DEAFBC

When: Monday, October 19, 4:30-5:30pm
Where: Online – Join Zoom Meeting here – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83606161678
There will be an ASL interpreter in this call.

It’s that time again for the annual posAbilities INCLUSION Art Show – a showcase of creativity, community and diverse abilities! Featuring over 100 artists you can purchase sculptures, pottery, paintings and everything in between from independent artists and studio collectives.

You’re invited to an evening of creativity, community and diverse abilities! Teaming up with Kudoz, join this online gathering to meet fellow artists and patrons of the show! Find out why artists choose to partner with INCLUSION and what it’s like to sell your art! To stretch your own creative muscles, don’t forget to grab your art supplies to follow along with featured artist, AJ Brown!

Here’s a little more about AJ:

AJ is Deaf. She has difficulty speaking and using sign language coherently because of a brain injury at birth. This brain injury caused her to be deaf and to have cerebral palsy. She uses a portable device which speaks when she types out written English. She also utilizes email and sign language interpreters to communicate. Creating is AJ’s way to express her soul-voice in a way to which others can hear and respond. When she creates, it feels like something spiritual guides her. She needs to continue on her spiritual path, and that is through expressing herself.

Justine Chubb
Senior Communications Specialist, posAbilities

Movement is medicine. As we get older, we must keep our bodies moving. Chair Yoga is movement for the WHOLE body: Head, Arms, Legs, etc but most important, the SPINE. The spine is what truly determines our “age”.  A flexible spine keeps us youthful and healthy; alert and energetic; and helps to maintain good posture; especially as we age. Chair Yoga is a great and gentle way (and sometimes challenging, too) to improve both muscle strength and overall flexibility. Leonarda will also teach Breathing techniques to help calm the mind; especially during COVID times.

Class taught in ASL.
5 Sundays
Dates: Nov. 1- Nov. 29, 2020
Time: 11:00 am to 12 noon PST
Where: in your home on Zoom
Cost: $ 75 CDN for all 5 classes ($15 CDN per class)
Includes one 30 min REPLAY at the end of the 5 weeks.
Drop in: $20 CDN
Minimum of 5 peeps for class to go ahead.
Can’t afford?
Scholarships available. No one turned away for lack of funds.
To register, email: Leonarda@yogapah.com

CHAIR YOGA ASL NOV 2020 FINAL (1)

Text version of the flyer:

WELL BEING PROGRAM & WAVEFRONT CENTRE PRESENTS

SENIORS SOCIAL GROUP (55+)

• Are you a senior? 55+ years old?
• Live in BC?
• Have tablet, phone, or computer?

Join us weekly – there will be chats, games, and theme-days

Where: Zoom – Online

Time: 10-12pm

When: Every Tuesday – October 13, 2020 to December 15, 2020

Register? Contact Felicia.damato@vch.ca or wellbeing.staff@vch.ca

                  Text Office Phone: 778-987-4174 or TTY 604-456-0904

https://youtu.be/h0QbdJRLHs4

My name is Scott Jeffery, and I am a Sign Language Service Coordinator at the Provincial Language Service (PLS) where I help coordinate delivery of the Provincial Medical Sign Language Interpreting Services (PMSLIS – known as MIS).

 When delivering interpreting services in health care, we face a number of challenges. Some relate to our ability to find available interpreters for pre-booked or emergency appointments.

In celebration of Disability Employment Month in BC, WorkBC is excited to be hosting three virtual hiring events as part of our Inclusive Hiring Week! All three events will be interpreted so they will be accessible to deaf attendees.

These employer-specific events are for job seekers with disabilities who’d like to learn about how each employer hires inclusively, what kind of accommodations they can make and what roles they’re hiring for. Here’s what it’ll look like:

Day 1: September 28, featuring Alliance Maintenance Ltd.
Day 2: September 29, featuring Meridian Farm Market
Day 3: September 30, featuring TJX Canada/Winners Merchants International L.P.

If you are or you’re working with a person with a disability who’d like to attend one or all of these events, register on Eventbrite below.

Alliance Maintenance Registration

Meridian Farm Market Registration

TJX Registration

Inclusive Hiring Week- poster

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.

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.

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.

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