Hello Everyone,
The Burnaby School District is looking for Outreach Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (POPDHH)
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Outreach Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (POPDHH)
WIDHH-a Full-Time Front Desk Receptionist
The Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH) is a unique non-profit service organization serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Our Agency provides services in Audiology, Counselling, Sign Language Interpreting and Communication Devices. We are located near Kitsilano Beach in Vancouver, and offer a competitive salary and benefits, a friendly and dynamic work environment, and a chance to make a difference. We are looking for a dynamic and energetic person to fill a full-time position.
We are currently seeking a Full-Time Front Desk Receptionist
Duties include greeting clients, administering the telephone and voice mail system, processing financial transactions, and other duties as assigned. Strong organizational skills and clear communication are essential for this position. The Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing is a bilingual environment (ASL/English), preference will be given to those with knowledge of American Sign Language (ASL).
Skills Required:
High School Graduation
Good clear speaking voice.
Ability to communicate effectively with Deaf, Deaf Blind and Hard of Hearing individuals.
Work independently with minimum supervision.
Excellent interpersonal skills in person and on the telephone.
Good Computer skills, data entry and word processing and networked Windows environment.
We will fill this position as applications arrive, so please apply early!
Please reply in confidence with your resume and cover letter to:
Ruth Blackburn, Executive Assistant
Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2125 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1X9
Fax: (604) 736-4381
rblackburn@widhh.com
www.widhh.com
Info Session for Free Food Services Course at VCC
There will be an information session for the upcoming Access to Food Services for Deaf Students course at VCC on July 19 from 3:00-4:00pm. The information session will be at the downtown campus. We will meet in the Advising area near the Pender Street entrance. Come learn about this free program that is being offered to the Deaf community.
For more information contact:
Nigel Scott
– Email: interpreting@vcc.ca
– Text/FaceTime: 604-328-8742
– Glide: Interpreting Services VCC
Casting needed for an deaf or hard of hearing actress
Casting for a female deaf role on an animated series:
Looking for females who are deaf or hard of hearing and speak, to voice a female deaf role.
ROLE: Female (30 -40 years)?”General Amaya”; an intense, imposing female. She is fierce, competent and a leader.
ROLE Reference:
Brienne of Tarth (Game of Thrones)/Claire Underwood (House of Cards)
This property is a fantasy series, not quite Game of Thrones, but with a similar sophistication and geared for a slightly younger audience..
Recording: Aiming to record 2 episodes the week of July 12th.
Union: Auditioning union & non-union talent.
Mp3 submissions: July 3rd
Casting Director: Shelley Taylor / Vida Spark Productions
Email: vidaspark2@gmail.com?
Phone: 604.999.8262
Please phone or email for sides and more information.
Shelley Ann Taylor
Vida Spark Productions Inc
vidaspark2@gmail.com
shelley@vidaspark.com
Office# 604.274.6081
Mobile# 604.999.8262
Summer Celebration
We invite people to come to our Summer Celebration, to celebrate our communities by joining together for food and fun.
When: Saturday, July 15th, 12 – 3 pm.
Where: Centennial Park, Central Saanich
Who: Deaf and hard of hearing people, families with Deaf and hard of hearing children, service providers
What: BBQ foods, snacks, beverages; socialization, games for children and adults
Inquiries may be sent to leslee@idhhc.ca
Summer Celebration 2017 – Poster final (1)
Indian Summer Festival
Indian Summer Festival – Graphically Speaking
Indian Summer Festival wants to let you all know about how their Graphically Speaking event (on July 14th) will have ASL-English interpretation! At this event Joe Sacco and Molly Crabapple will be interviewed by the award-winning Indian novelist Raghu Karnad. However, interpretation will be cancelled if nobody requests before July 7th!
Video: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=X81rw4EBoOw
Website: https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/event/graphically-speaking/
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/isf2017-graphically-speaking-tickets-34477945463#tickets
Access Info: https://www.indiansummerfest.ca/venue/sfu-woodwards-goldcorp-centre-for-the-arts/
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Hello everybody! Indian Summer Festival will be having a variety of events (July 6 – 15). They want to let you know about one called “Graphically Speaking”.
At this event, the award winning Indian novelist Raghu Karnad will interview two graphic artists. The first graphic artist is Joe Sacco, a very well respected graphic artist who has published various books such as ‘Palestine’ – very powerful. The second graphic artist is Molly Crabapple, who is involved in an array of projects. Her memoir ‘Drawing Blood’ is a bestseller. This is the first time they will meet, they will be interviewed by Raghu and discuss the role of the artist in these turbulent times.
When: July 14 from 8pm to 9:30pm
Where: SFU Woodwards Campus – 149 West Hastings St (Hastings & Cambie)
Cost: $18 advance, $22 at door
ASL-English interpreters are booked but if nobody requests interpretation by July 7th, interpretation will be cancelled.
Space Access Information:
The space is wheelchair accessible.
