CCSD Defty Award
Deaf Youths (16 – 34)
Please view the video clip below for details
http://www.deafculturecentre.ca/Public/Default.aspx?I=550&n=Performers+Call+for+Entry
Here is your chance to shine
Deadline – May 9, 2014
IDHHC Job Postings
JOB POSTING:
Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre
Community Outreach Worker
Family and Community Program – Victoria
The Agency:
The Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) is a local non-profit agencywith the mission to promote the safety, equality and general well being of andfor all Deaf, Deaf-Blind, hard of hearing and late-deafened persons throughout Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. With offices in Victoria and Nanaimo we also provide education to hearing individuals and groups who require information/ training on hearing loss and deafness.
The Position:
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a small but dynamic team that is dedicated to empowering individuals and families to access richer lives? A key component of this job is to assist clients (with a major focus on supporting parents, children/youth and families) in developing skills in the areas of physical, social, emotional, parenting and daily life, which enables them to function more independently within their life and in the community. This position also provides consultation to service providers regarding accessibility, Deaf culture, language barriers, literacy expectations, mental health, and communication access – this can include co-facilitation of Deaf Awareness Training and facilitation of ASL training. The position is currently a .6 FTE with benefits.
view the posting here
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Job Title: COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORKER
Job Summary: Work with and encourage the well-being of families and individuals with a range of hearing loss, age and presenting need, and promote their development utilizing a variety of client-focused approaches.
A key component of this job is to assist clients (with a major focus on supporting parents, children/youth and families) in developing skills in the areas of physical, social, emotional, parenting and daily life, which enables them to function more independently within their life and in the community.
ASL Way Workshops
VCC Room number 1228, from 7 pm to 9 pm on April 24th, Thursday!
Click here for Deaf-Blind friendly Poster
PDHHS – Stakeholder Survey 2014
Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS) is conducting annual feedback survey to help us improve the services offered through PDHHS. Please take a few minutes to complete https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NM7CTMW
We would like your response by May 1st, 2014. The survey is completely confidential – you don’t need to identify yourself on the survey.
If you have any questions regarding the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Diana Tarchuk Diana.Tarchuk@gov.bc.ca, thank you.
Deaf Deaf World
The students of Vancouver Community College’s Deaf Studies and American Sign Language Program are busy preparing our annual fun, exciting and informative event, Deaf Deaf World 2014. This year’s DDW is called “Welcome to Handville Island” and will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10:30 to 2:30 at VCC Broadway Campus.
Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/346918195451030/?fref=ts?
If you have any questions, please contact us at the following email address:
signlanguage@vcc.ca
CTV News Interview
I’m Jon Woodward, a reporter with CTV News. We’re doing a story on vaccinations. We’re looking to feature people who have lifelong disabilities as a result of a condition that can now be prevented because of vaccinations (i.e. measles etc). If you would like to be featured, please call me at 604-351-1831. We’ll be hoping to hear from you before March 21.
911 texting service made available for deaf community
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A member of Metro Vancouver’s deaf community says it’s something she and many others have been waiting for a long time.
Janice Lyons with the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing says she is very excited about the launch of a service that allows people who aren’t able to talk on the phone, to text 911.
Lyons says this will make a huge difference.
“This will make 911 accessible to this part of the community. I believe that they will feel safer, and not have to rely on the ‘hearing’ community in order to get help, fast,” she says.
She says difficulties people have faced in the past have included not being able to hear the operator on the other end, not knowing if someone has answered, or having to rely on a neighbour to call for them.
NRC Job Posting
Industrial Technology Advisor – Applied Chemistry/Process Technologies (RCO), Vancouver – British Columbia (10-13-0564_1)
http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/careers/jobpost.nsf/EnglishAll/F35A372B92B9B77F85257C93005F40AE
