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Celebrating Accessibility At The Vancouver Aquarium

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Join us on Saturday, June 1 to celebrate accessibility and experience the wonders of aquatic life. Take advantage of these additional services to explore our world like never before.

Experience Our Shows
American Sign Language Student Interpreters will be on site at our marine mammal and dive shows.

Check our show schedule for show times.

Experience Our Galleries
Book your descriptive tour today! Volunteers will take visitors who are blind or have low vision on a sensory tour of our galleries. For more information or to book your tour, please contact our visitor experience team at visitorexperience@vanaqua.org.

Explore The Wet Lab
Join us for an amazing tactile experience, and learn about our local seashore life.

Enjoy Our Accessible Services:
Designated wheelchair spots for our shows at Canada’s Arctic, Wild Coast and Penguin Point.
Wheelchair accessible café tables and 4D Experience theatre
Gender neutral accessible washrooms and more.
For more information, please contact the visitor experience team at visitorexperience@vanaqua.org.

DATE
Saturday, June 1, 2013

TIME
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

PLACE
Vancouver Aquarium

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BCRAD’s ASL Showcase

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Flyer for Deaf BC

Rockies Deaf Bikers

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Hello BC Deaf Community,

FBC – Freedom Bike Church is having Swap meet, garage sale, BBQ pig roast, band, etc. You welcome to join to share booth to sell your things at rented table for free for RDB. U can come to socialize only. For more info to contact Lara.

Crazy Bob, Lara, Lizzy and Russ will sell things. If you RDB interest to join, please let Lara know so I’ll inform FBC.

FBC First Annual Swap Meet

Church Service: 10:00am

Time: Sun June 2nd from 11:00-5:00pm

Location: Kennedy Hall @ 8870-120 Street?(Scott Road)

Trophy plaques for: Best Custom, Best Paint, best Metric, people’s Choice and best Rat Bike

Thank you

Cheers!

Kimberly Wood

Yoga PAH! Retreat

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BCVRS Vlog

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Hello BC Deaf Community,
The BCVRS, as well as DAANS in Nova Scotia, OVRSC, and CHS in Ontario and the Alberta AADVRS Task Force wrote letters requesting an extension.

The CRTC listened! Great news, we have a LITTLE BIT more time to submit our letters or videos to the CRTC to push for Video Relay Services (VRS) in BC & Canada.

See CRTC posting: http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-155-1.htm

At this time there are TWO DAYS LEFT for you to write or post videos to support VRS in BC & Canada.

Please write your letters(or ASL videos) of support by 4:00pm. PST, 8pm. EST Monday May 27th.
There are four ways to submit a letter. All letters must have the words: RE: Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-155, File Numbers 8665-C12-201303536 and 8665-C12-200807943.

If you don’t know how, or need support to do this, then:

1) Instructions for this in both paper & video format are available by going to: http://bcvrs.ca/2013/05/step-by-step-instructions

2) We will do the LAST drop-in session on Friday May 24, 2013 from 5:00 – 7:00pm. at VCC-Broadway in Room 2557.

3) Please e-mail kim@bcvrs.ca and BCVRS will help with your letter or video submission.

Thank you to the support of VCC’s ASL & Deaf Studies Department for their support and letting us use rooms at VCC.

Extension of Deadline – THREE DAYS LEFT

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Hello BC Deaf Community,

The BCVRS, as well as DAANS in Nova Scotia, OVRSC, and CHS in Ontario and the Alberta AADVRS Task Force wrote letters requesting an extension.

The CRTC listened! Great news, we have a LITTLE BIT more time to submit our letters or videos to the CRTC to push for Video Relay Services (VRS) in BC & Canada.

See CRTC posting: http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-155-1.htm

At this time there are THREE DAYS LEFT for you to write or post videos to support VRS in BC & Canada.

Please write your letters(or ASL videos) of support by 4:00pm. PST, 8pm. EST Monday May 27th.

There are four ways to submit a letter. All letters must have the words: RE: Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-155, File Numbers 8665-C12-201303536 and 8665-C12-200807943.

If you don’t know how, or need support to do this, then:

1) Instructions for this in both paper & video format are available by going to: http://bcvrs.ca/2013/05/step-by-step-instructions

2) We will do the LAST drop-in session on Friday May 24, 2013 from 5:00 – 7:00pm. at VCC-Broadway in Room 2557.

3) Please e-mail kim@bcvrs.ca and BCVRS will help with your letter or video submission.

Thank you to the support of VCC’s ASL & Deaf Studies Department for their support and letting us use rooms at VCC.