The event is scent reduced, please don’t use scented products.
Our seats are cushioned.
For more access information:
Hope to see you there!
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GVAD Scholarship Winner of 2017
GVAD would like to announce the winner of 2017 scholarship to Tony Yang! GVAD President, Kimberly arranged with his parents and his teacher to surprise him with the scholarship!
We also grabbed the opportunity to explain to Tony and his parents what GVAD does and what services WIDHH have and what we can do to support for his needs in his first year of university! 
Basketball BC Camp
BC Basketball Camp For Deaf and Hard of Hearing Boys and Girls at all Skills levels
Welcome ages 8- 18 years old
August 21-24 2017
Registration deadline: July 20, 2017
9:30 am to 2:30 pm
at Burnaby South Secondary, 5455 rumble street, Burnaby
DSA 2019 Seattle
Register with WSDSC
for your Combo tickets to
DSA 2019 Seattle
$270 each
May 1 – December 31, 2017
15thBiennialDeafSeniorsof America Conference
Sheraton Seattle Hotel Downtown, Seattle, WA
September 2 – 8, 2019
DSA2019Seattle.org Go to 2019 DSA Seattle Registration Website Page:
http://dsa2019seattle.org/registration/
Regular Combo Ticket includes: DSA Membership Fee; Program Book; Open/Closing Ceremonies; Workshops;
Exhibits; Evening Entertainments & Gala Banquet.
Job opporunity as ECE Sign Language Instructor
ECE Sign Language Instructor June 22, 2017
BC FAMILY HEARING RESOURCE SOCIETY Early Childhood Educator and ASL Sign Language Instructor Permanent: 0.6 FTE position; required as soon as possible Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Work Site: BC Family Hearing Resource Society Join a dynamic, dedicated, and supportive team of professionals. A recent accreditation survey noted the following strengths about our organization: “Teamwork and dedication to service delivery, to meeting the needs of persons served, and to the organization are evident. There appears to be a strong rapport among management personnel, staff members, and families, with mutual respect being the focus of the relationships. Family members and other stakeholders who were interviewed were extremely satisfied and complimentary of staff performance, staff dedication, and the program’s professionalism.” Job Summary: ECE: Primary responsibilities will include: assisting group facilitators in the planning and development of appropriate resource materials (including culturally appropriate activities) for children who are deaf/hard of hearing; supervising children in the classroom/day trips; ensure facility is a clean, safe and healthy environment, administer first aid as required, & to supervise ECE students during externship placements as requested. Sign Language Instructor: Communicates effectively and clearly with staff and families when in an individual or group sign language/ASL setting, provide services and teaches sign language/ASL instruction to families and professionals with varying degrees of skills and expertise in using signs, sign supported speech, ASL, whenever requested, work cooperatively with other staff to set sign language/ASL goals for families to encourage communication with their children, and on a regular basis evaluates progress of sign language skills in families. Successful candidate will work with a team of speech/language pathologists, teachers of the deaf/hard of hearing, an auditory verbal therapist and many support staff. Candidates should have a strong interest in working in close partnership with parents of young children and with other community professionals. Preference will be given to applicants with experience working with families with young children who are deaf/hard of hearing. You must have: An ECE Certificate, a valid BC driver’s license and First Aid certificate Salary: $28,392.00 Please forward resumes to: Dr. Noreen R. Simmons, Executive Director BC Family Hearing Resource Society 15220-92 Avenue Surrey, BC V3R 2T8 Fax: (604) 584-2800 nsimmons@bcfamilyhearing.com
ASL Interpretation – The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Did you know that @Arundhati Roy: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness will have American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation services?
Next Monday June 26th, at St Andrew’s Wesley, the Booker Prize winning writer/activist Arundhati Roy returns to Vancouver to discuss her brand new book – The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Schedule:
6:00pm – Doors and box office open
7:00pm – Event starts
8:30pm – Author available for book signing
ASL is available for this event!
Please email outreach@indiansummerfest.ca to request ASL services before June 9th. This venue is wheelchair accessible. Programming is low-vision friendly. For venue description and accessibility information: St Andrew’s Wesley
“In the Great Stories you know who lives, who dies, who finds love, who doesn’t. And yet you want to know again. That is their mystery and their magic.” – Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
Indian Summer Festival, in association with the Vancouver Writer’s Fest, are delighted to welcome Arundhati Roy back to Vancouver for the launch of her new book.
When Arundhati Roy’s debut novel, The God of Small Things, was published in 1997, it was awarded the prestigious Booker Prize, became an international bestseller, and is now considered a classic of modern literature. Roy returns to Vancouver with her richly moving second novel, written twenty years after the first.
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness gives us a glorious cast of unforgettable characters, caught up in the tide of history, each in search of a place of safety. Its heroes, both present and departed, human as well as animal, have been broken by the world we live in, and then mended by love. And for this reason they will never surrender. Humane and sensuous, beautifully told, this extraordinary novel demonstrates on every page the miracle of Arundhati Roy’s storytelling gifts.
