Respondents may use the link pasted below to access the WBU Employment Survey as often as necessary to complete the survey until they choose “done” – IF respondents are at the same computer each time they return to the survey.

The Survey Monkey link is: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/8ZP2KW3

Thank you for your interest in the work of WBU and your support to us as we gather this important information about employment of blind and partially sighted people throughout the world.

Sincerely,

Dr. Karen Wolffe

WBU Employment Committee Member

karenwolffe@gmail.com

This weekend Toronto Blind Curling Club (TBCC) lost one of our own – friend and fellow curler, Grant Robinson.  I can’t put into words how this unexpected loss has impacted me, our club and Toronto’s VI community.  Grant was someone you could turn to, no matter what support the occasion called for. In both his work and personal life, Grant was an ambassador for blind / vision impaired sports and accessibility.  I know he was a mentor for several young, VI folks looking for career advice.  He was a very successful and influential individual our collective “we” will feel his absence in our lives.

I turned to Grant when I wanted objective, intelligent advice, although I only understood about 80% of his response since his vocabulary was much better than mine.  He helped me with simple technology tasks that I couldn’t figure out and remained patient and uncondescending.  He was my vice at 2019 Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Competition and as a team we brought home our first silver medal.  But mostly, he was my friend. 

This past Friday we found ourselves short of players for our second sheet.  Grant, Dave Lee, Lloyd Pike and I played a two-on-two game.  After social hour, Grant, my brother Rick and I shared a streetcar to Broadview.  Throughout the evening we had good discussions, solved a lot of the world’s problems, shared some laughs and just had a great evening of fellowship.  Never in my worst nightmare could I have imagined that, when we said goodbye to Grant that night, it was the last time we would see him.  We all grieve his loss.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Grant’s parents.  Our thoughts are with you during this very difficult time.

Ann LaFontaine
President
Toronto Blind Curling Club

A Celebration of Life for Grant Robinson, dear son of Lynn and Glen Robinson and a wonderful friend to many will be held at the Queen and Beaver Public House 35 Elm Street on Saturday November 23^rd, 2019 from 2-5:30 pm.

In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation to the Canadian Council of the Blind ccbnational.net or Canadian National Institute of the Blind  cnib.ca