Saturday August 2nd was hot, sunny, and rainbows were EVERYWHERE!
BCRAD was a proud participant in the Vancouver Pride Parade this year.
Over 30 people marched in the parade to show their support. Dozens more people were found in the sidelines waving their hands in support of their friends!
If you would like to see more pictures from the parade or if you would just like more information on BCRAD visit the Facebook group: BCRAD for information on upcoming events!
Just a reminder to all: Deaf Pub night is held on the third Friday of each month.
Everyone is welcome to bring your friends and/or family (19 years of age) and as well as hearing friends who want to come and learn American Sign Language and Deaf culture.
There are many buses and the skytrain that are close by. Or bring a designated driver!
Next Pub nights:
Sept 18th
Oct 16th
Nov 20th
Dec 18th
Where: Clancey’s Pub in the Twin Towers building.
140 6th Street
New Westminster, BC
Across from New Westminster City Hall
Time: 8 pm to 1 am
Northern Interior Association of Deaf
Prince George Corn Party
When: August 2th, 2009
Where: Fort George park
Time: 10am-11pm
We will have beef, chicken and veggie burgers; you choose which you like best!
Ticket includes all you can eat corn, 1-pop, 1-bag of chips, and 1-hot dog too…
Early birds by June 30, 2009 $15.00
Tickets at the door: $20.00
All dogs must be on leashed
children age 6 and under are free
children age 7 to 15 $5.00
Senior age 60 and over $10.00
Please contact to Terry and Dianna Yager at pr.george2cornparty@hotmail.com and/or
Chairperson Chris Pedersen at northpedersen@shaw.ca
Bring your own lawn chairs
If anyone has more information on this event, would you be able to post it in a comment, or send us an email to vandeaf@telus.net for us to post?
Thanks so much!
There were thousands of pictures taken during BC Disability Games in Maple Ridge last week. You can find deaf athletes golfing, bowling, doing archery, kayaking, dragonboating, disc golfing, opening and closing ceremonies.
Check this website for all the photos:
Disability Games
B.C. Deaf Sports Federation (BCDSF)
ANNOUNCEMENT
Come out and have some fun at GVDBC Deaf Bowling League!
Anyone interested is welcome. We accept teams of 3 persons (or more) or you can join as individual.
We only bowl for 24 weeks, shorter than most leagues in Metro Vancouver. We have a split-season format, so your team will have more than one chance to make it into the final playoffs in March.
Join us for an informal get-together (“FIRST DAY”) at Revs Bowling Centre (formerly the Brentwood Recreational Centre, just next to Holdom Skytrain Station) on Saturday, September 12th at 10:00 AM. Three FREE non-league games will be played for that day only.
Please be sure to call and reserve your spot now, even if you can’t attend the September 12th session.
League play begins Saturday, September 19th at 9:45 AM.
For all the information check out the flyer below:
GVDBC
The national committee of FIDESZ approved the list of European Parliament representative candidates on 17 January 2009. It is an unrivaled historical moment, because Hungary has understood and undertaken that a Deaf person can also represent their fellow countrymen.
On June 7th, 2009 Adam WON a seat in the European Parliament!!
What are the positive aspects of it for Hungarian Deaf and Hard of Hearing community? They can take their own destiny in their hands, because their national president will directly represent Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. They shall have the opportunity to make significant progress for the whole disabled community in Hungary and in Europe alike.
What did Dr. Ádám Kósa, the 12th candidate say? “It would be a great honour and privilege to represent the interests not only of people with disabilities, but the whole nation as the first Deaf and sign language user to represent in the European Parliament.
For more info check out this website:
Grumpy Ol’Deafies
“Brenda Lussier is Deaf and had the opportunity to attend the Ontario Camp of the Deaf when she was a child. Now Brenda’s daughter who is also Deaf, has this same opportunity. Brenda has expressed her gratitude for the existence of a place like the Camp for the Deaf so that people like her daughter can meet, socialize, and communicate with other Deaf children in a fun environment. It has been a wonderful experience for Brenda to watch her daughter have the same fun and adventures that she herself had as a child…”
“Brenda has been swimming all her life and has decided to put her passion for swimming to use. Her goal is to swim across Lake Ontario and raise $40,000 towards the construction of a special water park and splash area that will be fully accessible to younger campers and those with special needs…”
“The Ontario Camp of the Deaf (also known as The Bob Rumball Camp of the Deaf) was founded as a result of Reverend Bob Rumball’s desire to create a place in the summer vacation heartland of Ontario, where a Deaf child could enjoy everything that a summer camp could offer, but in an environment without communication barriers. The Camp is a place of opportunity for Deaf, hard of hearing and physically challenged individuals, staffed by professionals who are fluent in American Sign Language and are capable of assisting those with Special Needs…”
To read the full article about Brenda’s courageous swim click on the link:
Read Brenda’s Story
Need one more reason to come to the 31st Annual GVAD Corn Party?
How about prizes, prizes, and MORE prizes!
This is just a taste of all the goodies instore for our August 15th Corn Party!
NEW PRIZES:
More prizes to come, stayed tuned!*
An interesting article was sent to us today. We thought you might find it interesting. Please note there is also a link to the article in ASL.
“Viable, a Rockville company that provides services to deaf people and is the subject of a federal investigation, partnered this year with a Florida company whose owners were recently arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud the federal government…..”
To read full article: Read article
To watch full ASL article: Watch video
The Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD) was given responsibility for www.Deafbc.ca on July 1st 2009.
Are you happy with how it has been managed since then? Do you have any comments on www.Deafbc.ca?
How it looks? The information it provides?
Please contact us at vandeaf@telus.net
with your thoughts, compliments, comments or questions.
To stay better informed, www.Deafbc.ca will send weekly emails to subscribers. These emails include all the posts from that week so you don’t miss out on any important events!
Thank you and we hope you are satisfied with this website!
Many of you have been waiting to hear what that the Canadian Radio-Television Commission (CRTC) has decided regarding Video Relay Service (VRS) and accessibility issues for deaf and hard of individuals in Canada
The highlights, for deaf and hard of hearing individuals:
– IP Relay within a year
– VRS relay test to proceed by Telus and Bell and then ….(uncertain)
– Captioning improvements
– 911 improvements
There are many other decisions in there in response to cognitive and visual impairments etc., so we encourage you may want to read the entire decision.
The full decision can be read here: www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2009/2009-430.htm
Also check out a news article from CBC news on the recent decision – www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/21/tech-090721-cell-phones.html
West Coast Deaf Golf Club- 13th British Columbia Deaf Open
When: September 19-20th, 2009 Fraserview Golf Course
Registration Deadline: September 6th, 2009 (postmarked by Aug. 28)
Contact: jcranswick@yahoo.com or oonaas@shaw.ca
See the attached flyer for more details.
Have a look a the newest video!
Vancouver held a weekend long retreat with Father Mike Depcik hosting.
Sister Glenys Symons, the Pastoral Worker for the Deaf in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, said she was extremely excited when she found out Father Depcik would facilitate the retreat. She added the weekend was a huge success, drawing about 30 people, and he’ll be returning next year.
Want to learn more?:
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