We had a fantastic time over the weekend on January 28th, 2023 at Moose’s Down Under Bar and Grille hosting our Trivia Night! It was a fun filled evening of food, drinks, and trivia, and was incredible to be gathered again with our community! A huge thank you to everyone who came out on a… Read more Trivia Night A Huge Success – Thank You!
International Friendship Club is one of my favourite activities at school. International Friendship Club is a lunch-hour club where we can meet new people and do things like watch movies together, try new foods from other cultures, and give suggestions of things we want to do as a club. Not many schools that I know… Read more My International Friendship Club Experience
Announcing Trivia Night Saturday January 28th Doors Open 6:00 PM | Trivia Begins 7:00 PM Moose’s Down Under Pub 830 West Pender Street, Vancouver BC We are thrilled to be hosting our annual Trivia Night in person once again this year at Moose’s Down Under (830 West Pender, Vancouver) after a three year hiatus! Come… Read more Announcing Trivia Night – January 28th, 2023
I had an interesting conversation with my aunt the other day. She noticed how many people with disabilities often make jokes about their disabilities to themselves or their friends. She didn’t understand why they would do that, since she interpreted them as being mean to themselves, and asked if that was something that I did… Read more Why I Make Blind Jokes
Walking down the street on top of leaves, with the wind whistling in your ears, and the smell of fall in the air. A chilly mist in the air, and the prospect of candy. Knocking on a house door filled with excitement. Surprising someone with your costume and the anticipation of candy. These are just… Read more My Halloween Achievement
Math is an academic subject that is challenging for blind and visually impaired people as it is mostly visual. I will be talking about some of my challenges and alternatives that my teacher provided me with to overcome my challenges in Math 8. The first challenge that I had in Math 8 was figuring out… Read more My Experience in Math 8
Growing up partially sighted, the word “blind” was never a part of my vocabulary, mostly because many people who met me didn’t consider me to be blind. To them (and myself), blindness meant having no vision whatsoever. I grew up with the idea that blindness was an all or nothing concept, and although I only… Read more Normalizing the “B” Word
We are excited to announce that we’ve added a Raffle prize of two tickets to see Elton John at BC Place on Friday October 21st as part of our virtual 50/50 Draw! You don’t miss to miss an opportunity to see the RocketMan one last time on his final North American tour! Raffle Tickets are… Read more Win Tickets to See Elton John at BC Place!
I woke in a flurry of excitement early on Monday morning. It was finally happening! I was finally going to meet the people that I had worked alongside and gotten to know over the past two years! Not only that, the context in which we were meeting was a three-day training camp where we would… Read more My Fashion Show Training Experience
We are so excited to announce ticket sales are now open for the Blind Beginnings Limitless Beauty Fashion Show, to be held during Fashion Week 2022 on October 16th at JIG Space in Vancouver and will exclusively feature children, youth and young adults who are blind or partially sighted as our models! The intention of this event is to provide a… Read more Limitless Beauty Fashion Show Tickets Now Available!
