{"id":1679,"date":"2020-06-12T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=1679"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:42:47","slug":"north-america-caribbean-national-members","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=1679","title":{"rendered":"North America \/ Caribbean National Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Regional Office – North America\/Caribbean<\/h2>\n

C\/o Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)<\/strong>
\n1929 Bayview Ave
\nToronto, ON M5G 3W7 Canada<\/p>\n

Regional President:<\/strong> Ms. Kim Charlson
\nE-mail: kim.charlson@perkins.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.acb.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Aruba<\/h2>\n

Fundacion Arubano die esnan Visualmente Incapacita (FAVI)<\/strong>
\nPrimavera 233 <\/span>
\nOranjestad, Aruba
\nDirector: Lucette Baarh-Bijlhout, c.baarh@favi-aruba.org<\/a>
\nPresident: Andre Kelly, andre.kelly@live.com<\/a>
\nPhone: 1 582-5222 or 582-5051
\nWeb: www.favi-aruba.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Bahamas<\/h2>\n

Bahamas Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BABVI\/The Alliance)<\/strong>
\nP.O. Box SS 19011
\nNassau, Bahamas
\nPresident: Desmond Brown
\nPhone: 1 242 535 9142
\nE-mail: desmondbrown77@gmail.com<\/a>; babvi.101@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Barbados<\/h2>\n

National United Society of the Blind (NUSB)<\/strong>
\nC\/o Harambee House
\nGarrison BB14038, Barbados
\nPresident: Kerryann Ifill
\nPhone: 1 246 234 3331
\nE-mail: nusbbarbados@gmail.com<\/a>; kerryann.ifill@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada<\/h2>\n

Canadian Council of the Blind<\/strong>
\nNational Office, 14 Chamberlain Ave Suite 200
\nOttawa, ON, K1S 3T3
\nJim Tokos, President
\nPhone: 1-613-567-0311
\nToll-Free:1-877-304-0968
\nFax: 1-613-567-2728
\nE-mail: ccbpresident@ccbnational.net<\/a>; jtokos@ccbnational.net<\/a>
\nWeb: www.ccbnational.net<\/a><\/p>\n

CNIB Foundation<\/strong>
\n1929 Bayview Ave
\nToronto, ON, Canada
\nCharles Mossop, Leadership -International
\nMahadeo Sukhai, VP, Research & International Affairs & Chief Accessibility Officer
\nPhone: 1-416-486-2500
\nE-mail: charles.mossop@cnib.ca<\/a>; Mahadeo.Sukhai@cnib.ca<\/a>
\nWeb: www.cnib.ca<\/a><\/p>\n

Guyana<\/h2>\n

Guyana Society for the Blind<\/strong>
\n44 High Street, Werk-en-Rust
\nGeorgetown 22592, Guyana
\nPresident: Mr. Cecil Morris, President
\nInt’l contact: Mr. Ganesh Singh, Executive Member
\nPhone: 1 592 231 7976 \/ 652 8975
\nE-mail: office.gsbguyana@gmail.com<\/a>; ganeshyvg@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica<\/h2>\n

Jamaica Society for the Blind (JSB)<\/strong>
\n111 1\/2 Old Hope Road,
\nKingston 6, Jamaica
\nChairman: Daemion McLean
\nExecutive Director: Conrad Harris
\nPhone: 1 876 927 6757
\nE-mail: jsb@cwjamaica.com<\/a>; conrad.harris@jsbvision.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Haiti<\/h2>\n

Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Ha\u00eftienne d’Aide aux Aveugles<\/b> (<\/strong>SHAA<\/strong>)<\/strong>
\n12, Rue V. Ricourt, Delmas 31,
\nPort-au-Prince, Ha\u00efti , Ht 6120
\nExecutive Director: Dr. Michel P\u00e9an
\nPhone: 509-3695-1819
\nE-mail: shaveugles@yahoo.com<\/a>
\nWeb: shaa-haiti.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Saint Lucia<\/h2>\n

St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA)<\/strong>
\nMc Vane Drive San Souci, P.O. Box 788
\nCastries LAC04 101, St. Lucia
\nExecutive Director: Anthony Avril
\nPhone: 758-452-4691
\nFax: 758-452-7066
\nE-mail: slbwa@candw.lc<\/a>; anthonymavril@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

St. Vincent & the Grenadines<\/h2>\n

National Society of and for the Blind<\/strong>
\nLions Building, French Gate
\nKingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
\nPresident: Stanley Richards
\nInt’l liaison: Ms. Cheryl Adams
\nPhone: 1 784-457-2805
\nE-mail: voiceofthedisabled2016@gmail.com<\/a>
\nWeb: https:\/\/nsofb.jimdofree.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/h2>\n

