BCVRS Committee Townhall Meeting
Hello everybody in the Deaf Community:
We’re having our BC-VRS Town Hall meeting in 2 weeks from now!
Thursday, 8th March 2012
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Douglas College, Room #2201
(see flyer for more information)
Mark your calendar and see y’all there!!
If you’re unable to attend but would like to join and help the BC VRS committee, please leave us a message at bcvrsc@gmail.com.
Warning from CAD
News & Events
WARNING: SCAM!
February 24, 2012
A person calling himself Leonard Conelly is trying to scam the Deaf community. He sends emails in which he claims to be fundraising for “Canadian Association of the Deaf People (CAD)”.
-CAD has no lottery or “jackpot”.
-CAD Does NOT ask people to wire money!
-CAD does not use Western Union.
This man is a FRAUD. He is NOT fundraising for our organization. He is a THIEF and we have reported him to the RCMP for prosecution.
Do NOT respond to any contact from this person. We repeat, he is a THIEF who is fraudulently and illegally using the CAD’s good name to STEAL YOUR MONEY!
We request that donations to the Canadian Association of the Deaf be either mailed as a cheque or money order payable to the CAD and sent directly to our office, or you may use our secure on-line donation option.
Our highest priority is to keep your personal information and payment information secure.
Money Skills workshop series coming to Nanaimo
It’s Workshop Time again for Nanaimo!
Money Skills workshop series coming to Nanaimo.
What? Take Control of Your Own Money – Feel Better About Yourself
Description:
Feel overwhelmed, anxious, & worried about your money?
LEARN MORE ABOUT BUDGETING & BUILD CONFIDENCE.
Stumped to figure out which bank to go to?
LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT BANKS AND BANKING FEES.
Don’t understand how Credit works?
LEARN ABOUT CREDIT HISTORY.
Tempted to buy, buy, buy?
LEARN TRICKS THAT STORES PLAY & AVOID MAKING MISTAKES WHILE YOU SHOP.
Close to Retirement? What to do?
LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT KINDS OF GOVERNMENT INCOMES .
Who? Co-facilitated by Kevin Ettinger, Deaf Mental Health Counsellor & Melanie Buffel, Money Coach**
**Presenter Biographies in attachment
When? 3 Sessions – must attend all
PART ONE: Friday March 30, 2012 Start: 6:00pm. Finish 9:30pm.
PART TWO: Saturday March 31, 2012 Start: 9:30am. Finish 4:30pm.
PART THREE: Sunday April 1, 2012 Start: 9:30 Finish 4:30pm.
It needs to be emphasized that attendance is REQUIRED to all Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 (3 sessions).
Also, don’t forget to please BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH.
Where? Child and Development Centre, (across from Nanaimo Hospital), 1135 Nelson, Nanaimo, BC
REGISTER BY: March 22, 2012
For Registration, contact:
Sandi Bonde- Thorpe, Nanaimo Workshop volunteer, at rsthorpe@shaw.ca
OR Alex Walker, IDHHC-Nanaimo office: alex@idhhc.ca, TTY Toll-free: 1-800-949-1155 or FAX 1-604-456-0904
Click here to view the full flyer
Submitted by: Lisa Anderson, Workshop Coordinator, Well-Being Program
911 Text Messaging Trial
OTTAWA-GATINEAU, February 16, 2012 — Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced a three-month trial that will allow 911 call centres to communicate with pre-registered participants with hearing and speech impairments by text message.
“This text messaging trial is one of several initiatives that the CRTC is exploring to improve the accessibility of communications services for the hearing and speech impaired,” said Leonard Katz, the CRTC’s Acting Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Telecommunications. “This trial will give us the technical and operational information we need before making a final decision on whether to expand the program nationwide.”
The trial will involve participants in Vancouver, Toronto, Peel Region and Montreal, and is expected to begin shortly. During the trial, pre-registered participants will make test 911 calls. The 911 call centres, participating in the trial, will be notified at the start of the test calls that the caller has registered for the trial and will thus respond by text message. Information from this trial will be used to prepare a report regarding the feasibility of rolling out such a program on a national basis.
more at
http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/com100/2012/r120216.htm
and at
http://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-101.htm
Martha Bodkin’s Celebration of Life
Martha Bodkin’s (nee Hawkins) Celebration of Life in Vancouver, BC. For more information about Martha’s Hawkins life please read it in the book called “DEAF HERITAGE IN CANADA” on page 240.
Educational Interpreting – Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The BC School for the Deaf is hosting a workshop by Debra Russell on February 24, 2012 9:00 – 12:00 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, BC. The topic is “Educational Interpreting – Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place”. Debra will present her research on Canadian Interpreters in K-12 settings.
