A photograph displaying the old administration building built in 1872 at the Ontario School for the Blind (OSB) is below this line.

Photograph of THE old administration building
The photograph above this line of THE old administration building was torn down in March of 1972 to make way for a new administration building which was constructed in 1972 and which opened in the fall of that same year was eventually renamed in 1974 to The W. Ross Macdonald School. LOOP=6">

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thanks go out to Brian Wice for providing the sound of the school bell for use on the school's website.

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This web page has been updated as of July 8th, 2007.
May 1872 - May 1974 The Ontario School for the Blind now the W. Ross Macdonald School since 1974.
School's motto; the impossible is only the untried.

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Welcome to the W. Ross Macdonald School's website on the world wide web. A place for former graduates and current students to find things they're looking for of interest. Links and more links of information, services and resources related to and serving the needs of people with visual impairment.

Choose one of the following links below to find the information or service you're looking for.

Local Website Pages.

Unfortunately, due to advertising which continues to appear in the guestbook, I have made the decision to remove the link for signing the guestbook from the website. If you wish to view and/or sign the W. Ross Macdonald School's guestbook, please feel free to call me by phone at 416-698-5556 and I will provide you with the web address where you may view and/or sign the guestbook. Hopefully, this will keep advertising out of the guestbook. Thanks.

Please click on the following link to access the W. Ross Macdonald School's Alumni Association's homepage.

If you have a windows computer and a sound card you may listen to live audio streams by going to the W. Ross Macdonald School's audio page.

Webpages of School and Student Activities.

Please click on the following link to visit School and Student Webpages.

Links of Guide Dog Schools.

Please click on the following link to visit the website for Canine Vision Canada, located in Oakville, Ontario.

To learn more about The Guide Dog Users of Canada (GDUC) or to obtain further additional information about the organization, please visit their website by clicking on The Guide Dog Users of Canada (GDUC)

If you wish to learn more about the Seeing Eye Inc. or want to obtain additional literature or information, you may access their website by clicking on the Seeing Eye Inc. located in Morristown, New Jersey USA.

Please click on the following link to visit The Guiding Eyes website to obtain additional information about the school located in Yorktown Heights, New York USA.

Come and learn more about Guide dogs for the blind by visiting The Guide Dogs for the Blind website located in San Rafael, California and Boring, Oregon USA.

Please click on the following link to visit the website for guide dogs of the desert International located in Painted Hills, California USA.

Click on the following link to visit the website for Leader dogs located in Rochester, Michigan USA.

To learn more about Pilot Dogs or to request additional literature about the school, please click on the following link to enter the website for Pilot Dogs located in Columbus, Ohio USA.

For additional guide dog schools not listed here or to obtain any other information about guide dogs, please visit The Guide dog users Inc. website located in Silver Spring, Maryland USA.

Blind Service Organizations.

Are you interested in listening to newspaper articles from cities across Canada? Do you enjoy listening to old time radio shows etc? You can hear it all by visiting the website of Voiceprint Canada.

To learn more about support programs and services offered through Balance or to obtain contact information, please visit the Balance organization website.

Please visit the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) for products, services, literature and educational matterials available through The Canadian National Institute for the Blind.

To learn more about The Royal National Institute for the blind (RNIB) in the U.K., please visit the website of The Royal National Institute for the blind.

For an overview on a positive philosophy of blindness, Please click here to read more.

To visit Home Pages of Persons with interest in blindness and computer access, click on the following link to enter The Blindness Resource Center website.

Advocacy and Support Groups.

Please visit the Glenvale Players website to download MP3 archives of past plays and productions for your listening enjoyment and also to learn more about the visually impaired theater group by visiting the website of the Glenvale Players theater group.

Please feel free to click on the following link to visit the website of Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC) Formerly The National Federation of the Blind: Advocates for Equality (NFB: AE)
to learn how you can get involved to help advocate for equal rights of blind and deafblind Canadians by joining your local chapter nearest to you.
or click on the following link to visit the Toronto chapter's AEBC webpage to read about activities the Toronto chapter are working on.

