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The CHHA National Speechreading Program has completed its round of Instructor Training for Let’s Talk in Chilliwack, BC. A description of this program and the two levels of training may be found at http://www.chha.ca/sren/description

A new Instructor Training workshop for the Let’s Talk Level 1 speechreading training will be offered in Nanaimo this spring for those interested to provide speechreading classes in their community. The workshop will be offered in Nanaimo for 5 days. Once completed and passed, participants may be eligible for training in the Level 2 Let’s Talk Some More workshops (3 days of training) for which funding will be provided by the Government of Canada. Once certified for either Level 1 or Level 2, classes may be offered in your community through your CHHA Branch, school district, college, or clinic.

The fee for the training in Nanaimo is $300 per person + texts (approx. $85 per manual: instructors manual and Let’s Talk) and materials ($10); travel, meals & accommodation will be at the participants’ own expense. For those that pass this training, a Certificate will be provided, and promotion will be offered through CHHA National to help advertise your services to the public.

For more information or to register for this course, please contact Leslee Scott at leslee@hearinglosseducator.com.

We are pleased to announce the results of the Director and Permanent Invitee election processes. The following individuals have each received the greatest number of votes from Stakeholders in their voting category and will officially become Directors of the CAV, or Permanent Invitees of the CAV, at the first meeting of the permanent Board of Directors to be held in the coming weeks.

Congratulations!

ASL Director: Lisa Anderson-Kellett
LSQ Director: Cynthia Benoit
TSP Director: Jonathan Daniels
TSP Director: Eric Edora
ASL Permanent Invitee: Marty Taylor
LSQ Permanent Invitee: Suzanne Villeneuve

Please find the full voting results as follows, showing the percentage of the votes that each candidate received:

ASL Director – Full Results:

Lisa Anderson-Kellett: 48%
Phyllis Beaton Vazquez: 0%
Steve Burrows: 0%
Joanne Cripps: 0%
Christine Ehrlich-Brady: 0%
Sarah Moreland: 27%
Myles Murphy: 3%
Olav Naas: 0%
Rytch Newmiller: 3%
Donald Prong: 15%
Robie Scholefield: 3%
Allard Thomas: 0%

LSQ Director – Full Results:

Cynthia Benoit: 54%
Suzanne Laforest: 46%

TSP Director – Full Results:

Jonathan Daniels: ACCLAIMED
Eric Edora: ACCLAIMED

ASL Permanent Invitee – Full Results:

Marty Taylor: 89%
Roxanne Whiting: 11%

LSQ Permanent Invitee – Full Results:

Suzanne Villeneuve: ACCLAIMED

South Surrey – minutes from Peace Arch and Pacific Highway borders – One bedroom basement suite – private entrance – includes dishwasher, washer and dryer – also includes utilities, Internet and cable
adult oriented, N/S, N/P
Tenant should have own transportation.
Available for March 1, 2015
Text only – 604-499-5724

To all DeafBC members:

This video was posted on Facebook since yesterday but I wanted to make sure this message gets across to as many members as possible (for these who don’t have Facebook) for fair access to information and opportunity for participation. The message is as following:

Hey Canadians!!
Do you want VRS in Canada?? Are you member of any registered stakeholders?? (If not, it’s still not too late!!) Do you want the best VRS product and service, all done right the first time?? Then do your homework and VOTE for the best candidate out of 12 nominees competing for ASL Director by January 30th!! Make Canadians proud!!
VOTE for QUALITY, PASSION, and PROFESSIONALISM!!

Thank you!

Jodi Birley
Your Fellow DeafBC Member

*Please note we are committed to meeting accessibility needs as best we can (this includes ASL interpretation, wheelchair accessibility, travel costs, etc.)

We are pleased to present the Anne Frank Memory Walk Project for youth! Ever wonder how Vancouver neighbourhoods got to be the way they are today? Who names our streets? Who created our monuments? What history is in your backyard?

Become a participant in our program and you’ll find out! All youth 24 and under of various backgrounds (including but not limited to: cultural heritage, abilities, gender, age, sexual orientation, faith, and income levels) are encouraged to apply.

Applications are due February 2nd, 2015! See image below.
To apply ONLINE: http://tinyurl.com/AnneFrankApply
To download the PAPER FORMAT: http://tinyurl.com/AnneFrankPaper

For more details about the project activities please visit: http://tinyurl.com/AnneFrankProject
or contact vanessa@peernetbc.com / 604.733.6186

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Biz2h8IhOAU

We would like to respond to the following questions in relation to the nomination of candidates and the election results.

***REMINDER: The deadline to nominate a candidate is TOMORROW, Friday, January 23. Nomination forms received after this time will not be accepted***

To nominate a candidate, two (2) forms must be completed and returned (see the attached blank forms):
Candidate Nomination Form (to be completed and returned by the Registered Stakeholder)
Nominee Attestation and Consent Form (to be completed and returned by the nominee)

Question 1: Can a Stakeholder nominate more than one candidate?
Answer: Yes.

Question 2: What are the requirements for the candidate biography that needs to be submitted?
Answer: All nominees must submit a short biography with the Nominee Attestation and Consent Form that meets the following requirements:
Nominees for the ASL Director or ASL Permanent Invitee position must submit a written bio in English (max 1 page) or a video in ASL (max 3 minutes)
Nominees for the LSQ Director or LSQ Permanent Invitee position must submit a written bio in French (max 1 page) or a video in LSQ (max 3 minutes)
Nominees for the TSP Director positions must submit a written bio in English or French (max 1 page)

Question 3: Will the names and biographies of all nominees be posted?
Answer: Yes, the name and biography of each candidate will be circulated on January 26 with ballot forms to allow stakeholders to exercise their right to vote.

Question 4: Will the name of the stakeholder who nominated a candidate be published?
Answer: Yes, this information will also be circulated on January 26.

Question 5: When the election results are released, what information will be provided?
Answer: We will release the number of votes received by each candidate; however, how each stakeholder voted will remain confidential.