Preorder your copy of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness through Indigo Books or purchase one at the event.
A book signing will follow this program.
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Pinkwashing: Notes From Palestine with ASL interpreters
Pinkwashing: Notes From Palestine
When: Saturday, July 15th, 2017
Time: 10:30am-4:30pm
Where: SFU Burnaby
Registration link:
Facebook event:
ASL interpretation is booked for this event. Please register by June 28th at noon to confirm if you need ASL. If no confirmations are received by June 28th at noon, ASL interpretation will be cancelled.
We acknowledge that this event is taking place at SFU Burnaby, located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples. Unceded means that this land was never surrendered, relinquished or handed over in any way. Based on our current knowledge, this includes the territories of the Musqueam, Skxwú7mesh, Kwikwetlem & Tsleil-Waututh nations. When discussing settler colonialism abroad, it is integral to recognize and work to dismantle settler colonialism on the lands we currently occupy.
What is pinkwashing? What does it have to do with Palestine? Let’s talk about it. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of 100+ years of Palestinian struggle against European Imperialism, Zionism and Israeli settler colonialism.
We will be screening a movie called Pinkwashing Exposed, made by our friends in Duamish territories (also known as Seattle). After that, there will be a chance to discuss how Palestinian queers in Palestine are resisting Israeli pinkwashing, what’s happening here locally, and what we can all do to end pinkwashing.
Accessibility Info:
ASL interpretation is booked for this event. Please register by June 28th at noon to confirm if you need ASL. If no confirmations are received by June 28th at noon, ASL interpretation will be cancelled.
The event space is wheelchair/scooter accessible with access to accessible washrooms nearby.
A gender-neutral washroom is available just down the hall from the event space.
In order to enable people to attend without experiencing hardship, bus tickets and money for dependent care (this can include childcare, eldercare, etc.) are available upon request. Please email admin@sfpirg.ca with inquiries.
While we cannot ensure a fully scent-free event in this setting, we’re aiming to create a scent-reduced environment by not bringing additional scents into the space. Exposure to laundry products, colognes, hairspray, and many other scented products can trigger serious health reactions in individuals with asthma, allergies, migraines, and/or chemical sensitivities. We ask that you not wear/ apply/ or bring any scented products into this space. If you do so, we may need to ask you to leave so others can safely stay in the space. If you find yourself being impacted by someone’s use of scented products during the conference, speak with any one of the organizers. We know that this can be a big step for many people. As Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha says in Fragrance Free Femme of Colour Realness, “Cutting out scents may seem like a pain in the ass, but it means that awesome, ass-kicking community members you love can attend events you’re at and make out with you without having seizures, throwing up or otherwise getting really sick.” Please, bring your amazing self, and keep the scents at home!
The event is nut-free and peanut-free. Absolutely no nuts or peanuts will be permitted within the event space in order to create an allergen-free environment for all participants. This includes (but is not limited to) products like hazelnuts, cashews, almonds, coconuts, walnuts, coconut oil, coconut milk, and peanut butter.
If you have any other allergies or sensitivities that we need to know about so that you can participate fully and safely, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca.
Some folks are sensitive and/or get sick from electromagnetic frequency radiation (EMF). This can include radiation from cell phones, Wi-Fi, fluorescent lights, and more. SFU Burnaby has Wi-Fi set up throughout its campus, including in theevent space. In order to reduce EMF exposure, we will strive to minimize fluorescent light usage and utilize natural lighting whenever possible.
If there is any other way we can make this event more accessible for you, please let us know at admin@sfpirg.ca!
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Seeking Tutoring or Online Practise of ASL
Hello!
I am a hard of hearing ASL student living in Victoria BC. I am currently taking ASL classes with Burnaby online but the course online does not provide as access to tutoring or online practice.
If it is allowed, I would like to post on your website that I am looking for an ASL tutor either in person within Victoria BC or via skype.
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Hand Made Heritage Project Announcement
Hand Made Heritage Project Announcement
You are invited to participate in New Horizon’s “Hand Made Heritage” Project!
What it is: This project will start a ASL discussion between Young Deaf and Deaf Seniors. Participants will be part of making something to preserve Deaf Heritage for future Deaf generations.
How: This project will explore ways to improve future Deaf leadership roles and Deaf Culture by exploring the Deaf past. The final product will be shared with the public in early 2018.
Why: Focus will be on the decline in Deaf leadership and participation of Deaf cultural life here in Vancouver.
When and Where: Participants will decide together the time, day and location of of meetings. Participants will commit to meeting regularly for 5 to 6 months.
Interested? Contact us for more information at:
Tammy Gray, WIDHH Better at Home Program Coordinator
tgray@widhh.com
Jean Nielsen, WIDHH Better at Home Volunteer Outreach “Hand Made Heritage” Project Assistant
jnielsen@widhh.com
