Looking for Performers – Verses Festival
CAD Gala
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Work-Able Internship Program
BC Public Service
Vancouver and Victoria
Work-Able: A Post-Secondary Internship Program for Graduates with Disabilities
Work-Able is a twelve month BC Public Service work experience program for recent post-secondary graduates with disabilities. This program provides learning, coaching and mentorship throughout the internship and interns will gain valuable skills and public service experience.
These opportunities apply to:
Recent post-secondary graduates (within two years) with an undergraduate or graduate degree from a recognized institution;
Individuals who self-identify as a person with a disability;
Residents of British Columbia; and
Legally entitled to work in Canada.
This is a challenging and rewarding program where you will gain an increased understanding of public service roles, and learn about possible future employment opportunities with the provincial government.
If you are interested in gaining valuable experience in a public service work environment, please go to https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=24591 to learn more and apply by April 3rd, 2015.
Attention: only applications submitted through the BC Public Service’s employment website (see link above) will be accepted.
North Langley Community Church
North Langley Community Church, an evangelical Mennonite Brethren church in Langley, BC, provides ASL Interpretation at its 9:45 am Sunday services upon request. If you would like to attend and require ASL interpretation, please contact our interpreting team,nlccinterpreters@shaw.ca by noon on the previous Friday. NLCC is located at 21015 96th Ave. in Walnut Grove (210St and 96Ave, Langley, east from Golden Ears Bridge).
CAD: Another Scam!!!
Update:
“Alan York” is also telling people CAD-ASC wants to hire them as shopping assistants. It is still the same fraud!
Another fraudster is using our organization name to scam people. Please read this warning and protect yourself!
A man calling himself “Alan York” (he will probably use other fake names, too) is sending texts to people and telling them he is calling on behalf of the Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada. He tells them he got their contact information from Kijiji. He asks them if he can send them money to buy products to give to orphanages, as the orphanages “don’t spend the money properly”. He says he is Deaf-Blind and there is no one they can call that speaks. Then he tries to get their banking information.
This is a FRAUD. We do NOT text people asking for banking information. We do NOT have anyone named Alan York involved in our organization.
If you are contacted by him, please do NOT believe anything he says. Please immediately forward the scamming text to the Canada Anti-Fraud Centre, http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/english/reportit-howtoreportfraud.html. You may also contact the anti-fraud division of West Virginia, as that is the area code of the number the scammer is using: http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.
GoFundMe Campaign
I am a Deaf artist who wants to make art more accessible to people who communicate using ASL or are learning. I want to create a team of awesome talented Deaf, hard of hearing and Deaf-blind to make cool artsy projects similar to the one above. My goal for this fundraiser is to offer a honoriam to a fabulous Deaf aboriginal film editor who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting. The fund will go towards her and I will be doing this for free. My vision for this project is to have a higher quality and better videos with the help from videographers and editors. I’ve been making these videos from the comfort of my own home for over 5 years and this is the next step that I am aiming for!
ASL Signing Support Workers
ASL Signing Support Workers
Needed in Duncan BC by April or May 2015
Deadline for applying is March 27, 2015
msjsociety@gmail.com
We are looking for kind, responsible, reliable, friendly, non-smoking people to provide part time support to a Deaf individual who lives a life of dignity in Duncan.
Responsibilities include:
*Provide tactful and relaxed practical support
*Background coaching focused on accomplishing activities of daily living,
*Participating in Deaf and Hearing community events,
*Participating in gentle leisure, recreation and social adventures
Essential qualifications:
*Sign and understand ASL at an intermediate level or better
*Clear criminal record check
*Valid drivers license with a safe driving history.
*Prefer support workers who have their own computer and/or mobile phone and are comfortable with email, text messaging, and video conferencing.
*Familiar with and comfortable with Deaf culture
Hours:
The individual mainly requires support afternoons 4 to 6 hours per day including Saturdays/Sundays. Several people share in providing this support. We are currently looking for 1 or 2 people to work a total of 25 to 30 hours per week,
Rate of pay:
$12 to $17 per hour depending on your education and experience.
Core Values of MSJ Society:
Communication, inter-dependence, mutual respect, caring relationships, and equality.
To apply, send an email to msjsociety@gmail.com before March 27, 2015
*Email should contain a cover letter written business style that states your reasons for applying, experience, education and any other qualifications.
*If you pass our initial screening we will email you a detailed job description and request your detailed resume and two references.
BC Deaf Grad
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A message from the CAV
TRANSGENDER HIRSTORY IN THE MAKING: Screening and Talk with Chris Vargas
TRANSGENDER HIRSTORY IN THE MAKING: Screening and Talk with Chris Vargas
The SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies is thrilled to invite you to the very fun 2015 edition of the annual Maggie Lowe Benston Endowment Lecture: a SCREENING and TALK by Chris Vargas — trans filmmaker extraordinaire and founder of the Museum for Transgender Hirstory and Art (MOTHA — http://www.sfmotha.org/). Chris will be showing a number of his short films and talking to us about founding this groundbreaking museum! The event will open with a short film by local filmmaker, Gwen Haworth.
chrisevargas.com
DETAILS:
-wheelchair accessible
-ASL interpretation will be provided (films are not captioned but will be interpreted)
-scent reduction strongly encouraged
-FREE
-7-9 PM sharp (come early to find the place and settle in)
-delicious reception to follow
-reservations recommended: sfu.ca/reserve (ignore the time listed online — it’s 7-9 PM!)
-bring friends!
LOCATION:
-Djavad Mowafaghian Cinema
-SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (Woodward’s)
-149 West Hastings Street (Hastings at Cambie)
-Transit: BUS: 3, 4, 7, 8, 19, 50, 135, 14, 16, 20. SKYTRAIN: 600 metres from Waterfront Station, 700 metres from Stadium/Chinatown and Granville stations
VRS in Canada: Market Research Survey
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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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