Facundo Element Workshop
Hello Deaf community in BC:
Here’s a video for you as a friendly reminder about the exciting workshop coming up this coming Saturday, February 18th!
Come one, come all!
Douglas College Email Change
Hello from Douglas College,
This note is just to alert you that Douglas College is changing their e-mail system. Please note that e-mail addresses for faculty/staff at Douglas College will now be:
surname and first initial @ douglascollege.ca
The old douglas@bc.ca handle will not work after May 2012.
In case this makes it easier to load into your address books, here are the new addresses for faculty in the interpreting program:
howardn@douglascollege.ca
macfaydens@douglascollege.ca
mccormickr@douglascollege.ca
mykle-hotzonb@douglascollege.ca
palmerc@douglascollege.ca
ASL and Deaf Studies Program Open House
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=QU2wnq7x3tk
Letter from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
30th January 2012 Dear members,
As January nears it’s end, I would like to communicate with you about the 2013 Deaflympics. As you know, we expected to have an answer from Hungary a month ago.
The economic crisis is felt in Hungary like many other places in Europe and around the world. For this reason decisions about new spending are made carefully and slowly.
ICSD remains confident we can make a good economic case for hosting the Deaflympics. We continue to work with our Hungarian friends and their government on a solution for the budget.
But the discussions in Hungary must soon come to an end. Our deaf athletes and their supporters need to know about the plans for the Deaflympics with certainty. So we must be clear and realistic.
Athens was accepted as a Deaflympic host for 2013 with no government guarantee in place, a decision made in 2007. Because of this, there is not currently a host ready for the 2013 Deaflympics.
If Budapest does not work as a potential replacement, our options are limited. No other national deaf sports federation has shown any interest in hosting for 2013 and time is very short.
As you will know from Slovakia, if an event must be cancelled I would prefer the cancellation to happen months before, not days.
ICSD expects to have a final answer in Budapest before the end of February. And if Budapest fails to secure a budget, ICSD expects to have a final answer on the 2013 Deaflympics by the end of May.
Very best wishes
Craig A. Crowley MBE President
Email: crowley@ciss.org
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
Governing Body of Deaflympics, recognized by International Olympic Committee E-mail: info@ciss.org
Moving Beyond Loss
This is an 8-week program offered in the Surrey area next month. You are invited to attend or to pass this information along to others who may be interested.
MOVING BEYOND LOSS
GriefRecovery®
One of the least talk about in our society is GRIEF
The normal and natural reaction to loss.
Whether your loss is from:
Death of a Loved One Divorce or End of Relationship Loss of Trust
Loss of Dreams Loss of Security Loss of Health
The group will guide those who wish to move beyond the pains of loss and do something differently. As a result of participating in this program your life may become more enriched and more alive. The 8-week group program is conducted by:
Susan Dahlgren, MSW RSW, Certified GriefRecovery®Specialist
This group is in ASL/American Sign Language. No interpreter is provided.
Upcoming Group (8 weeks):
March 05 – April 30, 2012 Mondays, 7 pm to 9:00 pm
(April 9, Easter – no group)
Location: 206-8662 120 Street, Surrey, BC
Full Price: $380 (including The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses by John W. James and Russell P. Friedman). There is $40 discount for early registration by February 16, 2012.
Space is limited.
To register, contact Susan:
604-360-8662 (text) or email connect@susandahlgren.com
Thank you and I look forward to connecting with you.
GriefRecovery is a registered trademark of the GriefRecovery Methods. The program is affiliated with and endorsed by the GriefRecovery Methods®.
Job Posting- Canadian Hearing Society
CANADIAN HEARING SOCIETY / SOCIETE CANADIENNE DE LOUIE
271 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V3
JOB POSTING: COMPETITION #2012-008
DATE: February 6, 2012
POSITION: Program Director,
Hearing Care Counselling Program & General Support Services
LOCATION: Head Office (Toronto)
START DATE: As soon as possible
MINIMUM START SALARY: $77,224 per annual
POSITION STATUS: Permanent; Full-time; 35 hours per week
FOR FULL DETAILS:
Please click on this link at:
www.chs.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=149&Itemid=262&lang=en
and see Article Title “Feb. 6, 2012 | Program Director, HCCP & GSS |
Toronto | Competition #2012-008” on the list.
CLOSING DATE: Until filled
SEND RESUME TO: careers@chs.ca – Human Resources, the Canadian Hearing Society
(subject line: competition #2012-008)
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.
