<html><body><font face="Helvetica"><br><br>Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App<br><br><br>------ Original Message ------<br><br>From: Doris<br>To: list@cfb.ca<br>Sent: February 11, 2017 at 9:50 AM<br>Subject: [List] February Blind Canadian magazine now online<br><br>Hi all,<br><br>Just to let you know that the February 2017 Blind Canadian magazine is <br>now up on CFB's website www.cfb.ca<br><br>I hope you find it interesting and enjoyable to read. Below is the Table <br>of Contents, thanks, Doris<br><br>TABLE OF CONTENTS<br>Blind MP to Draft National Accessibility Law, by Laurie Monsebraaten, <br>Toronto Star ........3<br>Vancouver Public Consultation on New Federal Access Law, by Mary Ellen <br>Gabias........5<br>Doctor Piano is Blind, But He’s Also a Top Piano Mover, by Elizabeth <br>Chiu, CBC....................7<br>CFB Annual General Meeting and Election Report, by Mary Ellen Gabias <br>........................ .8<br>2017 BC Budget Consultation <br>..............................................................................................10<br>Gina Graduates From Louisiana Center for the Blind! <br>......................................................13<br>The Value of NFB Conventions, a Letter from Georgia Pike <br>...........................................15<br>Letter to the BC Ombudsperson Re: BC Transit Call-Out Noncompliance <br>.....................16<br>Not Recognizing the Disabled’s Protected Rights is a Form of Oppression,<br>by Graeme <br>McCreath..............................................................................................................19<br>Cab Company in Newfoundland Refused to Serve Visually Impaired Woman and Her<br>Dog, The Canadian Press <br>......................................................................................................21<br>Another Look at the Book: The Politics of Blindness, a book by Graeme <br>McCreath<br>Michael Freeman – Obituary <br>................................................................................................23<br>Michael Freeman – One of the Blind Who Led the <br>Blind......................................................24<br>Mike Freeman Remembered, by Oriano <br>Belusic...................................................................26<br>My New York City Marathon Adventure, by Gaston Bedard <br>...................................... ..........27<br>Why NNELS is a Better Deal for People Who Use Alternative Format Books,<br>by Mary Ellen Gabias <br>..............................................................................................................29<br>Help Blind Canadians by Donating Aeroplan Miles <br>...........................................................37<br>Transit Company’s Pass is the Way to Go <br>..........................................................................34<br>Recipes! <br>................................................................................................................................43<br>Gifts to the CFB <br>.....................................................................................................................38<br>Dr. Paul Gabias at Work, a You Tube Video <br>........................................................................34<br>CFB Fun Trivia Night Fundraiser Report, by Doris Belusic <br>.................................................35<br>Role Models in Reverse, by Mary Ellen <br>Gabias....................................................................39<br>For Your Information – CNIB Top Paid Salaries of 2015 <br>....................................................42<br><br>Recipes<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>List mailing list<br>List@box334.bluehost.com<br>http://box334.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/list_cfb.ca<br></font></body></html>