About the Project

The Checkered Eye Project (CEP) is a Not For Profit Corporation, as of August 2021. It was originally founded as a business and is now in the process of applying for status as a registered charity.

The Project was launched in 2000 by Libby Thaw, a stay at home mother in Port Elgin, Ontario. Living with low vision herself, Thaw noticed an unmet need for a hands free identifier that could also be discreet if need be, and designed one.

When requests for support for the necessary awareness effort were declined by service agencies for the blind in Canada, Thaw decided to go ahead on her own.

People with low vision have embraced the use of the checkered eye all across Canada and the US and in 7 other countries.

The CEP is slowly gaining awareness and partners in the education process.