News and Announcements

News and Announcements

Upcoming Workshops

2025 Braille Literacy Canada AGM (Hybrid) (May 24, 2025

Practical tips, tricks and strategies to enhance your braille reading experience (April 26, 2025

2024

Recordings, transcripts, and additional resources now available from the 2024 Symposium


December 7, 2024

Save the date: 2025 BLC AGM and Symposium


November 15, 2024

Announcing Updated Accessible Signage Guidelines


March 19, 2024

2023

Edie Mourre Scholarship 2024 Competition Open


December 19, 2023

Braille Literacy Canada Honours Debbie Gillespie with the 2023 President’s Award 


June 17, 2023

Save the date for BLC's third annual virtual symposium - June 2, 2023


April 2, 2023

Braille Literacy Canada Celebrates World Braille Day


January 4, 2023

2022

Braille Literacy Canada Endorses the Mi’kmaw Braille Code


September 19, 2022

PRCVI and BLC team up to produce Braille Bites video series


September 15, 2022

Braille Trivia Night with Braille Literacy Canada - June 17 @ 5:30pm EST


April 23, 2022

Invitation to participate: Is Your Public Library Accessible? Study


March 29, 2022

2021

Double your donation and double the dots: Become a monthly supporter of Braille Literacy Canada!


December 23, 2021

Celebrate World Braille Day (January 4, 2022) by sending your #BrailleMyWay submissions!


October 16, 2021

Now available: Funding to assist with the acquisition or production of French-language braille books for children


August 14, 2021

Braille Literacy Canada Honours Phyllis Landon with the 2021 President’s Award


July 13, 2021

New shortform words added (as of May 15, 2021)


June 23, 2021
Photograph of an auditorium, with an audience watching a presentation by a speaker at a lectern

Save the date - Friday, June 4, 2021 - The First Annual Braille Literacy Canada symposium: From Braille Literacy to Empowerment


March 16, 2021

Press release: Braille Literacy Canada calls upon the federal government to continue supporting access to books for blind Canadians


March 11, 2021

Edie Mourre Scholarship accepting applications until March 31, 2021


January 22, 2021

2020

Celebrate World Braille Day with us -- January 4, 2021


December 24, 2020

Take part before time runs out - AFB Access and Engagement Survey #2 - For parents, TVIs and O&Ms


November 24, 2020

Braille Literacy Canada Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Adoption of Unified English Braille


June 1, 2020

DeafBlind has been added to the Shortforms list


April 24, 2020

The 2020 competition for the Edie Mourre Scholarship is open and accepting applications until April 24, 2020


April 14, 2020
Photo of two people holding a sign reading, 'Pandemic #covid19'

What we can do for you during COVID-19


March 30, 2020

Braille Literacy Canada commemorates World Braille Day and ushers in new initiatives to celebrate BLC’s 30th anniversary


January 30, 2020