CNIB for veterans, started by veterans
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- Published on Friday, November 20, 2015
By Jackie Lay
Communications Specialist
With Veterans Day on Nov. 10 and Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 just passed, Canadian National Institute of the Blind (CNIB) wants to raise awareness of the services available to veterans and remind people of its long-standing history with veterans.
鈥淐NIB was not only created by a number of veterans but started after World War I because of the needs of veterans,鈥� says Garry Nenson, regional vice-president of CNIB in Saskatchewan and 水果视频.
CNIB was founded in 1918 by a group of men 鈥� several of whom had served in the military 鈥� who recognized the need to support their fellow veterans returning home blind after the First World War. Two of the founders were not only veterans, but also lost their eyesight in the war. Alexander Viets was blinded by a mortar explosion in France and Edwin Baker was wounded and lost the sight in both his eyes.
Today, no matter whether their vision loss is combat-related or simply a factor of aging, CNIB offers personalized rehabilitation support to Canadian veterans of all ages 鈥� at no cost 鈥� to help them lead full, active lives.
鈥淐NIB has a longstanding relationship with the men and women of Canada鈥檚 military, and we鈥檙e proud to continue that tradition to this day 鈥� by reaching out to veterans across Canada, and offering them programs and services that can help them lead full, active lives with vision loss.鈥�
If you鈥檙e a Canadian veteran and you鈥檝e experienced a loss of vision that鈥檚 affecting your life, CNIB can help you:
鈥� Work through your emotions with support from people who care and understand.
鈥� Access helpful products at Shop CNIB, like talking watches and large-button phones. What鈥檚 more, the costs of many of these products are covered for you by Veterans Affairs Canada.
鈥� Build your independence with personalized support in everything from travelling, to cooking, to identifying money.
鈥� Maintain your love of reading with books, newspapers and magazines in easy-to-use audio from the CNIB library.
