For the first time, deaf Inuit followed proceedings in the Nunavut legislative assembly Tuesday, thanks to interpreters who translated the debates into a new Inuit sign language that is in the process of being documented.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/09/17/inuit-sign.html
Inuit Sign Language is Recognized
Weights: A Live Performance with Lynn Manning
Sunday, February 15 at 8:00 pm
Chan Shun Concert Hall
Presented by Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, the Chan Centre and KickstART Festival.
American actor/storyteller Lynn Manning’s life changed forever when a bullet, shot in a crowded Los Angeles bar, robbed him of his sight. Manning shares his powerful story in his riveting one-man show entitled Weights.
More info: lynnmanning
Hearing Devices:
Infrared Hearing System headsets are available, free of charge, for the
hearing impaired. Please contact the Chan Center’s Customer Service Department
at 604.822.9197 to make arrangements or for additional details.
American Sign Language and CART Captioning
Kickstart and the Chan Centre will be providing both CART Captioning and
American Sign Language interpretation of the performance.
For mature audiences
SUNDAY FEBURARY 15, 2009, 8PM
CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
6265 Crescent Road. University of British Columbia. Vancouver. BC
TICKETS
Tickets from the Chan Centre directly (in person only)
Students/Fixed Income $16.00
Adults $22.00
Group of 10 $18.00
Ticket Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Day of Show: 12:00 pm to End of Intermission
Info: www.chancentre.com.
or Ticketmaster.ca, 604.280.3311, or http://www.ticketmaster.ca
Service charges apply.
Registered Disability Savings Plan (RSDP)
Assadali Bachoo’s first vlog
Deaf Interpreter Workshop at Douglas College
Updated as Saturday, Feb 21: Pay via PayPal
http://web.me.com/susi.bolender/Site_2/Deaf_Interpreting_Workshop.html
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Nigel Howard will be teaching workshop for Deaf Interpreters at
Douglas College in CTELL Lab on 4th Floor.
Total 30 hours of DI Training and you will get certificate of
attendance from WAVLI.
Level 1 COST: $200
March 6 (6pm-9pm)
March 7 (9am-4pm)
March 8 (9am-2pm)
Level 2 COST: $200
March 20 (6pm-9pm)
March 21 (9am-4pm)
March 22 (9am-2pm)
If you register for BOTH Level 1 and Level 2 cost will be $300 (Save
$100). Please email WAVLI.PD@GMAIL.COM for information about the
workshops and how you can register. Need minimum 10 people registered
to go ahead with workshops. DEADLINE is Feb 21st.
Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters
41542-923-12th Street
New Westminster, BC V3M 6L1 Canada
Email: wavli@wavli.com
Home Page: www.wavli.com
Movie Trailer: Voices from El-Sayed
English trailer of the feature documentary “Voices from El-Sayed”
Directed by: Oded Adomi Leshem
Douglas College Interpreting: 20th Anniversary Open House
Hello everyone
Can you believe it? The Douglas College Department of Sign Language Interpretation is 20 years old! We would like to invite you to our open house on Thursday April 2, 2009, 3:00 – 7:00pm. Come and see what we are doing in the program these days, enjoy some refreshments and get to chat with current and former students.Intervenors for Deaf-Blind guests will be available.Watch for a flyer with more details to follow soon.For more information, contact Karen Malcolm, malcolmk@douglas.bc.ca
Click Karen Malcolm’s vlog in Quicktime QuickTime
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West Fraser Valley Cofee Club for the DEAF
Fridays, March 13, 2009 and May 8, 2009
City Blends
109 – 32423 Lougheed Highway, Mission, B.C.
Fridays, April 24, 2009 and June 12, 2009
Ridge Coffee House
107 – 22470 Dewney Trunk Rd, Maple Ridge B.C.
Contact: jeanats80@hotmail.com
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The Full Monty
The Full Monty with certified ASL Interpreters. Both performances will take place on Saturday, March 21st, 2009: 2pm and 8pm. The show will be at the Norman Rothstein Theatre in Vancouver. For more information check out http://www.patrickstreetproductions.com/monty.html
Townhall: Learning For Life
Learning For Life townhall on Feb 19.
More info, watch Karen’s vlog below.
Karen Foot, Learning For Life – Project Coordinator
kafoot@widhh.com / kafoot@rogers.blackberry.net
TTY-604-777-0216
Voice-604-777-0215
How To Vlog
DeafBC Editor: Many people asked me how to make a vlog. I have decided to provide a free workshop at the dormitory (PSDHH) on Monday, Feb 23 at 7 PM. Both hearing and deafies are welcome.
Reminder of January 29 VRS Townhall Meeting
Video Relay Services, BC (VRS BC)
Townhall Meeting
Thursday, January 29
6:30 PM
Douglas College room #2201
More details: VRS BC Town Hall
WAY Workshop
Good Afternoon YOUTH!
There will be a Work Alliance for Youth (WAY) workshop coming up in Vancouver on February 12th 2009 from 4 pm to 9 pm, at DouglasCollege, New Westminster, and Theatre 2201.Please read the flyer in attachment for more information!!! WAY.PDF
The consent form is for Youth under 18 years old.
This is for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Youth fromVancouverbetween 17 to 30 years old. Youth use ASL or not: welcome we will provide ASL-Voice interpreters and maybe NCS. Foods will be provided and are free. We will have good presenters!!!
Remember, the workshop is “Work Alliance for Youth”. The purpose/goal of this workshop is to help YOUTH enter the labor market by offering Workshops and “coffee chats” in three different areas of employment: within the Deaf community, outside of the Deaf community and through Self-employment. Those presenters are to share their personal experience and expertise to youth (Deaf and Hard of Hearing, oral deaf, etc) about employment and issues surrounding employment (ex: education, career, leadership, etc).
You can visit website:www.way-atj.com for more information about our project! SEE VLOGS!
Please let me know ASAP if you are interested to attend! Please fill the form and email it to tgirault@cad.ca or fax: 613-565-1207! Please respond as soon as possible.
Thank you!!! See you soon!!! Hope to see you all there! COME and HAVE FUN!!
Tiphaine Girault,
Canadian Association of the Deaf
c/o Tiphaine Girault
251 Bank Street, Suite #203
Ottawa, ON K2P 1X3
