{"id":17,"date":"2011-04-12T11:04:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T11:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/?p=17"},"modified":"2017-06-02T04:39:47","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T04:39:47","slug":"rally-for-change-and-choice-february-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/?p=17","title":{"rendered":"Rally for Change and Choice, February 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 40 members of the blind community and their supporters joined together on February 15 on the Legislative grounds in BC\u2019s capital to tell government and the public that a 75 per cent unemployment rate is far too high; an absence of intensive blindness skills training in this country is appalling; the lack of public funding and public accountability for rehabilitation and training of blind people is a disgrace.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_51\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rallyforchange.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rallyforchange-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Graeme and Elizabeth speaking at the rally\" title=\"rallyforchange\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rallyforchange-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cfb.ca\/blindside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/rallyforchange.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graeme McCreath and Elizabeth Lalonde speaking at the rally<\/p><\/div>It was an historic event for blind Canadians. 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