Provincial Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS) is seeking ASL instructors to provide ASL instruction to children, youth and families in BC. The ASL instructor contract opportunity is now available on BC Bid to apply within.
https://new.bcbid.gov.bc.ca/page.aspx/en/bpm/process_manage_extranet/6307
We’re hosting our 41st Annual Corn Party on September 24th at 3:00PM to 9:00PM. (Dinner at 5:00PM) The party will be located at East Richmond Community Hall.
Deadline to RVSP is by September 17th, then after September 17th, the prices will be increased by $5. To RVSP, please email to cornparty2022@gvad.ca
Admission Fees:
$20.00 – Adult Member $25.00 – Adult Member (No RVSP)
$15.00 – Senior/Youth (12yr-18yr) Member $20.00 – Senior/Youth(12-18) (No RVSP)
$5.00 – Kids (6-11yr old) $5.00 – Kids (5-11) (No RVSP)
Free – Kids up to 5 year old. Free – Kids up to 5 year old.
Will Have 50/50 Kingo
More information can be found at deafbc.ca and GVAD Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/gvad.vancouver
Masks are encouraged but not mandatory! If you are feeling any symptoms, please stay home.
Chairperson: David Johnson (cornparty2022@gvad.ca)
Expression of Interest
Technical Committees on Employment Accessibility and Accessible Service Delivery
About the Technical Committees
The Accessible British Columbia Act enables the government to develop standards that identify, remove, and prevent barriers for people with disabilities. The Technical Committees will play an integral role in the standards development process by assisting the Provincial Accessibility Committee to develop recommendations to the Minister on proposed accessibility standards in relation to employment accessibility and service delivery.
Over a period of 12 months the Technical Committees will develop initial recommendations to present to the Provincial Accessibility Committee. The Committees will meet approximately every 4 weeks for 3 hours. The Technical Committees are subject to the direction of the Provincial Accessibility Committee and direction from the Minister; for more information please refer to the Terms of Reference for Employment Accessibility and Accessible Service Delivery.?
Experience
We are seeking approximately 13-15 members for each Technical Committee with a wide range of experience including:
• Experience in the development or implementation of accessibility standards
• Knowledge of government, public sector organizations, business, and/or non-profit environment
• Knowledge of current and emerging issues related to disability and accessibility
• Knowledge and understanding of the diversity of the communities and organizations impacted by the Accessible British Columbia Act
We are committed to establishing committees that reflect the diversity of people in British Columbia. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to consider applying to the Technical Committees. Preference may be given to candidates who self-identify as a person with a disability, with lived experience of disability, or who identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit). Please outline in your application your lived experience and any intersectional identity factors. This information will not be made public.
Expenses and Remuneration
In accordance with Treasury Board Directives, the Minister will reimburse or pay an allowance to Technical Committee members for reasonable travelling and out of pocket expenses necessarily incurred in carrying out their duties.
Additionally, in accordance with Treasury Board Directives, remuneration will be paid to Technical Committee members who are members of the Provincial Accessibility Committee, or persons with disabilities, who are not otherwise compensated.
How to apply
To apply please complete the questionnaire available athttps://www.external-surveys.sd.gov.bc.ca/s.asp?k=166033558358 by 11:59 pm Pacific time on September 16, 2022.
Applicants will be notified on the outcome of their application at the end of the selection process.
If you have a question or require assistance to apply or an alternate means of completing the application, please contact at: engageaccessibility@gov.bc.ca.
Applications are being accepted for the position of:
CASUAL ON-CALL EDUCATIONAL INTERPRETER
Under the general supervision of the Principal or Delegate, provides interpreting for deaf and hard of hearing students, classmates and educational staff in order to support students in their school activities and their Individual Education Plans.
DUTIES:
Accurately interpret/translate information from spoken English to a visual language as required by the position (American Sign Language and/or Signed English and/or Sign Assisted Speech) as well as to accurately interpret/translate the student’s visual language (ASL and/or Signed English) to spoken English while delivering the intent, meaning and register of the speaker at the level commensurate with the grade level of the student as determined by district allied professionals.
Under the direction of the classroom teacher and teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, provides language extensions to promote both receptive and expressive language skills and vocabulary reinforcement to support academic concepts.
Facilitates communication between deaf, hard of hearing and hearing students and staff by providing interpreting services in and out of the classroom, adjusting to the signing, educational and communicational levels required by the student; this may include scribing expressive and receptive ASL skills to written and spoken English and vice versa.
Interprets in educational situations such as classroom instructions, student-to-student dialogue, counselling sessions, tutorials, assemblies, parent/student meetings, field trips, and any other situation that requires communication.
