DEAF YOGA RETREAT: JUNE 28 – JULY 1, 2013
It’s time again
ONLY 5 MORE DAYS FOR EARLY BIRD RATE
If you register before May 24th you’ll receive a chance to win a yoga mat and bag.
Our theme is Renew, Rejuvenate and Revitalize.
Register Now! Email: samayoga.bc@gmail.com
Namaste: Susan & Julia
DEAF YOGA RETREAT
June 28-July 1st 2013
Come join us for this unique and special opportunity! Surround yourself with the natural beauty of Bowen Island. Our Deaf Yoga Retreat weekend offers daily yoga, meditation, wellness workshops, exquisite healthy meald a number of outdoor activities including kayaking & hiking (optional). Accommodations are your own private room at the peaceful and serene location of Rivendell Retreat Centre. www.rivendellretreat.org
This is your time for total rejuvenation and relaxation in a calm and beautiful environment.This Yoga Retreat in ASL will transform your spirit, nurture your soul and empower your mind. The techniques which you will learn at this retreat will give you the tools you need to lead a happier and healthier lifestyle.
INSTRUCTION IS IN ASL and we welcome Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Signers! Please see the attached flyer for details and visit
www.samayoga.ca to register.
Hope to see you there!
Julia McClelland Pepin
and
Susan Dahlgren
Silent Sand Beach Volleyball event – July 4th
Ever wonder what it’s like to play deaf?
Canada’s Deaflympics team will complete on level playing sand alongside BC’s beach volleyball guys in a unique tournament.
Players will have their hearing temporarily restricted (using Mp3 players & ear muffs) and will have to rely solely on their vision.
WHEN: Thursday, July 4th, 2013
TIME: 6pm – 10pm
WHERE: 6 Pack Indoor Beach
#115 – 13180 Mitchell Road, Richmond
PRE-REGISTER: 16 teams – reserve now!
COST: $50 per team ($25 per player)*
*All proceeds will go to BC Deaf Sports Federation
GENERAL:
Player Packs
Prize baskets for 1st, 2nd & 3rd
Door prizes
Admission by donation
CONTACT:
Kim Sanderson, Team Manager
Come and support Canada’s Deaf Beach Volleyball team who will be competing in the Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria in July 2013.
Letter to the CRTC
14895 34 Ave
Surrey, BC V4P 0B5
May 15, 2013
To Whom It May Concern at the CRTC:
This is to support the creation and implementation of a permanent video relay
service (VRS) program in Canada for the benefit of ALL Canadians.
VRS is NOT for the deaf people or the hearing people who do not speak only. It is for
ALL. Hearing people will have a much more accessible opportunity to reach deaf
people as well as their hearing counterparts who do not speak., and vice versa. It benefits ALL
Your Paragraph 1 suggests that VRS is for those who are “impaired”. With due
respect to the CRTC, there is a need for a paradigm shiftwithin the CRTC regarding
the entire field of telecommunications. Telecommunications are for all Canadians
and must include anyone, technology permitting. Therefore, as an integral part of
the telecommunications field, VRS needs to be for ALL. There are no separate classes
of Canadians; we all are one people in this country.Again, with due respect to the
CRTC, please absorb, assimilate, and cherish this view presented in this paragraph.
Depiction in American Sign Language
WAVLI Professional Development is pleased to present:
Depiction in American Sign Language
The workshop is about the ways ASL signers use their bodies and space for a particular purpose: depiction. Depiction is a relatively new term that describes different ways to demonstrate actions through role shifting or the use of classifier predicates. It also describes other ways of using the body and space to talk imaginatively about concepts as if they were actually existing within the immediate discourse setting. Knowing what these types of depiction are and being able to identify them would benefit ASL interpreters and others working in related fields. This workshop introduces the basic structure of several general types of depiction and provides opportunities for hands-on identification of depiction using video data.
Presenter Paul Dudis, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Linguistics at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. His main research interest is the structure and use of signed languages from a cognitive linguistic approach.
DATE: Saturday June 1, 2013
TIME: 9am – 5pm
WHERE: Douglas College, New Westminster, Room 1606
COST: WAVLI members $40
Non-members $50
Students $20
This workshop will be presented in ASL and interpretation will not be provided.
Lunch will not be provided but there will be light refreshments to enjoy.
Convenient online registration is encouraged at www.wavli.com
Click the “Store” link, “Workshops” then choose “Depiction in American Sign Language”
Payment will be accepted at the door for this workshop.
