We love answering questions about what it is like to live with vision loss.
This page provides additional information about some of the topics we are most frequently asked about.
White canes are essential mobility tools for their users. White canes allow people who are blind, DeafBlind, or visually impaired to navigate the world around them safely and independently.
A white cane is a navigation or identification aid for people living with sight loss. The use of a cane helps a person who is blind or partially sighted explore their surroundings, avoid obstacles, and utilize tactile information to navigate, such as safely crossing the road. It’s also an international symbol that lets others know that the user has sight loss.
Did you know there are different types of white canes?
A guide dog is a service animal that has been specially trained to assist a person who is blind or visually impaired in independent travel. Guide dogs lead their handlers around obstacles, indicate stairs and street curbs, target doorways and other useful landmarks, among numerous other tasks. The handler holds a harness secured around the dog’s body with a handle that enables them to feel the dog’s movements and communication.
Over 1.2 million Canadians are blind, deaf-blind, or partially sighted, and the number of Canadians living with vision loss (VL) is growing everyday.
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