CAD Project Announcement: Federal Accessibility Legislation
EN: http://cad.ca/media-centre/news-events/project-announcement-federal-accessibility-legislation/
FR: http://cad.ca/centre-mediatique/nouvelles-evenements/lannonce-du-projet-la-loi-federale-sur-laccessibilite/?lang=fr
Job Posting – Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS)
PDHHS is a provincial government organization dedicated to supporting the diverse and multicultural goals of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind individuals and their families within an ASL and English environment. PDHHS is currently hiring auxiliary staff. For details, please read below.
PDHHS Auxiliary Staff (CCC R18) may be called to work in one of the following PDHHS programs:
1. Family and Community Services (FCS) http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=D1EA79B8839445EBA0098E14FCDF61D6
2. Victory Hill Residential Program (VHRP) http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=302C7CC09B7E42848C36DD611D131D36
To apply, please go to MCFD website https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/searchjobs_quick.cgi?a=search and click on the link: CHLDCC 18R – Child Care Counsellor #36720. The closing date for submitting your application is November 18th, 2016
For more information or questions, please contact Diana Tarchuk atDiana.Tarchuk@gov.bc.ca
ANGER MANAGEMENT
Anger is a basic emotion for all people. Anger is natural. Anger is unexpected. Anger can include frustration, being annoyed, “ticked off”, or offended. When we are angry or have conflict it can be hard to control how to react or respond to other people. Sometimes we want to get angry back but we need to learn to control so we can respond appropriately.
This group will learn about:
– What does anger mean?
– How do we control anger?
– What are the triggers of anger?
– How can we tolerate anger?
– Different kinds of anger e.g. thinking and acting
– Skills to deal with anger
– Mindfulness
– How to reduce anger
Where: Deaf Well Being Program
Address: 4211 Kingsway #300, Burnaby, BC V5H 1Z6
When: Thursdays starting November 17
Time: 3 – 4:30
Registration: Contact Ali
Email: Alison.nutt@vch.ca
CBT FOR DEPRESSION
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an approach to teach skills to manage depression or other situations that are hard. CBT is designed to support individuals want to improve their overall wellbeing. The skills can also be helpful for learning to set goals, think positively, and feel good about ourselves.
CBT groups will learn about and practice:
– Mindfulness
– How thoughts affect your mood or feelings
– How to change negative thoughts into positive thoughts
– How thoughts and behaviour are connected
– Learn how depression can be treated
– Discover your thought pattern e.g.
- Am I a negative person?
- Am I a positive person?
- What makes me feel bad and negative?
– Improve Positivity and Mindfulness
– Social interactions and emotions
Where: Deaf Well Being Program
Address: 4211 Kingsway #300, Burnaby, BC V5H 1Z6
When: Tuesdays starting November 15
Time: 3 – 4:30
Registration: Contact Ali
Email: Alison.nutt@vch.ca
Canadian Federal Government Accessibility Public Consultation sessions
VERY IMPORTANT!
TRANSCRIPT of video above is available here:
http://www.deafwireless.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Transcript-for-First-Federal-Accessibility-Public-Sessions-Vlog3BC.docx
You MUST REGISTER!
REGISTRATION Form download: http://www.deafwireless.ca/…/Public-Session-Registration-Fo…
Complete the Registration form and then send to this
E-MAIL: NC-ACCESSIBLE-CANADA-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
VICTORIA
November 3, 2016
4:30 – 7:00pm.
Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour
728 Humboldt Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3Z5
Meeting room: Pacific Ballroom
VANCOUVER
November 26, 2016
2:00 – 5:30pm.
Vancouver Convention Center – West Building
1055 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3
Room: West Meeting Room 109 & 110
TO REGISTER & CONFIRM ATTENDANCE:
E-mail: NC-ACCESSIBLE-CANADA-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
More information, look at this website link:
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/consultations/disability/legislation/index.page
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Fix-it
This event will have volunteer student interpreter from Douglas College
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REVERB
Help us wrap up our last year of regular programming by joining us for a night of writing magic on Thursday, November 24th at Gallery Gachet (88 E. Cordova St.) on unceded Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh land.
Doors open at 7, show at 7:30 sharp! The event will begin with a welcoming by Lorelei Hawkins.
***FEATURING***
HASAN NAMIR
Hasan Namir was born in Iraq in 1987 and came to Canada at a young age. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English. He lives in Vancouver. God in Pink (published by Arsenal Pulp Press in fall 2015) his is first novel. Recently, Hasan has won the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Fiction. He was also featured for Airbnb’s Pride video.
