From one president to another. Doug Lawlor has become President of the Canadian Federation of the Blind. This week on Outlook On Radio Western, we speak with Lawlor about this new position and the responsibility that goes along with it, including his recent first-time experiencing a National Federation of the Blind national convention where he had an introductory meeting with the NFB’s president Mark Riccobono.

On the show, we hear about all this, but we begin by hearing about Doug’s childhood in Newfoundland, the trauma of being sent to a school for the blind in Halifax at just six years old, and how it was for him to go from integration to segregation and back again.

From Newfoundland to Halifax, and from Kingston to Louisiana. Doug Lawlor has traveled, using his skills and available technology and he joins us on Outlook in his newest role, always willing to figure it out as he goes.

President of the Canadian Federation of the Blind is no different, but what is next for this Canadian blindness organization?

To learn more, check out the official website:

https://www.cfb.ca