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Parent Community Update May 22 (1)

June 5^th Session

Marcia Tanaka is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: The Department for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Online Information Session

Time: Jun 5, 2020 09:00 AM Vancouver

Join Zoom Meeting

https://vcc.zoom.us/j/8753350558?pwd=VFhOUHFRMkthYzJ6d1YvYXNITHJGdz09

Meeting ID: 875 335 0558

Password: Mt0004416

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June 8^th Session

Marcia Tanaka is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Department for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) Online Info Session

Time: Jun 8, 2020 04:00 PM Vancouver

Join Zoom Meeting

https://vcc.zoom.us/j/8753350558?pwd=VFhOUHFRMkthYzJ6d1YvYXNITHJGdz09

Meeting ID: 875 335 0558

Password: Mt0004416

Gary Malkowski Former NDP MPP York East to BC Ministers BC

Pre School Deaf Children’s Society ProgramLetters to MCFD text for DB

The BC Centre for Disease Control now have ASL version of BC COVID-19 SPEAK: Your story, our future Survey.

 http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/covid-19-survey

Scroll down and click under the language guide and click on ASL Language Guide.

 Please share away! The survey will close on May 31st, and we hope you can participate in the survey.

Huge shout out to @Telus for providing smart phones for members of our community that need them most. It’s important now more than ever for us to stay connected virtually. If you or someone you know would benefit from one of these smart phones please contact us at info@wavefrontcentre.ca

Vincent Chauvet, DCS president wore purple shirt and white beard, signing outdoors. He gave few comments: how to contact B.C. Member of Legislature Assembly (MLA). The first segment, Vincent giving thanks on behalf of DCS Board for your on-going support through petition and fund donating, the next segment; He explain how to find your MLA using google search. The third segment; Vincent explain how to make appointment with your MLA through phone call (with VRS) and tell your MLA of your concerns about future of Deaf Children’s Society of BC and what to say during the conversation. The fourth segment Vincent discuss the second option: email to MLA and contents similar to the phone conversation. The last segment, he mentioned about the strange time: COVID-19 and we need to work to get BC Government to see other problems other than COVID-19 and appreciate your time to watch the video.

Spread the Word!

Department for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) at Vancouver Community College
Online Info Sessions for Registration Information for 2020
June 5 – 9:00-10:00am and June 8 – 4:00-5:00pm

Hi all,

I am attaching a flyer with a link on the VCC cover page website. This link will connect to our DHH Info sessions

PDHHS is a provincial government organization dedicated to supporting the diverse and multicultural goals of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind individuals and their families within an ASL and English environment.

PDHHS is currently advertising for auxiliary positions. To apply, please go to MCFD website https://bcpublicservice.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/68350 and click on the link: CHLDCC 18R – Child Care Counsellor #68350. The closing date for submitting your application is June 4 2020 at 11:00pm Pacific Time.

As of today, Thursday, May 14, 2020, an OPEN LETTER to the People of Canada during COVID-19 was made public, asking our Government of Canada to do more for People with Disabilities during the pandemic.  You can read it either in English or ASL:

English: https://www.include-me.ca/covid-19/open-letter-people-canada-during-covid-19?fbclid=IwAR3ZbjqsPKZ_ACK1nO2fdj6hPQz2Gw4q4Jhn1GgXqKV3iDllwflEdqzxAaA

ASL: https://youtu.be/hXk4jV85fPA

Include-Me.ca is a social movement powered by people with disabilities.  Over 210 Canadian disability organizations (including Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility), representing thousands of people with disabilities, are joined to improve access and inclusion.  You can visit their website here: https://www.include-me.ca and sign up to join the movement.  We are in this together.  Leave no one behind.