JANE SHI
Jane Shi is a Han Chinese settler currently living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish peoples. The mountains of Zhoushan and Pujiang cradled her family and ancestors, while she was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu and lived and grew up in Shanghai and Richmond. Along steep cliff edges of fear, anxiety, and violence she clings to dreams of more-than survival and safety, of more-than possibilities of trust, community, and freedom. She wants to live in a world where love is not a limited resource, land is not mined, hearts are not filched, and bodies are not violated. In the mean time she will fold dumplings, trace poetry out of the shadows of the english language, and dance the unknown rage within.
CICELY-BELLE BLAIN
Bio coming soon!
RJ EDWARDS
RJ Edwards is a writer and librarian. Their work has appeared in Capricious Magazine, The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard, and the “Queers Destroy Science Fiction!” special issue of Lightspeed Magazine. RJ is originally from the tiny and far-away state of Rhode Island, which is not actually an island. They currently live in Vancouver with their partner and their ridiculous cat.
LISTEN CHEN
listen chen is a capricorn born in the year of the rabbit who lives & writes in unceded coast salish territory.
KYLA JAMIESON
Kyla Jamieson is currently surviving her MFA at UBC and lives and relies on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She edits poetry and prose for SAD Mag and has written for Elle Canada, GUTS, and Rabble. Last year, she worked with Shit Harper Did to troll conservatives and get you to vote.
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We ask for $5 at the door but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Our merch table is always awesome and will include books, art, zines, and chapbooks from present and past readers — bring your bucks! And of course, we’ll have some amazing give-aways for you — stay tuned!
Event poster by our amazing artist-in-residence, April Alayon. Check out more of April’s work here: http://www.aprilalayon.com/
***ACCESSIBILITY INFO***
ASL Interpretation Provided.
We offer free on-site childcare! With cozy kid zones combined with facilitated free-range mobility, it won’t be our crew’s job to keep kids quiet or hidden from view, but rather keep ’em safe and create space for them to do their thing and participate on their terms. Toys, books, pillows, art-making, and more! No need to register, just show up! If possible though, please drop us a line at reverbqueerreadingseries@gmail.com and be sure to include your kiddo’s allergies and access needs.
There will two active listeners available if people need to check in with someone throughout the event.
For Gallery Gachet:
front door: 5 feet width
front door step: 6 inch height (but we have a ramp)
ramp: 31 inch width
washroom door: 33 inch width
toilet: 10 inch clearance on left side
14″ inch clearance in front to sink
There is an all genders washroom.
Gallery Gachet is an art gallery and as such may have some chemicals present that some maybe be sensitive to including paints, pottery glazes, or other art supplies. In order to create a space where folks with multiple chemical sensitivities can participate, please refrain from wearing perfumes, colognes or other scented products (including essential oils) and smoke far away from the entrance to the space. We do clear out the space with an air purifier prior to the event. For info on how to support folks with multiple chemical sensitivities, visit: http://www.peggymunson.com/mcs/fragrancefree.html
For a full accessibility audit of Gallery Gachet, visit: http://radicalaccessiblecommunities.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/this-audit-of-gallery-gachet-was-performed-on/
We provide snacks! Including gluten-free and vegan options, and do not sell alcohol at the event. All of our snacks are nut-free and we ask that any food you bring into the event be free of tree nuts (including coconut and pine nuts) so the space can be accessed by folks with airborne anaphylactic allergies.
We’ll have a photographer taking photos at the event — if you don’t want to be included in photos, all you need to do is grab some tape at the door and stick it on your hand or personally let the photographer know you don’t want to be photographed.
Some people get sick from the electromagnetic radiation from cell phones, wireless and electrical devices. If you’re able to completely power off your cell phones, wireless and electrical devices during the event, please do so!
If you’re attending and will need particularly comfortable seating, please let us know! We have a few comfy and large office chairs that we’re stoked to save for folks who need that kind of seating, so if that’s you, please message or email us with your name so that we can be sure you’ll be comfortable throughout the event (and please also show up early to make sure you get in the door!). If you would be made more comfortable by the addition of a cushion, please bring one with you — and if you don’t have one you can bring, let us know and we’ll do our best to rustle up something for you.
