Kickstart Disability Arts & Culture is seeking artists in British Columbia who identify as living with
a disability for the possible inclusion in 10 x 5: Art and Disability, an artist talk featuring 10 artists.
Call For Disability Identified Artists
Call for Deaf or HH participants: Virtual User Study on the Quality of Closed Captioning
My name is Somang Nam. I am a Ph.D. candidate at the Industrial
Engineering program, University of Toronto.
I am kindly requesting your help to recruit participants for a virtual
research study that I am conducting titled: Understanding the
subjective Closed Captioning quality assessment by Deaf or Hard of
Hearing viewers.
The purpose of this study is to train an AI Closed Captioning quality
evaluator, named Cappy, by teaching them human ratings for certain
captions it would ask about.
2020 CAEDHH-BC Conference Information
CAEDHH-BC will be hosting an online conference on Oct. 23rd with several presenters sharing about Collaborative Practices in deaf/hard of hearing education. We invite you and your members to register for this exciting conference and hope to see you there. Please note the deadline to register is October 14th. You can also access our conference information and registration link on our website: www.caedhhbc.com/conference
Thank you,
CAEDHH-BC Executive Committee and Conference Planning Team
October at Outsiders and Others / Deborah Leigh
Deborah Leigh – Escape
October 2 – 25, 2020
Born in Prince George in the early 1950’s, Deborah Leigh didn’t start to draw until she was in her 50’s. She discovered her talent later in life. During a period of recovery from an illness, Deborah started to “doodle” to help her relax. These “doodles” quickly evolved in size and in subject matter. Black and white shapes and forms turned into full coloured surreal landscapes with creatures, people, foliage, trees, houses, and so on.
Accessibility Standards Canada: Consultation Deadline Extended Sept 30
Good news!
You have more time to complete our online survey if you have not done so already! We want to hear from you on how to build an accessible Canada for all!
Participate before September 30, 2020 to help us determine:
- how we can engage with you
- the research priorities for our next call for proposals
- the areas of focus for our next set of accessibility standards
GVAD AGM Today (Sept 26)
Friendly remainder:
GVAD AGM 2020
September 26 at 1pm
More info, please contact GVADoffice@gmail.com
AccessAbility Month from September 2 to September 30th
Hey everyone,
Happy September! I’d like to share my experience.
Today I participated in a webinar provided by Small Business BC, it was very accessible and I was impressed. I am not sure if anyone was aware, so I wanted to share so others could benefit and perhaps participate/join if they were interested.
It turns out that it is AccessAbility Month from September 2 to September 30th provided by Small Business BC, along with partners The Presidents Group Office of Small and Medium Enterprises and Community Futures Enterpreneurs with Disabilities Program (EDP)
ASL announcement video (The Presidents Group)
ASL video: https://youtu.be/8_CAk-
The Presidents Group, BC’s leadership table for CEOs and business owners committed to accessibility, is pleased to announce their new online learning series to help you become an Accessible Employer.Whether you are a business owner considering hiring your first employee with a disability, or a strong Diversity and Inclusion advocate in an organization with a track record for inclusion, you’ll benefit from these two webinars.Both “The Business Case for Inclusive Culture and Why it Matters” and “Accommodations: Legal Requirements and Solutions” are one hour webinars and it’s free to register. ASL and CART will be provided.Visit accessibleemployers.ca/news for details.
SBBC’s AccessAbility Month (September 2020)
ASL video: https://youtu.be/
Looking to start or grow your business? Join us for AccessAbility month September 2020 featuring over 15 webinars, all with ASL interpretation and captioning.
A variety of topics will be covered, from business planning and email marketing to Funding and Supports for Workplace Accessibility and Selling to the Government!
All webinars are available through Small Business BC, in partnership with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Community Futures BC Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program and the Presidents Group.
For a complete list of webinars and financial assistance with the registration fees, visit https://sbbc.co/accessability-
Social Security Tribunal Recruitment Campaign – Governor in Council Appointments
The Government of Canada is seeking qualified applicants for full-time and part-time member positions for the General Division of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada (SST). The application and selection process is open, transparent and merit-based.
To apply, or get more information about how to prepare your application, visit the Governor in Council Appointments website. Applications must be submitted electronically by September 18, 2020.
Power to the People – presented by Outsiders and Others
What was originally planned as a protest art show by self-taught artists has now become a community based exhibition featuring works by both self-taught and trained artists, of all age groups, of all abilities, with works that are protest based and not.
New Job Posting at Wavefront Centre (WIDHH)
Wavefront Centre – Booking Coordinator – 20Aug20
Title: Accessible Communication Services – Booking Coordinator
Location: Vancouver, BC
Position Status: Full-Time, 35 hours per week
Reports to: Interim Director, Accessible Communication Services
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Position Summary:
The Booking Coordinator works to intake appointments, put
Programs with ASL
I work for the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC.
We offer two yoga classes and one movement therapy program on a weekly basis for people with CP and other disabilities. These programs have ASL interpreters to accommodate our members that are hard of hearing or deaf.
