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Blind in the Arctic: A Survivor’s Guide to Living in Nunavut

Publisher: BBC News (author: Beth Rose)
Topics: Supported Employment Practice – Inclusive Employment, Supported Employment Practice-Best Practices, Supported Employment Practice-Indigenous Community, Supported Employment Practice-Rural, Workplace Solutions – Accessibility & Universal Design, Workplace Solutions – Accommodations, Workplace Solutions – Jobseeker and Employee Engagement, Workplace Solutions – Innovations, Workplace Solutions – Disability Specific Workplace Inclusion
Year published: 2016
Type of resource: Publication

Welcome to Iqaluit, capital city of Nunavut, Canada. What’s it like to live there if you’re blind?
Jenna is almost completely blind. She has glaucoma and although she has some light perception in her right eye, she relies on her guide dog who wears a jacket underneath her harness and boots on her feet to brave Nunavut’s freezing roads.

Access the resource here: Blind in the Arctic: A Survivor’s Guide to Living in Nunavut

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