Please visit the website of The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) of the U.S. to find out about available publications, products and technical aids through their organization.

Pleas visit the website of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) to learn more about the organization.

Employment, Job Training and Related Links!

Are you a CNIB client seeking employment or job training? Please click on the following link to visit CNIB's workopolis website to find out about employment opportunities and training programs available through CNIB.

Please click on the following link to visit the website for The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work if you're seeking job training, new employment or in transition of new employment.

Are you an employer seeking to hire prospective visually impaired job seekers? Do you live in Hamilton Ontario and searching for new or other employment? Please visit the website for Hamilton's jobsmarket.org for further information or details.

Do you live in Toronto or surrounding areas and are disabled? Are you seeking employment or job training? Please visit Goodwill's website for job training and employment opportunities for the disabled.

Computer Technology, ADP Vendors and Related Links

Click on the following link to visit the website of Star Computer Services for your computer needs. Star Computer Services are also an authorized ADP vendor.

Please click on the following link to visit the Micro Science website for products and services available for blind computer users or to obtain any additional information.

To find out about new developments and or product updates available from GW Micro for the blind computer user or wish to obtain any additional information, please visit their website.

To find out about products, services and technical aids available for your computing needs from Frontier Computing please visit their website.

Please visit the website of Artic Technologies Simply Computers for new products and services available for your computing needs.

Please come and visit the Freedom Scientific website for new available updates and products for your computing needs.

Are you a visually impaired linux user and using the linux speakup screen reader package? Are you learning to use the linux operating system and require assistance? Are you an advanced linux user and able to assist others who are learning to use linux? please click the following link to visit the linux speakup website to obtain further additional information and to also find out about new available updates and downloads for linux.

Please click on the following link to visit the website of Premier Programming Solutions (PPS) to browse free and at-cost downloads of software utilities available for the blind.

Are you a blind computer user and still using dos? Do you require a speech friendly dos utility or shareware program? Please click on the following link to browse a website of downloadable dos utilities and shareware programs for dos computer users.

Please come and visit the website of The British Computer Association of the Blind to read and obtain further information about the association.

Links of Daily Living Accessories, Products and Technical Aids for the Blind.

Do you know of a restaurant in Canada seeking to obtain braille menus for the blind consumer? Are you or do you know of an individual looking to obtain braille business cards or other braille materials? To obtain further additional information, please visit the Braillemasters.com website.

To find out about products available from Amerishop.com, please visit their online consumer Web Store for more details.

Please visit The Lighthouse International website to find out about available publications, products, courses and services for the blind.

Please click on the following link to visit the website of Innovative Rehabilitation Technology Inc. (IRTI) to learn more about cool and innovated products available from their company.

Please come and visit The American Foundation for the Blind website to find out about products and services available to the blind consumer.

Please click on the following link to visit The American Printing House for the Blind for available products, publications and services for the blind consumer.

Please click on the following link to visit the website of National Braille Press to find out about available braille products and publiccations for the blind.

To find out about products, services and other materials available from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, pleas visit their website.

Please visit The Ann Morris Enterprise Inc. website to obtain further information about products, services and related items for people with visual impairment.

Please visit Phil Scovell's The Zenith Tube Website Home Of: Red White And Blue.ORG to read more about Phil Scovell and or to obtain further information on products and services available to blind and visually impaired consumers.

Recreational and Blind Sports Links.

Please visit the website of The Toronto Ice Owls Hockey Team for team schedule, travells, Benefit Games, contact information and more.

Please click the following link to visit The Michigan Spitfire men's Goalball Club website for player profiles and team stats.

Please click the following link to visit The Michigan Hurricanes women's Goalball Club website for player profiles and team stats.

To learn more about How to Play Goalball or to read the history or rules about Goalball, click on the following link to visit Darren Hamilton's Goalball Page.

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