Private Mac tutorial in ASL
LEARN TO LOVE YOUR MAC
$30 per hour
Contact: Forrest at mediaforrest@mac.com
Learn to LOVE your MAC
Strong and Healthy Communities Workshop
Click on attachement for more information: Strong and Healthy Workshop Flyer
WBP’s 200th Workshop: Strong and Healthy Communities
What: A Community workshop & discussion of how to strengthen our Deaf Community in British Columbia
Discuss about:
What makes a Healthy Community?
What is a Community?
Who is our community?
Is there a Community Breakdown?
Struggling with Negativity?
Defining our Common Purpose
How to contribute to a healthier community?
How to Be Involved?
Who: Monte Hardy*
When: Saturday May 15, 2010
Time: 9:00am. – 3:30pm. (12 – 1:30pm. 200th Workshop Celebration, Cake & Recognition)
Donations ($2.00 – $5.00) appreciated for refreshments
Location: Centre for Dialogue, Byrne Creek Secondary School, 7777 – 18th Street, Burnaby, BC V3N 5E5 (Map available on request)
Registration & Interpreter Requests: Contact Lisa Anderson-Kellett, e-mail: wbp.workshops@vch.ca, TTY: 604-456-0901, FAX 604-456-0904
*More information, Presenter’s Bio & description, see colourful flyer
Workshop soon coming to: Kelowna (June 2010)
*Postponed till June 25th*BCDSF Annual General Meeting
BCDSF Annual General Meeting is coming up soon.
Friday April 23rd – 6:30pm to 9:30pm ~ Questions and Answers Session
Saturday April 24th – 9:00am to 3:00pm ~ Business Meeting and Election
Where: SportBC campus ~ Room 160 – 3820 Cessna Drive, Richmond
It is time for election new BCDSF board members for the next 2 years duty. Positions such as President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and possible other positions are available.
Non members are welcome but cannot vote unless sign up for membership. You are welcome to sign up membership before the meeting starts.
Hot Lunch provided: Please reply YES or NO before April 15th if you are coming or not so we can prepare enough meals for everyone.
Parking Advices! Do not pay cash for parking fee ~ use your credit card. We do not know why! But it is good news to save your money. If you use your credit card to pay for the parking lot ~ it will not show up on your credit card statements. We have experience for over a year now and there has been no charges on the credit card statement.
AJ Brown Exhibit
A.J. Brown’s new event for April.
ConnecTra “Disability Expo”
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 12:30 to 4:30
Exhibition Hall, Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Presentations from:
E.A.T.I. (Equipment & Assistive Technology Initiative)
CBI Consultants (Customized Employment Program)
Pacific Institute (Blake Williams)
Film: “Discovering The Power In Me”
BC Wheelchair Sports
Film: “Sam Sullivan: Life In A Wheel”
Art Displays by:
A.J. Brown
Art Jonker
Artists Helping Artists (Steve Quattrocchi)
Music and Entertainment Provided by:
VAMS recording Artists Rolf Kempf, Sylvi MacCormac
Display and Information Tables by: BC Centre for Ability, Canadian Deaf-Blind Association, BC, BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, Wheelchair Dancing Academy, Reel Wheels (Theatre Company), Open Door Group, HandyDart, Tetra Society of North America, Neil Squire Society, A Dressing Needs (Disabled Services Clothing), Jason Anderson Wheelchair Repair Service, Buggy Bag Wheelchair Accessories, Power To Be Adventure Therapy, Paladin Advocacy League.
May you be well, happy and at peace.
Mini-Timberfest Reminder
Are you interested in going to the Mini-Timberfest but have not signed up yet?
Why wait?
Reminder! Next early bird deadline is April 30th.
Price now until April 30th is $50.00 for adult, $45.00 for senior (age 60+), $15.00 for teens (age 13-18) and $5.00 for child (age 4-12).
After May 1st to June 30th.. $60.00 for adult, $55.00 for senior, $15.00 for teens, and $5.00 for child.
Update news: We are so excited to add a new game this year! “Crosscut Saw Race”
What is this?
About 6 feet long saw with 2 people on each end cutting the log. Open to anyone!
NO experience ? NO worries!
You are not alone because many people never experienced this new fun sport.
Click on the links below for more information:
Mini-Timberfest 2010 Registration
Hotel MiniTimberfest
DOG SHOW 2010 flyer
Deaf Literacy Initiative Survey
The Deaf Literacy Initiative is doing research trying to find the answers to this question:
Why are so many Deaf and Deafblind Canadians unemployed or underemployed?
We have developed a survey that will help us get the information we need to answer this question.
Please fill out the survey and help us get others to fill it out as well.
We would be thrilled if you helped us promote this survey. Your support is extremely valuable as it will help us to answer our research question, and help Deaf adults across Canada improve their Essential Skills and employment opportunities.
