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The “JT Award” recognizes significant contributions to the Canadian deafblind community by a deserving individual, consumer group or service provider who has demonstrated excellence in at least one of the categories of: Awareness to the disability of deafblindness, Expansion to available services and programs, Involvement of individuals who are deafblind at all levels. Joyce Thompson […]

The Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons (CFPDP) and Canadian Helen Keller Centre (CHKC) have a proud, shared history. Both organizations were founded several decades ago by The Honourable Vim Kochhar with help from other passionate individuals who wanted to make a difference. Today, CHKC is a remarkable success story. It provides accessible housing, programming […]

It’s December already! Below you will find a list of activities for the month of December 2022. Have a lovely holiday season. Thursday, December 1 BINGO (Hybrid) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 2 CHKC Chat Club (In-person) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday, December 5 Current Events Club (Hybrid) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 […]

Donate Now! My name is Elio Riggillo and welcome to the CHKC blog! I wanted to share a bit more about me. I was born and raised in Toronto. I grew up attending deaf school and didn’t know I had Ushers Syndrome until I was 16. I use ASL to communicate but as my vision […]

Please find the CHKC Training Centre calendar of activities for the month of November below. Tuesday, November 1 Reading Club story sent out via email Thursday, November 3 BINGO (Hybrid) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 4 CHKC Chat Club (In Person) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 7 Current Events Club (Hybrid) […]

Welcome to Autumn. Cooler temperatures are around the corner, as is Thanksgiving on October 10 and Halloween. CHKC hopes you keep warm and cozy. Below you will find a list of the calendar of activities for the month of October. Monday, October 3 Current Events Club (Hybrid) 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 5 […]