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B.C. Transit Will Trial New Call-Out System on Buses — Helping Riders Locate Streets and Stops

By Doris Belusic Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” ~ Earl Nightingale On Friday, July 17, 2015, Victoria members of the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB), a grass-roots advocacy organization of blind people, along with B.C. Transit personnel, rode around town on a bus equipped with the latest GPS […]

Advocating for Accessible Transit for the Blind

The blind’s right to accessible transit service in Victoria, British Columbia, remains unresolved, due to inaction by BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission. The Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) has been in communication with BC Transit and the Victoria Regional Transit Commission since at least 2008, and with the BC Transit Accessible […]