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Vision
A society where all individuals who are deafblind live free from limitations.
Mission
To empower the deafblind community through consumer driven services and opportunities that maximize independence.
Once a week, a lively group of people gather in a kitchen in North York as part of a breakfast club. They come together to learn, chat and connect. However, the people in this group can’t hear the bacon sizzling or see the full pot of coffee waiting for them. This group is deafblind. Not only Deaf. Not only blind. But rather, a varying combination of both. They each have specialized communication needs and use intervenors to allow them to access their world and leave the barriers they face daily at the door.
This is a special place that means so much to this population. This is The Canadian Helen Keller Centre and here, individuals who are deafblind come to learn new skills in an accessible setting that meets their specialized needs. They connect with each other and with their community. They receive vital services, have access to affordable housing and take part in life-changing programs, all with intervenors who provide access to information that would otherwise leave them isolated.