DEAFBC

view the website here: https://www.deafeducationconferences.com/

Cerebral Palsy Association of BC invites you to the fourth session of our Youth Without Limits Mental Health Series on Friday March 31st from 4-6 pm. Refreshments will be served at 3:45. Our next session will focus on Reducing Stress and Depression through Community Engagement while Building Resiliency. We will be joined by guest speaker Marco Pasqua.

Speaker Bio: Marco Pasqua, has cerebral palsy and throughout his life, Marco has been involved with a number of organizations as a spokesperson, helping to spread advocacy for persons with disabilities across Canada.
Ambassador Presenter for the Rick Hansen Foundation

Rick Hansen Foundation Webpage: http://bit.ly/2nbJuNj

Marco Pasqua Website: http://www.marcopasqua.com/
Date: Friday March 31st

Time: 3:45-6 pm

Location: 451-409 Granville st (Boardroom 4th floor)

To RSVP email youth @bccerebralpalsy.com or call (604) 408-9484

Flyer should be attached

Please promote this event in your newsletters and on your social media-feeds. If there are any events, you want the CPABC to promote on our social media feed. Please let me know.

Our Website: http://bccerebralpalsy.com/programs/youth-without-limits-support-group/

Out in Schools and the Britannia Branch of VPL are teaming up to host “All Our Stories” an event for LGBTQ & Allied Youth (under 30) to come together and celebrate by watching Queer Cinema and being introduced to a variety of LGBTQ+ books and literature.

There will be two ASL interpreters at the event and we would love for folks from within the Deaf Community to feel welcome. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, please do let us know.

I’ve attached a flyer for the event, as well as here is the facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/152991388555506/

Hello Deaf community,

**UPDATE**: I created a new link for the event because the other one couldn’t be accessed by everyone. Hopefully everyone else can get into the new page now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

I’m inviting everyone out for an evening of fun and jumping in ASL at Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Surrey. This will happen on Saturday, April 22nd @ 6pm. For more information about prices, location, etc., the link to the event on Facebook is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/832559520226803/ . You can also check out the Sky Zone Surrey website here (https://www.skyzone.com/ca-surrey) for details.

For any questions, feel free to leave a message on the FB event page or email me. Hope to see you there. 🙂

Barry

Barrington L. Harrison
Douglas College Student Interpreter
AVLIC (WAVLI, MAVLI & OASLI)
Email: barrington_harrison@live.ca

March 2017

Community Update
Disability Assistance Rate Increase and New Child Benefit Exemptions

The monthly disability assistance rate for people receiving Persons with Disabilities (PWD) benefits from the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation (MSDSI) will increase by $50 beginning with the cheque that will be issued on March 22 (for April benefits). Families with two people designated as PWDs will receive a $100 increase. The new maximum rate for support, shelter, and transportation for a single person is $1033.42.

People receiving Room and Board benefits and the Comforts Allowance for people residing in a special care facility will also get the benefit of this increase. The Comforts Allowance for support and transportation for a single person will be $222.

Disability Alliance BC welcomes any increase to the disability assistance rates, and we particularly pleased that the Comforts Allowance has been increased significantly over the last year: up from $95 a month. At the same time, we are disappointed that the increase is not greater, and that there is no commitment to index the rates or to a timeline to introduce regular increases to the rates.

It is also disappointing that the Province’s budget contains no monthly increase for people receiving income assistance (IA) and Persons with Persistent Multiple Barriers to Employment (PPMB) benefits. These rates remain frozen at $610 and $657.92 respectively for single persons. Many people with disabilities receive IA or PPMB benefits for months or years before transitioning to PWD.

New Exemptions for Certain Child Benefits

The Province has also announced that effective April 1 the Canada Pension Plan disabled contributor’s child benefit, foster-care payments, and Public Guardian and Trustee payments for children will all be exempt from calculations of income and disability assistance.
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If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact our Advocacy Access Program at 604-872-1278 or 1-800-663-1278 to talk to an advocate.

A total of four SILAS Community Conversation Events are scheduled at various locations around Vancouver. You are welcome to attend one or more events, or to pass this invitation along to others who you think may be interested.
Event times and locations are:

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Library Square Conference Centre 350 West Georgia (Alice McKay Room)
Thursday, April 06, 2017 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm: Library Square Conference Centre 350 West Georgia (Alma Van Dusen / Peter McKay Rooms
Monday, April 10, 2017 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm (TBC): Sunset Community Centre 6810 Main Street (The Hall)
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:30 am – 12:00 pm: Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre 1607 E. Hastings

These events are hosted by the City of Vancouver in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health and the Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Seniors (SILAS) Collaborative (a group comprised of members of the City of Vancouver’s Seniors’ Advisory Committee, City of Vancouver staff, Association of Neighborhood Houses, Community and Seniors Centres, health authorities, education and community establishments, etc.).

For further information and to register for an event please visit: http://bit.ly/2mEuQ18.

SPARC BC has been contracted by the City to facilitate this engagement process. Please contact Jim Sands, Project Coordinator (jsands@sparc.bc.ca / 604-718-8504).

Map to the hall

Flyer Description:

One picture of Fred Flinstone standing on his toes with bowling ball in his right hand, another picture of bowling alley.

50 th Anniversary Banquet hosting by Greater Vancouver Deaf Bowling Club

Where: Best Western Plus Coquitlam Inn

319 North Road

Coquitlam, BC V3K 3V8

When: Saturday, May 6th, 2017

Dinner Buffet: 5:30 pm

-Slow Roasted Barn of Beef

– Grilled Teriyaki Breast of Chicken

Cost: $50.00 each

Deadline: April 30,2017, Payable to GVDBC

Ticket sellers:

-Sharon Kalk -Christel Devos – Hester Hussey

-Jeanne Durnion -Linda Milton -Shirlee Kenealey

– Gail Zimmer

Please wear nice casual clothing (no T-shirts and worn out jeans) Thank you

You and Your Well-Being

Seven Bi-Weekly Workshop Series

Workshop Topic:
March 24: Positive Communication (Ending Gossip)

When:
FRIDAY March 24

Time:
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Where:
Well Being
Program Office
300-4211 Kingsway, Burnaby

Please register to reserve a spot

Contact us if you need ASL/ Deaf Interpreters

Need More Information?
Email: WellBeing.Staff@vch.ca
Voice: 604-456-0900 • Text: 778-987-4174
TTY: 604-456-0901 • FAX: 604-456-0904
Toll-free TTY: 1-800-949-1155
Website: deafwellbeing.vch.ca

Happy Spring Everyone!!

· We have added a few more dates to our interpreted church services for March and April. This is the new schedule. There may be more dates added in the future.

March 19, 26

April 2, 9, 23

Where: Willowpark Church @33 http://www.willowparkchurch.com/church33/
Address: 439 Hwy 33, Kelowna

Time: Sunday 10am

As always, please feel free to contact me at jonkers@shaw.ca with any questions or concerns you might have. Thanks!

Kathy

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