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This is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, which is making the rounds across the net.

Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf . Yes, you read correctly. All 21 of the dancers are deaf. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is both intricate and stirring. Its first major international debut was in Athens last year at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Paralympics. But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe and had traveled to more than 40 countries. Its lead dancer is 29 year old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from the Hubei Fine Arts Institute. The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival celebrations this year.

April 17/18
Vancouver Island

Hi,
The 15th Annual Pacific Northwest Optimist Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing sponsored by the BC Provincial Outreach Program and Optimist International is approaching quickly. It will be held on April 1st this year at Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby. Please open the attached flyer for more details on the event.

Come one, Come all!
This invite is open to all parents, teachers, colleagues, friends, family of the participants and media. Join us in encouraging and in being inspired by participants from all across BC as they present on this year’s theme “For me, optimism is…”

Lunch will be provided

Please RSVP by email by March 25, 2009
judy.poato@sd41.bc.ca
604-664-8300

Judy Poato,
Secretary
BC Provincial School for the Deaf
Outreach Program

More info: optimist

RDB Fundraising Dinner
Friday, March 13 at 7 PM

More info:

Message: If you are interested in signing “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” in the studio please phone Jasna Stojanovic at 604-786-3994 or email John Warren at jchrw4@hotmail.com to arrange an appointment with us. Your face will be displayed on the wall at the famous art galleries in the future.

John Warren

Registered Disability Savings Plan (RSDP)

What are they?
Do I need one?
Who can open a plan?
Why should I care?

Come and find out the answers to your questions at the
Registered Disability Savings Plan Information Session

When: Monday February 23, 2009
Time: 5:30pm- 7pm
Where: WIDHH, Brodie Hall, 2125 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver
ASL Interpreters Provided

Do you know if you open a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RSDP) by March 2, 2009 you will be eligible for grants from the Federal government?

For low-income people with a disability — those with a family income of less than $21,287 — are eligible for a $1,000-a-year Canada Disability Savings Bond grant, regardless of whether any contribution is made.

Mike Bensimonh, a representative from the Royal Bank of Canada will provide an overview of the RSDP and he will be available to make appointments for anyone wishing to open an RDSP.

Remember, if you want to benefit from the 2008 Grant and Bond, make sure to set up your RDSP and contribute before March 2, 2009.  
Please RSVP to: Susan Masters
masters@widhh.com

Hi everyone..
I like to remind you all for today Thurs, Feb 19th
LFL Website Town hall
tonight at 6 30pm at Douglas College
Room 2201 to open discuss and share ideas and feedback

please visit www.learning-for-life.com
Hope to see you all tonight

Karen Foot, Learning For Life – Project Coordinator

Decision by the CDSA Board of Directors to not send National Volleyball, Basketball and Soccer teams to the Taipei 2009 Deaflympics.
CDSA (Canadian Deaf Sports Association)
Letter: deaflympics-2009-team-sports

PDF denis-day

To Canadian Deaf Friends:

First, let me introduce myself to you: I am a long-time deaf magician and writer. Last year I published my book–“Silent Magic: Biographies of [59] Deaf Magicians in the United States from the 19th to 21st Centuries.” I am now writing another book on the biographies of up to 100 international deaf magicians around the world. Canada has at least seven Deaf magicians. I finished writing the biographies of Petit Pierre of Montreal, John Addie of Quebec City, and Clifford Saulnier of Halifax, Nova Scotia. I am trying to get some biographies of Siamak Ashrafinia of Caligary, B.C., the late Denis Day of Vancouver, B.C. and Neil Marshall of B.C.

Now I am writing this email to ask you for your kindest assistance. For the past months I have been trying to obtain an obituary of Denis Day from Dr. Clifton Carbin and other Canadian deaf people but they did not have it. I sincerely hope you may have it. If so, please send it to me. It is my understanding that Denis had passed away in the fall of 2006, as I was told.

I wrote an article about deaf magicians including Denis Day in the April 1970 issue of The Deaf American magazine. Also, I had met him at the first Deaf Magicians Tournament at the National Assn. of the Deaf Convention in Minnesota in the summer of 1970.

I shall greatly appreciate your help to see if you have some printed materials about Denis Day and his expertise in magic, and some photographs as well, somewhere in your files or elsewhere. Otherwise, can you please ask anyone in the B.C. Deaf Community if he or she remembers Denis Day? If so, please have him or her send me an email with some stories or the printed materials about Denis Day. Does Denis have a brother or sister? If so, I would like to contact either of them.

May I please hear from you at your earliest convenience.

Thank you very much for your kindest cooperation with my book project.

Sincerely yours,

Simon J. Carmel, Ph.D.
International Deaf Magician, Lecturer and Writer

9339 Bridgeport Drive
West Palm Beach, FL 33411 USA

E-mail: simoncarmel13@aol.com
VP: 866.957.0797 or 561.204.5466

Workshop for Deaf Interpreters and hearing ones that work with DI that will be in Edmonton on Friday, April 03, 2009

trenton-marsh-workshop

POSTPONED — Check new post

Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
Provided by: Royal Bank
Location: Brodie Hall at WIDHH
When: Friday, Feb 20 at 7 PM
Please RSVP to Susan Masters at smasters@widhh.com

We would like to let you know that some of our middle years students participated in the national video contest “Racism…Stop it”

The entries were narrowed down to 49 semi-finalists, and guess what? MSD was one of them!!!! This week, they will be contacting the 10 finalists in person (haven’t heard anything yet).

This year, the competition has introduced a new prize – and the winning team will be determined by you, your friends, your family and the general public!

Starting Monday, February 16, and open for one week of voting, simply visit the Competition’s YouTube web site to vote for your favourite video among the 49 semi-finalists which of course is MSD!

Click on the link below to vote, starting Monday. Our video is #14. You can view the video immediately, but voting does not start until Monday.

Spread the news!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=5EAAEBC1D876D170

Len Mitchell
Manitoba School for the Deaf
Supervisor, Student Life and Services

A couple of Langra College film students are looking for a female ASL signer (20-30 yrs old)

For their film project… there will be several spoken language included in the film; Korean, Spanish, Japanese language

They have script ready to go…. They are planning to have it filming during the first week of March, YES, a very short notice!!

If you are interested to help out or gain some experience in the filming or just for the fun!!

Contact
Mike maelcomsoul@msn.com and Ruddy kodphantomw@hotmail.fr

Thank you
Vincent Chauvet

Hello Deaf Fly Fishing Anglers!

Spring’s around the corner, snow and ice will melt soon in couple of months!

We would like to announce 6th BC Deaf Fly Fishing Derby on June 13, 2009
and it will be held at Roche Lake near Kamloops, BC. (South from Kamloops
– approx. 30 mins)

Time: Saturday from Dawn to Dusk

Entry Fee: $10 per Fly Fishing Angler with valid fishing licence

Any questions, please contact us at info@bcdeafflyfish.ca

Our website is at http://www.bcdeafflyfish.ca and also please come and
check our BCDFF’s Weblog out at http://www.bcdeafflyfish.ca/weblog/ for
latest announcements, pictures, videos and you can also leave a comment by
typing or using webcam in ASL there!