BCVRS Submission to CRTC 2013-155

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Hello BC Deaf community,

The BCVRS has been working very hard since CRTC’s announcement March 27th, to decipher the technical language and to help the BC and Canadian Deaf community participate in CRTC’s Telecom Notice of Consultation 2013-155 with both document & hands on assistance.
We have hosted several drop-ins, helped people write their letters, and make video comments and submissions all at the same time we had a sub-committee team of of Susan Masters, Ava Hawkins, Lisa Anderson-Kellett, Jeffrey Beatty and Lisz Keallen. Some researched and collaborated, some just helped with the task of editing the document. Thanks all to the work you contributed to this document.
Here is the fruits of our work, which is now public, via our online submission last Friday. Click here for BCVRS’ submitted document.
BCVRS also wants to express their appreciation and thanks to all the Committees and Deaf communities across the country who hosted town-halls, drop-ins, and assisted our public and Deaf Community to ensure everyone’s “voice” was put forward in the optional formats (letter or video). ~hands waving~
If you have not yet written your letter or done your video submission, you better hurry, only 3 days left – check out: http://bcvrs.ca/2013/05/step-by-step-instructions/
Cheers,
BCVRS Communications

CAD’s VRS Comments

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Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2013-155

 

Intervention of the

Canadian Association of the Deaf

 

 

 

James Roots

Executive Director

Canadian Association of the Deaf

Suite 303, 251 Bank Street

Ottawa, Ontario  K2P 1X3

 

(613) 565-2882 (V/ TTY)

jroots@cad.ca

 

May 27, 2013

REQUEST TO MAKE AN “ORAL” (SIGNED) PRESENTATION

 

  1. The Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD) respectfully requests two representatives (Frank Folino, President effectively on July 14, 2013 and Jim Roots, Executive Director) to appear to make an “oral” (actually signed) presentation at the public hearing in Gatineau. We would like to present our key messages and recommendations on a national Video Relay Service (VRS). CAD, as in previous public hearings, wishes to make reply comments and address any concerns or questions that the Commission may have.

 

SUMMARY

 

  1. Canadian Association of the Deaf is in support of the Commission requiring the provision of VRS on a national basis for both the English/ASL and French/LSQ communities.   CAD has reviewed and participated in the Mission Consulting Feasibility Study which has been filed as part of these proceedings and is in general support of the findings and recommendations presented therein.

 

Click here to view the full intervention

Fundraiser for Marco

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Burger and Beer

Job Opportunity – Intervenor

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DEAF Posting Flyer

Looking for an Adoptive Family

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Brittneys profile

Job Posting – Howe Sound

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DEAF Posting

Job Posting – CAD

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Suite 303  251 Bank Street  Ottawa, Ontario  K2P 1X3
(613) 565-2882 V/TTY   http://www.cad.ca  info@cad.ca
Charitable Business No. 10807 5003 RR0001 No. d’entreprise charitable

 

Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator

28 Month Contract

The Canadian Association of the Deaf has received federal funding support for a 28-month project that requires a highly skilled and very energetic Project Coordinator.

 

Starting date: 10 June 2013

End date: 9 October 2015

 

Responsibilities: This is a very demanding position that involves a broad range of responsibilities.  You will outreach to various health organizations, charities, and foundations; solicit and negotiate their partnership in our project activities; seek funding and sponsorships to underwrite expenses related to the partnerships; create “Simple Language” versions of health-related information; produce ASL-LSQ video versions of the information; produce text versions to accompany the Signed videos; disseminate and promote these products; and manage website and social media promotional activities.

 

Requirements: Proven expertise in creating easy-to-understand text and Signed video versions of complex information such as government publications (writing, directing, performing, post-production) — include samples in your application.  Proven experience in working in partnership with different kinds of charitable organizations, including both Deaf and non-Deaf organizations.  Highly skilled in social media and website management.  Success in soliciting sponsorships and fundraising from corporations, foundations, and businesses.  Deep understanding of Deaf culture and language.  Commitment to the project for the full term of 28 months.

 

Languages: Complete fluency in at least two of the following is required: ASL, LSQ, written English, written French.

 

Location: Preferably but not necessarily Ottawa.

We offer an excellent salary and benefits.  This is a full-time position (35 hours/week).

Send your resume by 27 May 2013 to jroots@cad.ca.  Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Due to the nature of this position, preference will be given to applicants who are Deaf.

 

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Come out and watch Canada’s Deaflympic beach volleyball teams compete against some of Canada’s BEST beach professionals – who will be made “hearing restricted” for this tournament.

Admission by donation.  Lots of door prizes.  See below for details:Silent Sand

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