Introduction

There are over 110 000 individuals living with visual impairment (total to partial blindness). Statistics indicate that the vast majority lives below the poverty line and that 75 % of these individuals spend more than half of their income on housing. The Quebec Foundation for the Blind supports them directly or indirectly through charity organizations it supports.

In our society, image is omnipresent and prevalent. "To appear", "to be seen" are considered necessities. In our everyday activities, 80% of the information we receive is visual. Even at this very moment, you are discovering this figure by reading it with your own eyes. It is despite its intentions that our society isolates people who have a visual impairment. But the fact remains. The Quebec Foundation for the Blind has adopted the objective of combating this reality. It has developed a number of programmes aimed at overcoming the isolation and solitude that all too often are present in the lives of those who are blind. It offers an elaborate range of recreational activities. In other words, it does everything possible to further the autonomy and security of individuals who have a visual impairment.