Registration Deadline: May 25, 2013
Cancellation Policy:
Any individual registered for a professional development event offered by WAVLI, may cancel prior to the posted registration deadline without penalty. If individuals cancel after the registration deadline, payment of the full registration fee will be required, regardless of whether or not they attend the professional development event.
BCVRS Drop in Session
REMINDER: BCVRS drop in session at VCC tomorrow from 6-10 pm in the ASL/Deaf Studies dept.. Instead at the Douglas College… It actually starts at 7 pm but I am gonna be there at 6 pm for some who cannot make it after 7 pm… Hope to see you folks there!! Last chance to do this before the deadline- MAY 17th!!
Any questions please contact kim@bcvrs.ca!
Cheers!
Golf Clinics for Beginners or Advance Players
West Coast Deaf Golf Club is hosting golf clinics for Beginners and Advance levels. PGA of Canada Head Professional, instructor Shiella Cowan will be teaching. This is for BCDSF members only who are deaf or hard of hearing and interpreter will be provided.
Where: Eaglequest Golf
1001 United Blvd, Coquitlam
Cost: $60.00 for 6 lessons. Payable to WCDGC
Time: 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm for Beginners only (maximum 8 golfers)
7:30 pm to 8:30 pm for Advance only (maximum 8 golfers)
When:Thursday evenings
May 30th
June 6th
June 13th
June 20th
June 27th
July 4th
Deadline: May 23, 2013 (Late registration will not be accepted)
Contact Dale Proctor for more information: dpro@bell.blackberry.net or text 604-817-1648
West Coast Deaf Golf Club wants to say MANY THANKS to BCDSF for grant support which covers interpreter fee and reduces the lesson fee by 50%. This is for BCDSF members only.
Shared Living Provider
Milieu Family Services is screening persons or families
interested in providing shared living supports.
Currently we are screening for a young man who is looking to
move in to the Burnaby area.
The Youngman is proficient using
ASL and requires his Shared Living Provider to be as well.
Shared living is defined as the planned placement of an individual
with a developmental disability in a families’ home other than the
natural families’ home. The Shared living provider would support
and be responsible for/to the individual in their home 24 hours a
day, and welcome the individual as part of their family.
For further details with respect to this advertisement or to enquire
about Milieu’s shared living screening and matching process
please email: elaina.swinimer@milieu.ca or
jessica.lillies@milieu.ca
WBP Workshop: Finding Your Yay moments in Life!
The WBP is pleased to host a workshop: “Finding your Yay moments in Life!”
by visiting Presenter, Jean Leggett
Title: Finding Your Yay moments in Life! Setting SMART Goals & Getting Unstuck
Description:
- Live smarter! Set SMART goals to achieve your dreams!
- Recognize areas of life needing improvement
- Set goals with personal meaning
- Stuck in Life? Identify areas where you feel stuck
- Try seeing life from a new view
- Create a plan to support your situation from a new attitude
Presented by: Guest Presenter Jean Leggett, CODA Certified Professional Life Coach
When?: Thursday May 23, 2013
Time?: 6:00pm. – 10:00pm.
Setting SMART Goals 6:00 – 7:45pm.
Getting Unstuck 8:00 – 10:00pm. (with a break)
Where?: WBP’s Multi-Purpose Room
# 300 – 4211 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
To RVSP(Register), or Request Interpreters, e-mail to:
Lisa Anderson, WBP Workshops Coordinator, wbp.workshops@vch.ca
TTY: 604-456-0901 or FAX: 604-456-0904
To avoid disappointment, e-mail before May 20, 2013
For more details, and presenter’s bio, please click here for flyer
Room number 2802 at Douglas College for BCVRS Drop-Ins
A friendly Reminder, BCVRS is hosting Drop-Ins to help with the
submission process for CRTC’s Notice of Consultation on Video Relay Services.
DEADLINE – May 17, 2013
COME ON drop by and get help to get your “voice” heard by the CRTC!
Come to Room 2802 at Douglas College TONIGHT.
We will be available from 7:00 – 10:00pm. We will do a short presentation on HOW to submit and then help people do their submissions.
For flyer, see: https://deafbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BCVRS-Public-Drop-In-Sessions-FLYER-at-DCfinal.pdf
See you there!
In solidarity,
BCVRS Committee
ps. if you cannot make it, other dates for BCVRS hosted Drop-Ins are available when you look at this link: https://deafbc.ca/archives/7637
Updated: BCSD Volleyball Invitational
Updated as of May 6, 2013:
Admission is now FREE! (no hotdogs)
So… come one, come all!
