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Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
Address
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians, PO Box 20262, RPO Town Centre, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, V1Y 9H2
Telephone
1-800-561-4774
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Mission Statement:
To increase awareness of rights and responsibilities, so blind, deaf-blind and partially sighted individuals can have equal access to the benefits and opportunities of society.
History:
The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is a consumer group of blind, partially sighted, and deaf-blind adults, parents of the aforementioned and other interested individuals, with a common goal to preserve and enhance the rights of such persons in Canada through public education, advocacy, and other initiatives.
Founded in British Columbia in 1992, the AEBC has achieved several important milestones, continues to work to overcome obstacles and has become a uniquely Canadian organization that intends to expand and increase awareness for the future.
The AEBC was founded out of a desire for equality and empowerment of blind people in Canadian society, built as a progressive consumer organization of blind individuals. In the early days, a major goal of the AEBC was to convey the message that public misconceptions about the abilities of persons who are blind, and not blindness itself, was the primary obstacle. The group worked to convince blind persons to take charge of their own lives.
One of the earliest efforts made by the founders was to expose blind Canadians to the concept of "federationism", by encouraging them to attend the US based NFB conventions. It soon became clear, however, that there was a definite need for a strong consumer organization to work on self-expression and advocacy in Canada. As the AEBC has evolved, the organization's work has focused on increasing the government's awareness of the concerns of blind and partially sighted persons, building community support and working towards garnering respect from other agencies for the value and work of the organization.
The AEBC has worked hard to reflect the beliefs of blind Canadians with the organization continuing to be controlled by its membership and has responded to Canada's unique social, geographic, economic and legal systems having developed policies and programs in harmony with Canadian values.
To increase awareness of rights and responsibilities, so blind, deaf-blind and partially sighted individuals can have equal access to the benefits and opportunities of society.
History:
The Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) is a consumer group of blind, partially sighted, and deaf-blind adults, parents of the aforementioned and other interested individuals, with a common goal to preserve and enhance the rights of such persons in Canada through public education, advocacy, and other initiatives.
Founded in British Columbia in 1992, the AEBC has achieved several important milestones, continues to work to overcome obstacles and has become a uniquely Canadian organization that intends to expand and increase awareness for the future.
The AEBC was founded out of a desire for equality and empowerment of blind people in Canadian society, built as a progressive consumer organization of blind individuals. In the early days, a major goal of the AEBC was to convey the message that public misconceptions about the abilities of persons who are blind, and not blindness itself, was the primary obstacle. The group worked to convince blind persons to take charge of their own lives.
One of the earliest efforts made by the founders was to expose blind Canadians to the concept of "federationism", by encouraging them to attend the US based NFB conventions. It soon became clear, however, that there was a definite need for a strong consumer organization to work on self-expression and advocacy in Canada. As the AEBC has evolved, the organization's work has focused on increasing the government's awareness of the concerns of blind and partially sighted persons, building community support and working towards garnering respect from other agencies for the value and work of the organization.
The AEBC has worked hard to reflect the beliefs of blind Canadians with the organization continuing to be controlled by its membership and has responded to Canada's unique social, geographic, economic and legal systems having developed policies and programs in harmony with Canadian values.
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