Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 2, 2013
• Invested on: November 21, 2014

For her advocacy on behalf of visually impaired persons and for her role in establishing Canada’s broadcast reading service.

Frances Cutler is a model of determination and volunteer service. A producer and executive producer at the CBC for more than 30 years, she mentored journalists and broadcasters while helping to make the workplace sensitive to people with physical challenges. The first woman with vision loss to serve as chair of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, she was also a founding director of Voiceprint, our national broadcast reading service. Leading by example, she has helped many people who are blind or partially sighted lead full and independent lives.