JUNE IS NATIONAL DEAFBLIND AWARENESS MONTH Organizations providing services for Canadians who are deafblind seek to raise awareness Toronto, Ontario – MAY 25, 2020 – Many of us receive information through our eyes and ears. Whether it’s from television news, conversations with neighbours, headlines on a mobile device, or weather reports on an app. These […]

Below you will find a list of the March 2020 activities at the CHKC Training Centre. Tuesday, March 3 Knitting Club, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Seniors Drop-in, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, March 5 Breakfast Club, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 6 Advocacy Club, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, March […]

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 […]