February 20/21, 1999 Whereas the traditional blindness specific organizations based on the medical or agency model, such as CNIB, are characterized by sighted experts presuming to know what is best for people who are blind, and Whereas the model is paternalistic and disempowering to people who are blind, and Whereas such agencies damage the status […]

February 20/21, 1999 Whereas National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Conventions in the US provide a wealth of inspiration, information and fellowship to persons who are blind, and Whereas NFB Conventions provide invaluable opportunities to make contact with and learn from successful blind professionals in their field, and Whereas those who attend NFB Conventions report […]

February 20/21, 1999 Whereas this organization recognizes the vital importance of successful role models in a student’s development, and Whereas the best educators of the blind are teachers who are themselves blind, and Whereas the vast majority of teachers of blind students are sighted, Be it resolved that we urge training programs for educators of […]

February 20/21, 1999 Whereas this organization is not an organization speaking on behalf of the blind, rather we are an organization of blind people speaking for ourselves, and Whereas this organization believes that with training and opportunity blindness can be reduced to the level of a nuisance, and Whereas this organization believes it is respectable […]

January 22, 2005 A motion was carried that we object to changes made to the bus pass system; that forcing blind people to work through a charity to get their bus pass is a violation of rights; and that we demand that blind people have an alternative to the CNIB for bus passes. (This resulted […]

May 3, 2009 Whereas, the Canadian Federation of the Blind strongly advocate and insist that the British Columbian and Canadian governments recognize blindness rehabilitation as the right of all British Columbian and Canadian residents; Whereas, this includes the right of the blind person to be fully informed of all available rehabilitation options so to be […]

Adopted: September 2009 The Canadian Federation of the Blind is working to improve training and opportunities for blind people; to erase the negative stigma often attributed to blindness; and to improve the employment opportunities, economic status and quality of life of blind Canadians. (Note: The term “blind” in this document refers to all individuals who […]

November 12, 2011 Whereas, there is no particular White Cane Day already chosen by CFB, and there is no such national single day for CFB to tap into, and it appears that International White Cane Day is October 15; Whereas, our sister organization, NFB, in the U.S., has a government-proclaimed day on October 15 called […]

March 9, 2013 Whereas, a principal activity of the Canadian Federation of the Blind (CFB) is its vigorous campaign to dispel forever from the public mind the many myths and misconceptions about blindness that have blighted the lives of blind people for far too long, and to replace these negative notions with the more upbeat […]

June 8, 2013 WHEREAS quality rehabilitation is essential if blind people are to achieve their potential for independence and self support, and WHEREAS Canadians with physical disabilities currently receive publicly funded rehabilitation services as part of the medical system, but blind individuals are generally sent to the CNIB, a private agency which relies heavily on […]