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Sunday, March 1, 2026:

We've refreshed things a little bit around here! We are now The Universal Blind Café!

Who We Are

What started as a humble Facebook group has now evolved into something so much more.

Created in May 2022 by Jason Reynolds, the Universal Blind Café (or UBC) boasts a thriving B/VI community of over 2,000 members across the world.

With members from Canada, the US, the UK, South Africa, Australia, and numerous other nations, the UBC is an open and inviting space for people of all adult ages, backgrounds, lifestyles, livelihoods, beliefs, and cultures.

As long as you are blind, visually impaired, or know someone with a vision impairment, you have a seat at our table.

The drinks may cost, but the conversations are priceless.

What We Offer

The UBC has a wide array of activities to offer its members.

We hold various events, game nights, volunteer-led Braille study groups, and more in our Discord server.

Our Discord features an active voice chat community, with open rooms that function like having a seat at a digital bar.

This is not a dating-centric environment. We're here to have a good time, while still respecting everyone's space.

We also recently have concluded the first season of our women-led podcast, "The Cauldron", and are also in the midst of the second season of the men's podcast, "Booth 6".

Both podcasts are available for listening on our Spotify, and you can also catch them (and additional UBC content) on our YouTube channel.

Where Else Are We?

The UBC can be found across the world wide web. Follow us on your favorite platforms!

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Party with us on Discord!
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Join the Facebook Group!
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Subscribe to our YouTube!
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Listen on Spotify!
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Follow us on Instagram!
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Mark the spot on X (Twitter)!
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Do whatever it is you do on our Mastodon!

Our Affiliates

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Hadley Helps
'Ambutech' logo, transparent background, four triangles of colors green, orange, blue, and purple forming a clover-like figure, followed by white text forming the name 'ambutech'.

Ambutech

Other Resources We Suggest

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Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB)
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National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
'AFB' logo, white background with capitalized blue letters 'AFB' on the left, and 'American Foundation for the Blind' in blue text to the right, below them a solid yellow line, with blue text below the line 'Expanding possibilities for people with vision loss'.

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
'The Blind Kitchen' logo, white background with 3 green braille cells side by side spelling the letters 'T', 'B', and 'K', with the printed equivalent in black text below the braille cells, and 'The Blind Kitchen' fully spelled out in black capitalized text at the bottom.

The Blind Kitchen