We cannot succeed without your support.
The questions in the survey are asked in both ASL and English.
Please commit to promoting the survey. Encourage everyone you know, especially members of the Deaf community, to complete the survey. Our goal is a minimum of 30 responses from Deaf adults and 30 hearing adults in each province. With your help, we will be able to achieve this goal.
Please contact Jennifer Best – Project Manager, jennifer@deafliteracy.ca,
if you have any questions.
Warmest regards,
Jennifer & Bruce
OLES Project Team – Deaf Literacy Initiative Jennifer Best & Bruce Belcher
Reminder: WAVLI AGM Saturday April 10th, 2010
NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE
WESTCOAST ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS
OF A GENERAL MEETING ON
SATURDAY, April 10, 2010
Douglas College – Room 2201
9:00 am – 12:00 pm WORKSHOP
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm BUSINESS MEETING
BRING your own copy of the agenda, reports, & April 2009 minutes …AND your friends’ proxy vote.
WAVLI Gala November 6th, 2010
WAVLI is celebrating its 20th anniversary!!
BIG GALA – November 6th, 2010. 6pm – 1am
Executive Inn, Burnaby….near Gilmore SKYTRAIN
Ticket: $60 includes full buffet dinner & entertainment!
Auction with lots of cool items including flights and gift baskets and so much more!
Douglas College Interpreting Program Faculty Announcement
Douglas College Staff Announcement Video Attachment
As you have already heard, Karen Malcolm will soon be retiring from her teaching position at Douglas College after twenty-one years with the interpreting program. We are very sad to see her go, but we hope she will enjoy her future prospects, of which she has many!
As a result of our search for this position, we are very pleased to announce the new faculty member in the Program of Sign Language Interpretation is Sara MacFayden. She will join us starting this Fall 2010.
Sara brings to the program twenty-five years of teaching experience in field-related topics and has extensive experience presenting workshops. In 2008, she completed her Masters in Adult Education at SFU. Along with her academic accomplishments and years of teaching experience, Sara has twenty-six years of interpreting experience and holds an AVLIC Certificate of Interpretation. She is well known and well-respected in both the local interpreting and Deaf communities. We couldn’t be more lucky than to have her join our team!
Sara joins a strong group of instructors at Douglas who have a proven track record for having the ability to work well together as a team, and a history of supporting the Deaf and interpreting community in general. Perhaps most importantly, Sara also portrays the empathy, understanding and patience required to guide students through this demanding two year program. The team Sara is joining is comprised of Cheryl Palmer, Barb Mykle-Hotzon, Nigel Howard, Rhys McCormick, and Boyd McWilliam, our Program Technician. I think it goes without saying that we will miss Karen terribly, and we still miss Dave since his untimely death, however we are confident that we will be able to maintain the high standards which have made the Douglas College interpreting program a leader in the education of sign language interpreters.
We hope those of you in the Deaf and interpreting communities will continue to support us as you have done so ably and so generously in the past. Your willingness to share your time, your experience and your wisdom with our students is essential to the ongoing success of our program, and we sincerely thank you for your contributions!
Interpreted Play: Bat Boy April 10th
BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is probably the only musical in history to be written with a special license from the Weekly World News. It’s inspired by an actual story in the tabloid, about a half-boy, half-bat discovered living in a cave. In the show, Bat Boy learns to speak from his adoptive family, yearns for acceptance and tries to join society, only to face hatred and violence from a town that fears him and jealous rage from his foster father. Although full of blood, violence, incest and interspecies sex, BAT BOY won several awards and nearly unanimous rave reviews.
Interpreted Matinee : Saturday, April 10 & April 17 at 2pm
Preview: $25
Adult: $44
Senior: $39
Student: $25
GVAD Potential Summer Job Postings
GREATER VANCOUVER ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF
POTENTIAL JOB POSTINGS
Summer 2010 (beginning May 10, 2010)
Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD) has applied for federal funding to cover three (3) employment positions at its office this summer beginning on May 10, 2010. The number of weeks is expected to be 10 to 16 pending approval by Canada Summer Jobs 2010.
If you are interested in working for GVAD in any of the three (3) employment positions this coming summer, please note the following:
Students attending community colleges or universities must meet the eligibility requirements:
Between 15 and 30 years of age on his/her first day of work.
- are currently registered full time at a community college or university this academic year (2009 – 10) and intend to return to school full time in the next academic year (2010 – 11).
- be Canadian citizens or permanent residents or persons who have refugee protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada under provincial legislation and regulations.
- Cannot work at another full time job (defined as 30 hours or more per week) at the same time as at GVAD.
Keep in mind that these three positions are subject to funding.
