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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, […]

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 at both […]

CHKC employee Nafisah Patel was born with retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer that rapidly develops from the cells of a retina. As a result, she had her eyes removed when she was only four months old. As she puts it, she has never known a life with sight. At CHKC, Nafisah works as the […]

For seven years now, David Desmoulin has been coming to Canadian Helen Keller Centre for its programs and services. He makes the long trek from Pic River, Ontario to Toronto once a year. Usually he comes for two weeks, but in 2019, due to time constraints, he was only able to stay for one. David […]

Below you will find the October 2019 activities at the CHKC Training Centre. Tuesday, October 1 Seniors Drop-in, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2 Garden Club, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Thursday, October 3 Breakfast Club, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m Book Club, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 9 Garden Club, […]