Seniors Canada On-line
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Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers.
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A to Z Index
The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.
"Blindness"
No information found for Yukon Territory on this subject.
The following links, however, may be of interest:
Canada
Acquiring a Guide Dog
This Web page offers instruction on how to acquire a guide dog for a visually impaired person, from the Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Source : Canadian Guide Dogs for the Blind
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
This pamplet, produced by the Canadian national institute for the blind, offers information on Macular Degeneration.
Source : Canadian national institute for the blind
Braille System
This Web page, created by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, offers information on the braille alphabet used by the blind.
Source : Canadian National Institute for the Blind
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) is a national voluntary agency providing services to individuals across Canada to whom loss of vision is a central problem in personal and social adjustments. The CNIB also acts as a consultant and resource agency to the helping professions, government departments and private industry.
Source : The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
Cataracts
This pamplet, produced by the Canadian national institute for the blind, offers information on Cataracts: What cataracts are, causes and symptoms, detection and diagnosis, and treatment.
Source : Canadian national institute for the blind
Diabetes and the Eye
This pamplet, produced by the Canadian national institute for the blind, offers information on the effects diabetes has on the eye.
Source : Canadian national institute for the blind
Glaucoma
This pamplet, produced by the Canadian national institute for the blind, offers information on Glaucoma: What it is, the different types, and how to detect it.
Source : Canadian national institute for the blind
I can't see as well as I used to: Vision loss and aging
This pamphlet, produced by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), addresses vision loss that accompanies aging. It offers tips to make living with vision loss easier, and ways in which the CNIB can help.
Source : Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Living with Vision Loss
This page offers practical information about living with vision loss.
Source : Canadian national institute for the blind
National Consultation on the Crisis in Vision Loss - Conference proceedings
The National Consultation on the Crisis in Vision Loss, under the auspices of the CNIB's E.A. Baker Foundation for the Prevention of Blindness, brought together representatives from government, consumer and advocacy groups, the health-care professions, social service agencies, academia, and industry to identify the key issues and challenges associated with vision loss and to establish them on Canada's public health agenda.
Source : Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
People with Disabilities
This section provides resources for and about people of all ages with physical or cognitive disabilities. Material is selected from well-respected organizations serving people with disabilities across Canada.
Source : Government of Canada. Public Health Agency of Canada. Canadian Health Network,
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