Application procedure:
Applicants must submit a cover letter, a current resume, and a reference list by emailing to the attention of Summer Jobs Committee at gvaddesk@telus.net.
Or send them by mail to:
Summer Jobs Committee
Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf
2125 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
V6K 1X9
Or fax them to 604-738-4645.
Closing date:
- Candidate for Office Coordinator – by April 2, 2010
- Candidates for other positions – by April 16, 2010
For more information: Contact Summer Jobs Committee at gvaddesk@telus.net
Please read the following pages for job descriptions.
1) Office Coordinator:
JOB OVERVIEW
To assist the Office Administrator in management and do fund raising and project research
QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Deaf Culture an asset
- Knowledge of American Sign Language or willingness to learn ASL a definite asset
- Be able to meet deadlines
- Work as a team player
- Be able to work with little supervision
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Do fund raising tasks
- Research potential projects
- Create long term projects
- Write applications for grants from foundations
- Membership drive
- Public relations
- Supervise other staff members
- Event and workshop planning
Hours per week – 30 hours
Salary – to be given at the time of interview
2) Office Support worker:
JOB OVERVIEW
General administrative office duties
QUALIFICATIONS
- Be able to do office work as required
- Be able to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of American Sign Language or willingness to learn ASL a definite asset
- Knowledge of Deaf Culture an asset
- Work as a team player
- A valid BC Drivers License an asset
- An automobile and have automobile insurance an asset
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Assist in fundraising
- Assist the Office Coordinator as needed
- Be involved with the Annual Corn Party
- Check e mail daily
- Do computer/clerical work as directed
- Maintain records
- Organize files
Hours per week – 30 hours
Salary – to be given at the time of interview
3) Information Officer:
JOB OVERVIEW:
An information officer manages and develops the procurement, supply and distribution of information for Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf or members in support of their needs or objectives. Services may be provided internally and/or externally and deal with electronic information, especially online databases and internet resources, as well as traditional library materials.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Be able to meet deadlines
- Knowledge of American Sign Language or willingness to learn ASL a definite asset
- Knowledge of Deaf Culture an asset
- It is required for the officer to have a laptop or computer at home
- Must be proficient using MS Office, Dreamweaver, Ipswitch, and WordPress
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Typical work activities include:
- identifying, selecting, ordering, managing and disseminating both hard copy and electronic resources for the organization’s current and anticipated information needs
- updating and maintaining websites – www.gvad.com and www.deafbc.ca
- answering enquiries from an immediate client group, and others
- analyzing information with a view to repackaging it for easy use by the user
- conducting online searching and information retrieval in order both to answer queries and to provide a more proactive dissemination service
- developing internal information resources and networks (knowledge management), via intranet sites
- publicizing and marketing the service, internally and externally
- providing training and advice on the use of electronic information services
- creation of surveys and providing a summary/analysis of the results
Hours per week – 30 hours
Salary – to be given at the time of interview
31st CDCC Opening Ceremony on YouTube!
Filmed by Forrest Smith
Vancouver’s Max Fomitchev (Max-i-mime) Performs at See What I’m Saying world premiere in Hollywood
Max Fomitchev performs at world premiere of See What I’m Saying www.seewhatimsayingmovie.com a feature documentary directed by Hilari Scarl about deaf entertainers. Max is originally from Russia and now lives in Vancouver. He wowed the crowds at the red carpet Egyptian Theater in Hollywood. Max has a great cameo in the documentary and will be featured as a solo performer in the DVD extras.
WIDHH’s Spring 2010 Newsletter
Please click on the link below to read the current edition of WIDHH The Wave:
Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
RDSP Information
Have you checked out information about the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) yet? You can find out more about RDSP’s at your local bank, but here is a great ASL video explaining about RDSP’s provided by Desjardins Financial Security.
ASL Video: http://www.h3networkmedia.com/rdsp_227.htm (7.29 minutes – video is made by Slava Klimov)
Canada is the first country in the world to have a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). The RDSP will present families with a way to provide for the future financial security of their loved ones with disabilities. An estimated 500,000 people across Canada will benefit from this initiative, and future impacts of the RDSP go well beyond a simple planning tool.
To be eligible for the Registered Disability Savings Plan, you must:
1) Make sure you or your relative qualify for the Disability Tax Credit;
2) Be a Canadian Resident and have a valid Social Insurance Number;
3) Be under 60 years of age;
4) If your child is under age 18, make sure you sign up for the Canada Child Tax Benefit;
5) File a tax return for two years prior (to receive the Grant and Bond)
For more information, contact:
E-mail: Rohan.Smith@dfsin.ca
Bus: (416) 297-1766 Fax: (416) 297-6015 TTY: (416) 297-6093
Toll Free: 1-888-288-4140
Desjardins Financial Security Website: www.dfsin.ca
