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CNIB - Toronto Region

Office phone: 416-486-2500
Toll-free phone: 1-800-563-2642
TTY phone: 416-480-8645
Fax: 416-480-7700
Web site: www.cnib.ca
Address: 1929 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, M4G 3E8
Location: (Intersection) North York East (Bayview Ave-Eglinton Ave E)
Ward: Don Valley West (Ward 26)
Officers: Louise Goldhar, Manager, Services and Operations,
Contacts: Randy Firth, Coordinator, Community Relations,
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30-4:30
Area served: City of Toronto
Languages of service: English ; sign interpreters - interpreters arranged for other languages
Eligibility: Persons with vision loss - anyone seeking information on vision health
How to apply: Referral by self, family member, friend or doctor - contact on-call worker to access services - request for service form available online
Fees: Most services free
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms - designated parking
Service description: Functional vision assessment
  • sale of adaptive technologies and daily living aids
  • English as a Second Language classes
  • public education
  • identity cards for travel, entertainment and tax discounts
  • Counselling and Referral -- help with vision loss and the frustrations that can occur
  • Sight Enhancement (Vision Rehabilitation) -- how to make the most of remaining sight
  • Rehabilitation Teaching -- learning to adjust lifestyle to a visual impairment
    • improving communication skills by learning keyboarding, reading and writing braille, use of large print and tape recorders
  • Career and Employment Services -- vocational assessments
    • helps individuals explore career interests, develop employment plans, market to potential employers, investigate job opportunities and accommodations
    • Workplace Essential Skills Partnership (WESP) -- employability training program
    • partnership with Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work
  • Orientation and Mobility -- individual instruction
    • focus on being able to move around safely and independently
  • Technical Aids -- products specifically designed for people with little or no sight
    • visual aids for sale at all CNIB centres
  • CNIB Library for the Blind -- books and materials in braille and on audio cassette tape
    • talking book machines
    • transcription of vocational, educational and professional materials
  • Early Intervention Program -- direct and intensive services to children birth-6 years with visual impairment or blindness
  • Service Days -- brings CNIB services to local communities
  • Volunteer Services -- home visits, shopping, reading
  • Recreational Services -- information on clubs and programs
    • Lake Joseph Centre -- recreation and rehabilitative camp open June-October (subsidies available)
Organization type: Non Profit ; United Way ; Registered Charity
Subjects: Assistive devices; Blindness; Camps; Children; Document services; Employment; English as a second language; Eye services; Friendly visiting; Identification cards; Impaired vision; Job search training; Life skills training; Physical rehabilitation; Recreation; Shopping services; Special libraries; Testing; Transcription services; Vision aids; Vocational counselling
Other Services: See List
Record ID: MET0194
Last complete update: 2007-07-26
Last modification date: 2008-04-17
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