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BCAD and GVAD Responsibility Clarification
GVAD and BCAD have clarified their roles: GVAD focuses on the Greater Vancouver area (Whistler to Hope), while BCAD provides provincial-level advocacy and support for the rest of British Columbia. This partnership ensures dedicated resources for the entire BC Deaf community.
Events
HEARD Q&A on April 19 moderated by Pamela E....
HEARD discusses the spectrum of Deaf and HoH, signed languages and spoken languages, and identities.
Announcements
FoodSafe Level 1 in ASL with GVAD
We are hosting a FoodSafe Level 1 course taught in ASL. At our request, a certified instructor fluent in ASL will visit the Lower Mainland to lead the course!
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ASL Interpreted Performance on Festival 6
BEHOLD bonsai versions of each 10 Minute Play in the Or Festival 6
Job Postings
The Burnaby School District is hiring a full-time ASL...
The Burnaby School District is currently recruiting for Casual On-Call and Temporary Full-time Sign Language Interpreters to work at the Burnaby School District.
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This Sunday: HEARD at the Rio Theatre
HEARD, a documentary by Hard-of-Hearing filmmaker Brian Ceci, screens this Sunday, April 19 at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver.
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ASL-Friendly Status Card Applications with FNHA
Helpful resource for Indigenous community members who use ASL and need to apply for or renew their Status Card.
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ASL Slam Event April 25th
BCSD is hosting an ASL Slam event on April 25 as a fundraiser for the Youth Canada Tournament for Deaf Youth (YCTD) in May 2027.
Events
Workshops with ASL interpretation: Lines into the Air –...
The Capilano Review is pleased to present Lines into the Air, a year-long series of interdisciplinary writing workshops that take up the communal practice of writing as an urgent means of being and thinking together — across boundaries, fields, and forms.
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GVAD & BCAD Host: Town Hall on Deaf Housing...
Join us for an important community conversation focused on removing barriers in housing for Deaf communities.
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Van Slam FINALS ft. GC Vasquez
Van Slam Finals! This invitational slam will feature 8 poets who have competed all season, collecting points towards their chance to be the Vancouver Poetry Slam Champion! The winner goes on compete at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam as part of Verses Festival of Words April 23-May 2, 2026.
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ASL Interpreted: 2026 Black Entrepreneurship and Research Symposium
Our Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub's three-year-research report and knowledge gathered at our 2025 symposium highlight the need for greater visibility and mentorship, as well as addressing bias and systemic barriers within policy and funding decisions.
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Emergency Alert Project Hearing Focus Group
Are you Deaf or Hard of Hearing? We would like to hear your opinions on whether the current emergency alerts work for you. Do you know when an alert is sent? Can you actually understand the information being shared?
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The Polyphonic Multilingual Creation Residency Showcase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX_mjr-w484
GVAD is sharing this information:
Description: A showcase of excerpts of two new multilingual works-in-progress: "Human Acts" (featuring Mandarin &...
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Employment and Social Development Canada: Helping?older Canadians stay safe...
March is Fraud Prevention Month, and this year’s theme is “Fraud: The Hidden Crime.” This theme reminds us how fraud often remains out of sight, because it is under-reported and because it is hidden behind convincing technology, across borders, and within everyday online interactions.
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Deadline to apply for the position of Specialty Interpreter...
As a part of the Pathway to Art and Culture Sign Language Interpreter (PASLI) project, the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf is working with the Canadian Chinese Museum. A museum tour will be offered to the Deaf Community.
