Deaf Fellowship
Are you interested in learning about God’s words or keep growing in Christ? The Deaf Fellowship welcomes anyone to join the Bible study group. It is not affiliated with any church, and is open to anyone who wants to enjoy a good fellowship and share God’s words.
The location: Tim Horton at the New Westminster Skytrain
Time/Date: To Be Announced
Wants more information or have any questions about this Deaf Fellowship – email at deaffellowships7@gmail.com.
CHS Ontario: Job Posting – Program Director, Counselling Services (Competition #2013-008)
CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY / SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE LOUIE
CHS Website: www.chs.ca
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JOB POSTING: Competition #2013-008
DATE: January 29, 2013
POSITION: Program Director, Counselling Services
LOCATION: Any CHS offices in Ontario
START DATE: Immediately
MINIMUM START SALARY:
Competitive Salary depending on experience; Plus Benefits
POSITION STATUS: Permanent; Fulltime; 35 hours per week
You believe in values-driven leadership, aiming high, and making a positive
impact. At The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), we work together, share common
values and help each other grow and achieve goals. Our mission is to remove
barriers to communication, advance hearing health and promote equity for
people who are culturally deaf, oral deaf, deafened, and hard of hearing.
With a network of 27 offices and 450 employees across Ontario, we provide
direct service in English, French, American Sign Language (ASL) and Langue
des signes québécoise (LSQ).
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Program Director provides leadership and oversees all aspects of three
counselling services, CONNECT Mental Health (CONNECT), General Support Services,
(GSS) and Hearing Care Counselling Program (HCCP). The Program Director is
responsible for ongoing program development, operations, quality assurance and
evaluation of these services in accordance with the respective legislation,
funder and other internal requirements. The Program Director holds the legal
and professional responsibility for program management, professional standards
and clinical supervision within the Counselling Services. The Program Director
provides clinical supervision to the Counselling Program Managers. At the regional
level the Program Director supports Regional Directors to manage M-SAAs and
respond to LHIN initiatives and supports them in the delivery of services.
FOR MORE DETAILS: Please click on this link at:
http://chs.ca/index.php?
and scroll down to see Article Title “January 29, 2013 | Program Director,
Counselling Services | anywhere in Ontario | Competition #2013-008” on the list.
CLOSING DATE: Until Filled
E-MAIL RESUME TO: careers@chs.ca – Human Resources, the Canadian Hearing Society
(subject line: competition #2013-008)
Please e-mail your resume as a MS Word attachment or paste the resume
into the body of the email. Remember to put the competition number in
the subject line. Thank you for your application and please note that you
will be contacted if you are selected for an interview.
THE CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY SUPPORTS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HIRING PROCESS
FOR CULTURALLY DEAF, ORAL DEAF, DEAFENED & HARD OF HEARING APPLICANTS.
Out of the Fog Workshop in Fraser Valley
It’s Workshop Time in the Fraser Valley!
WBP is excited to be presenting a workshop, “Out of the Fog – Understanding & Overcoming Depression”
Description of topics covered:
What is Depression?
Identifying the symptoms
Finding Hope (treatment options)
Do you know someone express or wonder:
“I don’t feel like myself” ?
“Why my mood low” ?
“Why do I have no motivation to…”
Presented in ASL by: Lois Wood
When: Saturday April 13, 2013
Time: 1:30pm. – 4:00pm.
Location: Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Fergusom Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6N4
To register or request interpreters, comtact:
EMAIL: wbp.workshops@vch.ca
TTY: 604-456-0901
FAX: 604-456-0904
For more information, see flyer: Click here
WBP Open Sign & Talk Townhall – Fraser Valley
For those who live the Fraser Valley:
Many of you haven’t met our new Program Coordinator, John Fraser, we are pleased to provide an opportunity to see the newest addition to the team!
There will also be an opportunity to learn:
– WBP’s Program changes & updates
– What’s Up WBP Therapy Groups?
– Workshop survey results
– What’s Up WBP Therapy Groups?
– Workshop survey results
Here’s your chance to get some questions answered and receive clarifications.
When: Saturday April 13, 2013
Time: 10:30am. – 12:30pm.
Where: Clearbrook Liblrary, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6N4
WBP will provide interpreters for the Deaf-Blind upon request: contact Lisa Anderson –
EMAIL: lisa.anderson@vch.ca
TTY: 604-456-0901
FAX: 604-456-0904
TTY: 604-456-0901
FAX: 604-456-0904
Come meet the WBP team! See you there!
