Health Insight
Advocacy
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What’s Your Heart Got to Do With It?
After Angela Bassett’s mother passed from heart failure as a complication from her type 2 diabetes, she teamed up with Know Diabetes by Heart.
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Can Early Warning Symptoms Predict a Heart Attack?
Most heart attack survivors report something was “very wrong” before their cardiac event. Learn how to identify early warning signs before it's too late.
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Winnie Harlow: Her Emotional Story With Vitiligo
Born to Jamaican parents and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Chantelle Winnie was just four years old when she was diagnosed with vitiligo.
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Opening Our Eyes to Vision Loss in 2020
The year 2020 is a reminder that vision loss is far-reaching and that more must be done to comprehend the personal and social consequences.
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An Open Letter from the Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada
Louise Gillis, CCB President, and Doug Earle, FBC President, reflect on how the vision loss and blind communities can be supported in the year 2020.
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The Vision Is Clear for a Better Tomorrow
Seva partners with locals in developing countries to deliver self-sufficient, self-sustaining eye care programs — but there's still plenty of work to be done.
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Vision Quest 2020: Connecting You to Breakthroughs in Vision Research
Every year, Fighting Blindness Canada shares the latest in vision science directly with supporters through Vision Quest educational programming.
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Molly Burke Tackles Vision Loss and Accessibility
We spoke to motivational speaker and blind advocate Molly Burke about her experience living with retinitis pigmentosa and the future of accessibility.
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AMI Working to Make Media Content More Inclusive
By creating content for the blind and partially-sighted community, Accessible Media Inc. (AMI) hopes to become a global leader in media accessibility.
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Ben’s Fight for Sight
Ben Akuoko was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a young age, facing extensive challenges and stigmas. Now he works to break those barriers down.