Trinidad & Tobago Blind Welfare Association<\/strong>
\n116-118 Duke Street
\nPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
\nPresident: Felix Cazoe
\nExecutive Director: Kenneth Suratt
\nPhone: 1 868-624-4675
\nE-mail: ttbwa1914@gmail.com<\/a>; mr.suratt@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

United States of America<\/h2>\n

American Council of the Blind\u00a0<\/strong>
\n225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 660
\nAlexandria VA 22314 USA
\nKim Charlson, Immediate Past President
\nPhone: 202-467-5081 \/ 1 800 424-8666
\nE-mail: kim.charlson@perkins.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.acb.org<\/a><\/p>\n

American Foundation for the Blind<\/strong>
\n1101 Wilson Blvd., 6th Floor
\nArlington, VA 22209, USA
\nEric Bridges, President & CEO
\nPhone: 212-502-7600
\nE-mail: afbinfo@afb.org<\/a>; ebridges@afb.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.afb.org<\/a><\/p>\n

American Printing House for the Blind<\/strong>
\n1839 Frankfort Avenue, P.O. Box 6085
\nLouisville, KY, USA
\nCraig Meador, President
\nPhone: 502-895-2405
\nFax: 502-899-2274
\nE-mail: info@aph.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.aph.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Association for Education & Rehabilitation of the Blind & Visually Impaired<\/strong>
\n1703 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 440
\nAlexandria, VA, USA
\nJanie Blome, Executive Director
\nPhone: 703-671-4500
\nFax: 703-671-6391
\nE-mail: janie@aerbvi.org<\/a>
\nWebsite: www.aerbvi.org<\/a><\/p>\n

National Federation of the Blind-USA<\/strong>
\n200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place
\nBaltimore, MD 21230
\nMark A. Riccobono, President
\nPhone: 410-659-9314
\nFax: 410-685-5653
\nE-mail: officeofthepresident@nfb.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.nfb.org<\/a><\/p>\n

National Industries for the Blind<\/strong>
\n3000 Potomac Avenue
\nAlexandria, VA 22305 USA
\nSoraya Correa, President & CEO
\nEllen Najjar, enajjar@nib.org
\nPhone: 1-703-310-0331
\nE-mail: scorrea@nib.org<\/a>
\nWeb: www.nib.org<\/a><\/p>\n

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS)<\/strong>
\nLibrary of Congress, 1291 Taylor St.
\nWashington, DC, USA
\nKaren Keninger, Director
\nPhone: 202-707-5104
\nE-mail: kken@loc.gov<\/a>
\nWeb: www.loc.gov\/nls\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Council of the Blind -Grouped Members<\/h2>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/h2>\n

Antigua and Barbuda Society of and for the Blind<\/strong>
\nLower All Saints Road
\nSt. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
\nDebbie Adams
\nPhone: 268-462-3882 \/ 268-462-0663
\nFax: 268-462-3882
\nE-mail: indushop@candw.ag<\/a><\/p>\n

Caribbean Council for the Blind<\/strong>
\n2nd Fl, St. John’s Cooperative Credit Union Building, All Saints Rd
\nSt. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda
\nLola Marson, President
\nArvel Grant, Executive Director
\nPhone: 268-462-4111
\nFax: 268-462-6371
\nE-mail: lola.marson@cwjamaica.com<\/a>; arvel.grant@eyecarecaribbean.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/h2>\n

Nevis Blind Light and Visually Impaired Society<\/strong>
\nRice’s Village
\nGingerland, Nevis W.I.
\nFreeman Jenipha
\nPhone: 869-469-2023
\nFax: 869-469-0656<\/p>\n

St. Kitts Society of and for the Blind (SKSFB)<\/strong>
\nChallenger’s Village, P.O. Box 778
\nBasseterre, St. Kitts W.I.
\nRockliffe Bowen
\nPhone: 869-465-6226
\nFax: 869-465-8557
\nE-mail: stksob@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Regional Office – North America\/Caribbean C\/o Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) 1929 Bayview Ave Toronto, ON M5G 3W7 Canada Regional President: Ms. Kim Charlson E-mail: kim.charlson@perkins.org Web: www.acb.org Aruba Fundacion Arubano die esnan Visualmente Incapacita (FAVI) Primavera 233 Oranjestad, Aruba Director: Lucette Baarh-Bijlhout, c.baarh@favi-aruba.org President: Andre Kelly, andre.kelly@live.com Phone: 1 582-5222 or 582-5051… View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":158,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"DefaultContentPage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"class_list":["post-1679","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1679"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5921,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1679\/revisions\/5921"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}