Maureen M. Donald Memorial Tea
Hello everyone. A Memorial Tea celebrating the life and achievements of Maureen M. Donald will be held at Brock House in Vancouver on March 30, 2013, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Due to the venue’s capacity, seating at the event will be limited to about 150.
If you would like to attend the Memorial Tea, please contact Charmain McClure (who is organizing the event, and whose contact information is provided below) by e-mail, telephone or by “snail-mail” post as soon as possible.
Once we have received the requisite number of replies from people expressing their intention to attend the Memorial Tea, we will contact everyone to confirm whether they are on the guest list.
We will also need to know whether any children under the age of 12 will wish to attend the Memorial Tea.
We would appreciate if people could print out and place this notice on bulletin boards where members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community are likely to see it.
And if any of you have photos, videos or other materials you’d like to share at the Memorial Tea, please tell Charmain, and we will take it from there.
Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation. We look forward to seeing you at Brock House on March 30 and join in celebrating the remarkable life of Maureen, whom we all loved and respected very much.
Here is Charmain McClure’s contact information:
e-mail: 8mcclure@telus.net
Telephone: 250-832-9601
Postal address:
#14, 671 24th Street NE,
Salmon Arm, B.C.
V1E 3P7
First BCVRS Vlog 2013
Hello Deaf Community,
After a few months of gathering information, meetings with some contacts, including MPs, to get advise on what direction we should take, along with some some tech issues, we are BACK with our first vlog of 2013!
BCVRS’ first vlog of 2013 is UP and READY for release, seen at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiKD2Kd0INU
It’s equipped with audio so you may share the link as far and wide as you wish.
Three other news to note:
January 31, BCVRS meets with CRTC in Vancouver
BCVRS website to be released ASAP, we are just putting the finishing touches on it, and it will be a work-in-progress as we add more to it over time.
March 14, BCVRS Townhall to share all what we learned at 5 meetings since November and present options and directions to go.
And, we will continue to post vlogs. Thanks everyone for your patience.
Cheers,
Lisa Anderson-Kellett
BCVRS Communications
CRTC announces enhancements to 911 services for Canadians with hearing or speech impairments
CRTC announces enhancements to 911 services for Canadians with hearing or
speech impairments
Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) announced enhancements to 911 services that will enable Canadians
who have hearing or speech impairments to communicate with 911 call
centres via text message. Telephone and wireless companies must upgrade
their networks to support this new feature by January 24, 2014.
The CRTC’s decision follows a 2012 trial to assess the feasibility of
rolling out such a feature on a national basis. The trial involved the
participation of telecommunications companies, Canadians with hearing or
speech impairments and 911 call centres in Vancouver, Toronto, Peel Region
and Montreal.
“Services such as 911 are critical to the health and safety of all
Canadians,” said Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman of the CRTC. “This initiative
is a perfect example of how technology can be used to improve access to
911 services for Canadians with disabilities. I would like to thank those
who participated in last year’s trial. Its success convinced us that
expanding the initiative across the country is not only possible, but also
in the public interest.”
As the service becomes available in different municipalities, Canadians
with hearing or speech impairments must register their mobile phone number
with their wireless service provider, and ensure that they have a
compatible mobile phone. In the event of an emergency, they must first
dial 911, and the emergency call centre will automatically receive
notification to initiate a conversation by text message.
This feature will only be available in those areas where municipal and
provincial governments have made the necessary changes to their 911 call
centres.
For people who are not deaf, hard of hearing or do not have speech
impairments, a telephone voice call is still the only way to receive
assistance during an emergency situation. Furthermore, the CRTC reminds
Canadians that text messages sent to “911” do not reach emergency
services.
The CRTC will examine the future of Canadian 911 services in 2014-2015.
To prepare for this review, it has appointed National Commissioner Timothy
Denton to conduct research on current 911 services and the issues related
to the provision of such services on next-generation telecommunications
networks. His recommendations will be taken into consideration when the
CRTC begins its review.
Telecom Decision CRTC 2013-22
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2013/2013-22.htm
Reference documents:
News release, “CRTC initiates text messaging trial to improve the
accessibility of 911 call centres,” February 16, 2012
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2012/r120216.htm
Telecom Decision CRTC 2012-101
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-101.htm
News release, “CRTC to examine future of 911 services in Canada,”
December 17, 2012
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2012/r121217.htm
Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2012-686
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-686.htm