Prepares, as necessary, for interpreting in an educational setting by reviewing educational material, vocabulary, concepts, sentence structure and plan for a variety of situations (e.g. non-closed-captioned videos, field trips, school assembly presentations).
Participates in educational team meeting, including the development and review of progress on the Individual Education Plan, providing insight on the success of communication strategies with an appreciation of the confidential nature of all information relating to students, parents and staff.
Addresses differences in auditory, perceptual, visual and memory abilities through augmentative communication.
Operates a personal computer and applications, scanner, FM equipment, and other augmentative communication devices for educational purposes as required.
QUALIFICIATIONS:
This is a unionized position. Job description #97 is available at sd79.bc.ca.
To view the original posting, please visit Make a Future at: https://bit.ly/38uOfz3.
Please forward completed resumes including official transcripts, Grade 12 or equivalent certificate and a covering letter indicating how you believe you meet our qualifications, and three work references with permission to contact. Please submit electronic applications as one PDF.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until filled and can be dropped off at the School Board Office, emailed or faxed to:
Jen Christenson, Staffing Officer and Systems Analyst
Cowichan Valley School District
2557 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC V9L 2X3
Email: jchristenson@sd79.bc.ca Ph: 250-748-0321 (ext. 282) Fax: 250-748-6591
Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
In loving memory of Peway Tat Uy Ngo, November 27 1927 – August 11, 2022
With deepest sorrow, our family announces his passing. A kind, honest, creative, perfectionist who loved and was loved by his family, friends and everyone around him.
Our family invites you to join us at
MOUNT PLEASANT UNIVERAL FUNERAL HOME. 306 E 11th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5T 2C6
August 18, 2022
Viewing and Final Farewells: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
August 19th, 2022
Funeral Service: 10:00am – 11:30am
Brian Smith passed away suddenly on August 8, 2022. Brian Smith attended Jericho Hill and worked at Riverview for 35 years. He enjoyed going out for Chinese food and to corn cob roasts and other yearly events with his friends he had worked with and had gone to school with. He also loved, several times a year going out to dinner with his close friends Cass and Avalon, to celebrate birthdays and Christmas. Since Cass passed away 2 years ago, he and Avalon went out for dinner every 3-4 weeks. He loved the Keg and White Spot and watching Football, especially the BC Lions and the Blue Bombers. He is predeceased by his younger brother Norm. He will be missed.
Celebration of Life TBA. Please contact Avalon for details.
Zoe’ comes from the Proto-Indo-European root ‘*gwei-‘, literally meaning ‘to live’ or ‘life’. ‘Zoetic,’ from the word ‘Zoe’, means ‘pertaining to life,’ ‘living,’ and ‘vital’. The themes we will explore are an awakening of our senses to all that lives around us. What is our relationship to plants, animals, the air, the water, and consequently, each other? We will explore big questions with movement, music, sound, and text. The show was developed through a collaborative process with artists from diverse mental and physical abilities; we started only with a general concept and then build characters and scripts through weekly creative workshops.
Show Schedule:
Dates & Times
Fri 9 Sep 6pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
Sat 10 Sep 2pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
Sun 11 Sep 2pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
Fri 16 Sep 6pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
Sat 17 Sep 2pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
Sun 18 Sep 2pm (ASL) Ron Basford Park (Outdoor) $15
We want to make sure the community knows that:
– ASL Interpretation is available.
– The show is for all ages.
– Tickets are $15 and are available to purchase at https://www.vancouverfringe.com/festival/zoetic/
All the information about the show is available on https://www.theatreterrific.ca/harvest
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White wall background with caucasian male wearing black glasses and red shirt holding a white paper sign that
says “Interested in running for the office of mayor, city or school trustee?” in black bold letters.
He points at word ‘mayor’ and says “Tough” then pointed at word ‘city councillor’and says “You can.” Then
pointed at word ‘School Trustee’ and said “you can”.
I will provide a workshop on Aug 15, Monday, 7:00PM PST, evening. We will be on Zoom, hosted by GVAD
I am very thrilled to give details how to do the process of applying and running for the office. Any
one can apply. Aged 18 or 19 and above, canadian citizen. That it is. Saying “I can’t, I have no
no experience”, no don’t worry I will explain and give a lecture.
Four provinces will have elections in this fall – BC, Manitoba,Ontario and P.E.I. All in 2022 Fall.
Early or later, it depends on your city. You can research it yourself for example, your home at
ottawa, you can type in google “Ottawa elections 2022” it will load up results on how to apply and
everything else, research on it. Then watch my workshop, I’m glad to provide help.
I’ve experienced 8 year ago, School Trustee Board, 4 year ago, I’ve experienced trying run for city councillor
I really enjoyed the experience. Fun. You can. Deaf can. Why not? It’s time for deaf to show up and in public
office, for government. It doesn’t matter if it’s city-level or provincal level, or federal level.
