Events will take place this week in Charlottetown and Summerside to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Canadian Council for the Blind.
The council has dedicated 2019 to “Our Year of Accessibility’’.
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., a group of Islanders with vision loss will walk on University Avenue in Charlottetown from Nassau towards the downtown. Sporting their white canes and their smiles, they will gladly stop, chat and answer questions from passersby.
In addition, with collaboration of the local Lions Club, a bowling event will take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Credit Union Place in Summerside.
Marking the eighth celebration of White Cane Week on the Island, the event aims to emphasize the equal capabilities and talents of people who are blind and visually impaired, as well as provide participants with a night of fun away from the winter’s cold.
For more information, email Stella Walsh at [email protected] in Charlottetown or Sandra Poirier in Summerside at [email protected].
