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VRS in Canada: Market Research Survey
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?Do you want a VRS service in Canada?
We’d love to get your feedback!
Are you a Canadian or Permanent Resident of Canada? If yes, this survey is for you!
All the Video Relay Service (VRS) Committees in Canada, and some Deaf organizations, were asked to help distribute a market research survey for those Canadians who are potential customers of the CRTC-approved new Video Relay Services provided in the fall of 2015. See CRTC’s announcement here.
This online survey will take about 15 minutes of your time in English, but in ASL (by watching each video) it may take a bit more time.
If you are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, CODA, or Speech-Impaired, please click on the following link to start the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CanadianVRSmarketresearch
Note: The survey cut-off date is on Sunday March 15th, 2015 at 9pm CST
Please use the comment box in the last question of the survey to submit your feedback.
Have fun and thank you for participating!
Sincerely,
(All of us at) The Canadian VRS Market Research Team
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AVLIC’s Canadian Evaluation System (CES) is Seeking an ASL Rater Facilitator
The role of the ASL rater facilitator is to provide support and a clear process that will enable a team of ASL
raters to accomplish their task with the highest level of quality assurance. The raters will be rating TOI
candidates’ performance according to AVLIC’s certification standards.
The main tasks of the facilitator consist of preparing and facilitating the weekend rating process and produce
(in ASL) summary reports to all TOI candidates. A report will also be provided to AVLIC following the rating
weekend.
http://www.avlic.ca/ASL_Rater_Facilitator
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White House staffer Leah Katz-Hernandez is a pioneer on the reception desk
In the West Wing of the White House, Leah Katz-Hernandez communicates with the first couple in a way that few others, even the president’s most trusted advisers, ever do.
Katz-Hernandez, who is deaf, is the new receptionist of the United States, or what those in Washington like to abbreviate as ROTUS (a play on POTUS – president of the United States). She grew bicoastal, raised by a Jewish mother and a Mexican-American father in Connecticut, frequently visiting her father’s family in California.
Frank Theatre
the frank theatre PRESENTS THE ASPECT OF ETERNITY: READINGS OF QUEER PLAYS EXPLORING FAITH
Vancouver, BC- How does one reconcile queer sexuality and Christian faith? Is there room for both in our contemporary society? In an age when gay rights are on the upswing, yet conversion therapy still exists – where gay marriage is embraced in over seventeen countries, yet homosexuality is punishable by death in seven and illegal in seventy more – never have these questions been more immediate. the frank theatre company, in association with St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church and Third Street Theatre, presents The Aspect of Eternity – a play-reading series that explores the middle ground between two often opposed perspectives: being queer and loving God.
ABOUT THE PLAYS:
The Book of Esther- by Leanna Brodie
It’s 1981, and everything is about to change. Inside a downtown apartment, two out-and-proud urban queers square off with two evangelical Christian farmers. What could they possibly have in common? Her name is Esther, she is 15 years old, and she has just run away from home…
Oblivion- by Jonathan Brower
Oblivion is set in a world where a vaccine has been created to eliminate our brain’s capacity for faith and spirituality. After Tim undergoes conversion therapy, this vaccine could be his only way to deal with his mental and emotional well-being. Turmoil ensues when he realizes getting the vaccination puts his relationships, beliefs, and entire life history in jeopardy.
Featuring some of the Vancouver’s finest actors: Chris Lam, Shawn MacDonald, Adele Noronha, Todd Thomson, Pippa Johnstone, Kevin Kraussler, Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen and Luc Roderique.
EVENT DETAILS
Dates: The Book of Esther: Tuesday March 10th | Oblivion: March 12th
Time: 7pm both nights
Location: St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church, 1012 Nelson St., Vancouver
Tickets: Admission is by cash donation at the door (minimum suggested donation of $10)
*ASL interpretation provided at both readings.
ABOUT THE FRANK: the frank theatre company is Vancouver’s professional queer theatre. The company’s vision is a world where sexual and gender diversity is embraced and accepted everywhere and by everyone. To actualize this vision, the company’s mission is to produce text-based, language-driven, queer-themed stories for live theatre. For more information: thefranktheatre.com