But this year, 4 provinces in this fall, the cities in BC, Manitoba, Ottawa and PEI. Take the opporunity.
See you on Monday on Aug 15th, at 7:00PM PST on Zoom. [Points at screen then wave]
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Topic: Running for Mayor/City Councillor/School Trustee Workshop by Forrest Smith
Time: Aug 15, 2022 07:00 PM Vancouver
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Saturday, Aug 13th @ 1:30 PM
Trout Lake Park
With ASL Interpretation by Vanessa Coley-Donohue, and TBD
Our Tended Harvest attests to our collective work for each other, the garden of our community together, time spent in the earth together, working towards a shared table filled with the labour of our love. Our continued commitment to making sure our space is shared, we close our 8th festival with a proclamation of tomorrow.
Featuring: Kung Jaadee, Janelle Reid & Mad Riddim
Artists: Eva F. Ojeda and Siobhan BarkerPhoto credit: Luciana Freire D’Anunciação
Wednesday, Aug 10th @ 6 PM
Trout Lake Park
With ASL Interpretation by Season Hunt and Monica McCrea
The Vancouver Prison Justice Day Memorial takes place on Wednesday, August 10th from 6 to 8pm beside the Claire Culhane Memorial Bench, SE Corner, Trout Lake Park. This event is being organized on the occupied, unceded and ancestral territories of the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), s?l?ílw?ta?? (Tsleil-Waututh) and S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish) Coast Salish Nations. PJD is organized in the spirit of solidarity with all communities impacted by incarceration. For more information or to speak, contact pjd@prisonjustice.ca.
Photo credit: Sheng Ho
GVAD Board Announcement on August 3rd, 2022. Transcription below:
With blue wood panel in the background and two glass window. Caucasian male with blonde hair and blue&white shirt.
Commenting and small talk with a person outside camera
“4 people now – will start soon”
“Hello everyone, my name is Cameron I’m Director at Large at here at GVAD Board. We recently went through shuffling. Now I will give the stage to our president to explain about new changes and another announcements.
Male Caucasian with grey shirt appear into camera
“Thank you Cameron, now we agreed about shuffling, I am interim president starting today. Imran and Raakhee were co-president but now they just became Vice Presidents. We also have third vice president. So we have 3 Vice President. First one, Joel Kvarnberg, Vice President of Organization Development, we will explain this more later. Second one, Imran, Vice President of External Community Relations. No deaf people, only hearing people out there. Our third vice president, Raakhee will be VP of Community Engagement and Inclusion.
Fourth person on board, recently promoted, (point at person off camera), Cameron will become Secretary, his role remains same with media, deafbc and another things.
Our fifth person, Jessie will remain as our Treasurer. We are happy to announce what’s will be happening for next several months.
we will advertise these events next week but we will mention them now. I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Forrest Smith.
F: In September, in International Sign Language week, we will provide free asl classes for hearing people to go to. Then on Saturday Sept 24, we will have Corn Party! It’s baaaack now! We haven’t had Corn Party for 3 years, maybe 4 years Now we’re ready for it.
Oct 1st, Saturday, afternoon we will have GVAD AGM.
You all have been waiting for this long time, we will be having Bingo Night again! It will be on October 15th.
Diwali will be on Nov 5th.
We have decided we will have workshop presentation by Assadali Bachoo about Islamic Community on September 30, Thursday. Do we understand Islam or Muslims, no we don’t. So this workshop will help us understand more.
Ukraine get together in first week of January, I have to let you know we found out that few deaf people moved to here from Ukraine, where we were to welcome to them? This will help them to be welcomed into our community.
Indigenous ISL Workshop “What is ISL” will help us to understand what ISL is after Accessible Canada Act and Accessible BC Act added ISL into the law. Shame on me for not understanding about ISL, we can understand what ISL is. When? We will find out soon.
IBPOC, Indigenous, Black, People of Color Deaf Interpreter Training, we will happy to offer for any who are interested, there is white privilege, so we are happy to invest in IBPOC community. This training will be by Anita Harding around 30 hours, how many hours? In total 100 hours, no 20 hours for 3 courses, then 100 hours for volunteering.
3 grants today I focus on BC gaming grant, every year we get them, I have good case against them, and the board agree to work on it. Two grants for hiring, our goal if we get grant, we will have contract or staff, position for policy analysis over government policies or any other policies. Second position will be event coordinator.
now about my new position, from Aug 3rd to AGM, we plan to advertise all those events, locations and all of those will be TBA. TO help you to remember.
Me as interim president, remember every two years, we have formal election year for the board. It means this Oct 2022, will have formal election. Interim means anyone can be president, if the members want different president over me.
