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Many outside of the deafblind community ask, “What is an intervenor?” At Canadian Helen Keller Centre, intervenors are the lifeblood of our organization. Without them, we would be incapable of providing our programs and services to Canadians who are deafblind. Acting as the eyes and ears, an intervenor provides complete information about the environment to […]

Below you will find a list of the February 2020 activities at the CHKC Training Centre. Tuesday, February 4 Knitting Club, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Seniors Drop-in, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 6 Breakfast Club, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Reading Club, 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 8 Art Club, […]

Below you will find a list of the December 2019 activities at the CHKC Training Centre. Monday, December 2 Cooking Course – Eggs and Flower, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3 Chili Drop-in, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. @ RCA Thursday, December 5 Breakfast Club, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Saturday, December 7 Workshop: Holiday […]

Today, November 4, marks the anniversary of the death of Mae Brown. Miss Brown was the second deafblind woman (after Helen Keller) and the first deafblind Canadian to earn a university degree, graduating from the University of Toronto in 1972. Following graduation, Miss Brown held a pioneer role at the CNIB to help persons who […]

Below you will find the November 2019 activities at the CHKC Training Centre. Thursday, November 7 Breakfast Club, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Book Club, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 12 Seniors Drop-in, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, November 15 iOS Club, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 16 Online Dating, […]

DONATE NOW! CHKC consumer and employee, Nadine Anderson, lives quite the life. If you were to find her on social media, you would learn that she likes the finer things, and that includes good food. A Toronto native, Nadine is well known as a tenant at Rotary Cheshire Apartments (RCA) and as a part-time employee […]