***ABOUT REVERB***
REVERB: A Queer Reading Series aims to support and showcase emerging and established LGBT2QI writers through a quarterly reading series with an anti-oppressive framework. We believe that writing is a radical act that can transform dominant narratives about whose lives and loves are important and valued, and that sharing that writing can empower, inspire and transform ourselves and our communities. We write and read on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh land, and are committed to radical inclusion in our series, recognizing that access to the world of writing, literacy, and even queerness continues to be limited. As organizers, we endeavour to create a reading series where white-identified readers are always in the minority to ensure a space that centres the voices of Indigenous, Black, mixed writers and all writers of colour. All our writers self-identify on a spectrum of queerness that centres trans and femme experiences. All of our events are held in physically and financially accessible spaces, and with every event, we make at least one change to ensure that REVERB becomes more and more accessible. We promise to do all we can to create a safer space — bring your suggestions! Check your assumptions at the door; REVERB is a body-positive, anti-racist, anti-sexist, and hella queer- and trans-positive event.
reverbqueerreadingseries@gmail.com
reverbqueerreadingseries.weebly.com
Facebook: REVERB: A Queer Reading Series
Medical Interpreting Services Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB4xZzrptDw
2016 Christmas Fair
Vendors: Want to sell your handmade Xmas craft stuff or sell/promote your business? Four tables left to rent. Please contact Karen before November 5. Cost only $40 for 6 hours.
Contact Karen Ursulak: karurs@icloud.com or leonorjohnson@hotmail.com
20th Christmas Craft Fair hosted by Deaf-Blind Club – Saturday November 19, 2016 from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Where: 5288 Joyce Street, Vancouver (between Joyce Skytrain and Kingsway).
Admission is FREE – donations are welcome. Awesome raffle prizes. Face painting.
Signing Support Worker needed on the Island
ASL Signing Home and Community Support Workers (part time 4 to 24 hours per week @ $14 – $17 per hour)
Our non-profit Microboard society is looking for one or two part-time home and community support workers who communicate fluently in ASL and live on Vancouver Island. You will join our team approach to supporting a Deaf individual who resides in Duncan, BC. We are looking for team members who:
- will combine in-person support, video conferencing (via ooVoo) support, with phone/fax/emails.
- have healthy boundaries, strong compassionate communication skills and a warm sense of humour.
- enjoy building relationships with others that are relaxed, compassionate, low-key, and tactful.
- enjoy supporting others to to experience safety, respect, choice, and confidence in successfully, enjoyably and “inter-dependently” living their lives.
- are solution focused, organized, and skilled in home and community support work
The individual we support lives independently in his own home with support from (1) a caring neighbour who lives nearby and (2) 4 to 6 hours of support per day (mostly afternoons and evenings). This individual receives support from several part time support workers who sign ASL and are skilled at supporting in the ways described above. You will have your own car and a safe driving history. You will come to Duncan 1 or more times per week for positive and enjoyable visits focusing on supporting the individual to:
- stay organized in carrying out daily routines and daily challenges involved in household organizing and tidying, meal planning and preparation, grocery shopping, cooking and baking, email, keeping the calendar up to date, banking, errands, shopping, and participating in community activities such as art lessons.
- carry out healthy living routines at home and in the community aimed at increasing relaxation, increasing positive communication, and manage anxiety, chronic pain and other minor health challenges
- communicate with hearing people who do not sign
In addition:
- one or two Saturdays/Sundays each month, you will invite this individual to come with you on weekends to Deaf and Hearing community events or out with friends/families for enjoyable non-alcohol social/recreational/leisure pastimes.
- The caring neighbour goes away about once a month and so team members occasionally stay overnight in her home to be on call at night and provide evening and morning check-ins.
And – are you an organized, multi-tasker comfortable with video conferencing, google calendar, email,fax and phoning? We are also looking for a support worker who lives on Vancouver Island who will work an additional 5 to 10 hours per week from home being our communication hub and scheduler. This involves:
- Checking in with the individual each morning Monday to Friday by video conferencing for an overview of the day.
- Providing solution-focused support to address changes in plans.
- Communicating with board members, other support workers, service providers, handidart, the taxi etc as needed.
- Providing administrative support such as scheduling appointments and transportation; arranging for substitute support workers and keeping our shared google calendar up to date.
Please reply to msjsociety@gmail.com by Friday, November 11 with a cover-email stating your interests in and qualifications for this opportunity. Please attach your resume.
