What does ‘sign language accessibility’ mean to you?
Join us for a community meeting to discuss how our society can be more Deaf-friendly. Come share your experience and your ideas on topics like: public transport, service providers, restaurants, advertisements, etc.
All signers in BC are welcome!
Wednesday, February 17th @ 6:30PM via Zoom
Register here: bit.ly/3pv9TWQ
What of our culture lives within us, and how much is determined by our upbringing? If a part of your identity has never been nurtured, do attempts to rekindle it amount to appropriation?
Seeking answers to these questions, our gender-questioning and mixed-race protagonist, Max, meets the famed Mz Nancy, our host for the night. Witty and glamorous, Nancy seems to have an answer for everything… but, as Max discovers, things are never black and white.
This boundary-pushing, bouffon-inspired work explores what it means to be mixed-race and Black in the world today. Using bold risks, sharp comedy, and African mythology, Mx cracks open struggles of identity and belonging through the lens of a character stuck in the in-between.
Police Surveillance in Black Queer Activism
Feb 9th 12pm-2pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/
Afro-Indigenous Resilience
Feb 13th 10am-12pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/
Out There Without Fear: Black Bodies in Motion
Feb 16th 4-7pm PST
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/
Re-Defining Black Masculinity
Feb 23rd 5-7 pm PST
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/
Black Brilliance Trivia Night
Feb 27th 6-7pm PST
https://us02web.zoom.us/…/
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has initiated two important projects – redesigning the VCH website and reviewing VCH translation practices. Since the start of the projects, the Community Engagement team has hosted 17 focus groups with different
We have three employment openings at Wavefront Centre in the Counselling Department. Please see attached posting for two part-time DeafBlind Intervenor positions and a part-time Program Assistant position. Please post these opportunities to DeafBC website?
The posting is also available in ASL.
DeafBlind Intervenor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo0dbNv1t68&feature=youtu.be
Program Assistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo0dbNv1t68&feature=youtu.be
Wavefront Centre Job Posting – DeafBlind Intervenor – 18Jan2021Wavefront Centre Job Posting – Program Assistant – 18Jan2021
AUDISM WEBINAR SERIES
Audism: An Introductory Framework
February 10th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: February 8th, 2021 Payment Deadline: February 9th, 2021
Dr. Dirksen Bauman and Dr. Genie Gertz
Intersection Between Racism and Audism
February 24th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: February 22nd, 2021 Payment Deadline: February 23rd, 2021
Dr. Laurene E. Simms
Psychological Impact of Audism
March 17th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: March 15th, 2021 Payment Deadline: March 16th, 2021
Dr. Peter C. Hauser
Audism in Deaf Education
March 24th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: March 22nd, 2021 Payment Deadline: March 23rd, 2021 Tawny Holmes Hlibok, Esq.
Audism in the Workplace
April 7th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: April 5th, 2021 Payment Deadline: April 6th, 2021
Gary Malkowski, M.A., L.H.D.
Audism in the Arts
April 21st, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: April 19th, 2021 Payment Deadline: April 20th, 2021
Dr. Olivier Schetrit
Audism in the Deaf Community
May 5th, 2021 7:30PM – 9:00PM Eastern Time Registration Deadline: May 3rd, 2021 Payment Deadline: May 4th, 2021
Dr. Benjamin Bahan
Register online: www.gallaudet.edu//ccoe/audism
There is new attention on Black American Sign Language, and its place in history, thanks to new viral videos. Nadia Stewart reports on the growing calls for a deeper understanding, and appreciation of Canada’s Black Deaf community.
We’re sorry to let you know that we will be postponing this week’s Virtual Town Hall until a later date. We want to make the Town Hall as valuable as possible by sharing the latest news about our programs and services. Right now, due to some unforeseen delays, we are still confirming final service details with our sign language interpreting vendor. As a result, we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone this week’s Town Hall until we’re able to share the most up-to-date information. We realize you set aside time in your schedule to attend the Town Hall and we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Please be assured that there are not going to be any reductions to medical interpreting services. In fact, we’ve been working to improve our service model in response to community feedback.
We will let you know as soon as a new date for the Town Hall has been set.
Information about medical interpreting services in B.C. is available here: www.phsa.ca/pmslis. If you have any questions, you can reach us at PMSLIS@phsa.ca.
Thank you,
Provincial Language Service
Provincial Language Service is hosting a Virtual Town Hall on January 14, 2021. During the Town Hall, we will talk about how we work with the Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing community, and learn more about medical sign language interpreting in B.C. and who the service provider will be the new contract term.
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