I want to say thank you to Imran and Raakhee, I feel like I have forced Imran and Raakhee to become co-presidents. get taste of it and oh, I’ve been supporting for 1 year and now I feel re-energized. Remember few month ago, June 27, we had Deaf Accessibility Appreciation event, it helped me to look into myself and figure out and made me realize and my family support and the board said yes, and welcomed me back.
I want to thank to Imran, Raakhee, Jessie and Cameron for last 13 months, saving GVAD and not closing it down and keep it going.
Guess what, for 100th Anniversary planning committee has been set up. We have selected 4 people. They are: Renu, Kristen, Melissa, Alayna they know each other and have a vision to make plans for our 100th anniversary. There is many opportunities and let’s not ignore it and take them. We have many deaf communities, one of them being OVAD, Island, North BC collaborate.
Joel specialize in this. Who will explain now about his role. Forrest gesture at Joel to come and explain his role.
Joel come into the camera and sit down on the chair, wearing a grey shirt that says seaside, glasses with black rim.
He says hello everyone, I hope you all enjoy your summer. My role is for local BC and connect with deaf communities in BC and go to Canada Association of the Deaf and following with members’ agreement. I make sure we are connected with deaf organizations in BC, such as OVAD and many others. My responsibility to make sure we are involved and that we are all on same page before we go to CADASC we can be the voice for the BC. Thank you. He then leave the camera.
Imran comes into the camera and adjust the position. He is wearing black shirt with logo of deer on his shirt.
He says hello everyone, nice to see you all, I am thrilled to become VP of External Communications Relations I will be connecting with different organizations such as BC accessible committee and other various hearing associations in BC. becoming their allies whether it succeeds or not. Thank you very much for watching me.
Forrest comes back into the camera wearing grey shirt.
He says “VP of Community Engagement and Inclusion. She is not here at the moment, I will explain it for her. It means that she will be making events and be listen out to the members and communicate with them. Now here’s Jessie.
Jessie comes into the camera and sits down, after adjusting the camera, wearing white shirt.
She says Hello everyone, my name is Jessie and you know my role is Treasurer and I will be helping another people in their roles. I have an assistant, let me show you.
She shows a white dog.
My assistant’s name is Yasu. He helps me out a lot. Thank you have wonderful night.
Cameron comes into the camera, wearing white and blue shirt.
Hello everyone again, for those who just joined the livestream, my name is Cameron, I just got promoted to position of Secretary. What does my role does? For the board meetings or AGM, I will be recording down the minutes. I also take responsibility for media, emails and forward the emails to right people. I also run websites, that’s everything into my role.
Now livestream will be wrapped up, if you have any questions, concerns, you can comment, we will respond or email to gvadoffice@gmail.com I will respond it or forward it to right person to respond to you.
Keep eye out for news from us in next few weeks for our events and more information from us. Have a wonderful night and take care everyone. Bye! Waving hands.
Livestream has ended.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Come out and have some fun at GVDBC 10 Pin Deaf Bowling League 2022-2023!
Anyone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing is welcome. We accept teams of 3 or more bowlers and need at least 15 bowlers to run the league.
We will play 3 games each day on the following Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – September 24th, October 15th & 29th, November 12th & 26th, December 10th, January 7th & 21st and February 4th. We only bowl for 6 months. This is shorter than most leagues in Metro Vancouver. The team will have more than one chance to make it into the final playoffs in February 18th.
Join us for a short meeting on September 24th at 9:30 AM before our first set of games at Rev’s Bowling Centre in Burnaby, BC (next to Holdom Skytrain Station).
Please be sure to call and reserve your spot now – even if you cannot attend the September 24th session. If you will not be able to come, you have to roll off beforehand on your own time and pay for it even if you miss the games.
Bowlers are required to pay 10 dollars directly to Rev’s by debit or credit payments. Each bowler shall pay 10 dollars for GVDBC membership due by October 29th and 40 dollars before December 10th to GVDBC Treasurer for playoffs cash prizes.
We will have many exciting events!
· Provincial 10 Pin Deaf Bowling Playdown
· National Deaf Championships
· Travelling to USA for North West Bowling Association of the Deaf (NWBAD) tournament in March. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Jeanne Durnion (President) jeanats80@hotmail.com
Hester Hussey (Secretary) hhussey@me.com
Good afternoon to our members, Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf’s board have an announcement tonight at 9PM, live on Facebook page. We hope to see you tonight on our Facebook page!
-Board of Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS) is seeking ASL instructors to provide ASL instruction to children, youth and families in BC.
If interested, please go to BC Bid website Opportunities: BC Bid (gov.bc.ca) and put XCN2022068RFQ on the search box for details. The closing date and time is August 16, 2022 before 2pm Pacific Time.
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