We want to share these informational workshop and sessions. Workshop is next week and the info session is on every Friday.
Feel free to share with anyone who may benefit from the workshop and sessions. Both are free.
You can see our updates at http://deafwellbeing.vch.ca/covid-19-updates/
Any questions or concerns or referrals – you may contact Kristen at kristen.pranzl@vch.ca
Stay safe and healthy.
Wavefront Centre’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of our new CEO, Christopher Sutton.
Prior to joining Wavefront Centre, Christopher was the National Executive Director of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA), where he was one of the forces behind Bill C-81: an Accessible Canada Act. He also positioned CHHA as the leading go-to organization for people impacted with hearing loss in Canada.
Christopher joins Wavefront Centre at a unique and opportune time. Christopher says, “Together, we will move forward in making Wavefront Centre the premier non-profit organization in Canada at the forefront in providing consultation, services, advocacy, and programs that enable Deaf and Hard of Hearing and hearing people achieve barrier-free communication accessibility everywhere.”
Welcome Christopher, we look forward to breaking barriers with you!
Read more here:
https://www.wavefrontcentre.ca/wavefront-centre-appoints-n…/
CAD-ASC OCA Project Wireless Accessibility Survey
1. Are you a Deaf, Deaf-Blind or Hard of hearing Canadian (or permanent resident)?
2. Do you use your smartphone or tablet on wireless primarily for video communications?
3. Do you experience frustrations with the pricing of wireless companies and with accessibility?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, this new survey is for you!
Please take 12 minutes to answer questions.
Online version available in 4 Languages and Deaf-Blind Accessible:
English/ASL Survey Link: https://www.
Deaf-Blind English/ASL Survey Link:https://www.surveymonkey.
Lien vers le sondage en français/LSQ : https://fr.surveymonkey.com/
If you wish to have a text survey in MS Word (or Adobe Acrobat PDF) format, please feel free to e-mail to: deafwireless@icloud.com to request a survey in attachment in document format.
These following organizations thank you for your participation to help us respond to a CAD-ASC project funded by the Office of Consumer Affairs(OCA):
Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC)
Deaf Wireless Canada Consultative Committee – Comité pour les Services Sans fil des Sourds du Canada(DWCC-CSSSC)
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jim Roots, Executive Director, CAD-ASC at jroots@cad.ca
Thank you for your participation!
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We are on FaceBook and Instagram too.
IG: @deafwbp
Facebook: VCH Deaf Well Being Program
http://deafwellbeing.vch.ca/ – our website with new videos
http://deafwellbeing.vch.ca/covid-19-updates/ – COVID 19 updates in ASL and transcripts for DeafBlind
http://deafwellbeing.vch.ca/covid-19-updates/covid-19-how-to-talk-with-kids-about-this/ – resources for anyone who have kids
Wavefront Centre is pleased to see a growing interest in learning more about Sign Language
[Transcript: Hello it is regarding the Reunion 2020…previously announced of the postponement. I contacted the hotel and theatre of a new date for the reunion to secure a date for next year but I was told to HOLD and WAIT in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak as we won’t know when it gets under control ie tomorrow, next month, three months or six months. Nobody knows. What’s more, there were reservations at the hotel and theatre before us, and with the outbreak under control, the people who reserved before us will be contacted to see if they still want to keep or cancel their reservation. We have to wait for our turn to confirm our reservation for a new date, hopefully between May and July 2021. With that said, we will not be able to let you know of a new date until around June or July of this year. Soon as possible. I am asking for your patience as we all are on a same boat of uncertainty what ahead may bring to us and that we focus on eliminating the virus outbreak. Our health and safety are a priority. We will eventually announce a new date soon. For those who booked their flight, better cancel the booking. Stay healthy.]
*Transcript soon
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/covid19/cartoon-listen-to-nigel-2188130
Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix have been preaching social distancing for isolation over the past week (with expressive sign language c/o ASL interpreter Nigel Howard), but somehow not all Vancouverties are getting it.
Enjoy our latest cartoon from artist Geoff Coates.
Hello. I’m Jodi of Wavefront Centre for Communication Accessibility. I have been translating news releases into ASL in the last few days for the BC Ministry of Health, Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, who have been making joint statements with updates on COVID-19 in BC. There was another news release tonight at 5:50 PM so I’ll translate the English version now. “We are deeply saddened to announce that a further three people who tested positive for COVID-19 have recently passed away. Two were residents of the Lynn Valley Care Centre and one was a man in his 80s from the Fraser Health region. We offer our heartfelt condolences to their loved ones and the staff who cared for them. We are also announcing 83 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 186 cases in British Columbia. Of the new cases, seven are currently hospitalized, four are in intensive care, five have recovered and the remaining patients are at home in isolation…” Read the full story here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020H… For more information, you can visit other links at the bottom. Thank you.
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