Editor’s Note: What follows is volume 9 of Blind News Victoria. For convenience, headings have been added to this archived version. The timestamp on this archived copy reflects the time the original word document was last edited and does not reflect the time at which the newsletter went out via email. Blind News Victoria A […]
The Pacific Training Centre for the Blind is currently looking for up to three individuals to provide services to its programs. We require Blindness Skills Instructors and Project Managers who have proficiency in at least some of the following areas: Braille literacy Travel with the long white cane Adaptive technology, including JAWS, NVDA screen readers, and […]
As part of our curriculum, students often venture out in public to train. We’ll practice our cane travel skills in the heart of Victoria’s busy downtown core, for instance, so we become accustomed to heavy vehicular and pedestrian traffic. It’s a thoroughly positive experience, as our blind training staff are experts and well equipped to […]
Please note: During a website migration, the exact date of this entry was lost. It is being placed here because it is from the fall of 2018. The PTCB is off to a great start this school term having received the following grants and awards. A $13,000 grant from the City of Victoria Strategic Grant […]
Want to make a difference? Have a spare room in your home? Then consider becoming a Home Stay Host with the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind. The Pacific Training Centre for the Blind, located in Victoria, provides job readiness training to blind adults — such as Braille literacy, cane travel and life skills— so […]
Watch this documentary featuring the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind by Accessible Media INC, Our Community, released July 27, 2018.
Editor’s Note: What follows is volume 8 of Blind News Victoria. For convenience, headings have been added to this archived version. The timestamp on this archived copy reflects the time the original word document was last edited and does not reflect the time at which the newsletter went out via email. Blind News Victoria A […]
Editor’s Note: What follows is the June 5, 2018 edition of Blind News Victoria, released on June 5, 2018. For convenience, headings have been added to this archived version. The timestamp on this archived copy reflects the time the original word document was last edited and does not reflect the time at which the newsletter […]
We’re sometimes asked why the Pacific Training Centre’s logo is a pictorial of a sailboat. Fair question. After all, we don’t teach sailing skills. So what does a nautical vessel have to do with blindness skills training? There are several reasons we chose to go this route. First, sailboats are awesome and fun, just like […]
We are proud of all of our students and everything that they accomplish. We’d like to highlight one student in particular who worked so hard and accomplished so much during his time at the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind. His accomplishments included: Learning to walk with a long white cane. Using public transit to […]