DEAFBC

We wish to inform you about our next Disabled Community Connection Network (DCCN) session. DCCN is a monthly communication and information group for people of all ages (16+) with any disability. This group is supported by the North Shore Disability Resource Centre.

The next group is January 17th from 4-6 pm. The session will now be held at The North Shore Disability Resource Centre 3158 Mountain Highway. North Shore Disability Resource Centre is an accessible space, please let us know of any other accessibility requirements you might have in advance of the meeting.

This session will be focused around getting to know one another as we are hoping to welcome new participants and start fresh in a new location. We will be playing games and doing group activities!

ASL Interpretation and light refreshments provided! Please let us know of any accommodations and dietary needs you require.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The DCCN will now have a registration limit of 15.  Email laur.stinson@gmail.com or call 604-904-4088 to register.

February 9th, March 9th & April 6th 2019

This workshop series provides professional interpreters and Deaf individuals an opportunity to increase ASL literacy by covering topics such as advanced ASL grammar, terminology, etc.  In addition, the workshops will cover various issues and ethical decision making when working in specific settings that include education, social service and elements of social justice.

The morning session will provide a review of foundations of ASL along with linguistics and the application of new ASL research.  The afternoon sessions will have participants analyze and practice translation and interpreting. 

Students will be able to:

• Focus holistically on work that includes languages, cultures, skills and attitudes.
• Perceive the difference between decisions made based on emotion, reasoning and ethics. 
• Analyze how the decisions we make effect the interpretation as well as the consumers involved. 
• Evaluate the impact of their decision making on the consumers of ASL interpreter services.  

 Dates:                 February 9, March 9 & April 6

Time:                   9 – 4

CRN:                    11188

Cost:                    $345

Instructors:        Anita Harding and Imran Hakamali

 For more information:  https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-courses/continuing-education/child-family-community/advanced-asl-training 

To register:        Call 604 527 5472 and quote CRN 11188.

 ***Seats are limited.

Tuesday 22nd January @ 7pm

» Due to lack of funding, this is the final Ocean Matters Lecture. All of us at Ocean Wise hope you enjoyed all the lectures and community education events in 2018. We are very sorry they can no longer continue.

Beluga whales are highly sociable animals, traveling, hunting and playing together. Therefore, beluga whales need the ability to find each other when they are lost or separated from their pod. They do this by calling to each other. However, not all of these ‘contact calls’ are the same. Beluga whales make a large number of unique and complex calls when attempting to locate each other.

Brand new research from Ocean Wise, indicates that the reason why there are so many different ‘contact calls’ is because each different call is used to identify and contact distinct individuals – similar to how each human being has its own individual name!

Come and learn about this cutting edge science and how the data on wild beluga calls was actually collected.

Price: Free, but register here to guarantee your seat
Location: The Vancouver Aquarium
Accessibility: This event is wheelchair accessible Gender neutral and accessible bathrooms.
ASL Interpreter: Yes (supplied by WIDDH)
Event Webpage: https://education.ocean.org/oceanmatters/calendar/event/36421
Facebook Event:: here!

For more information see ocean.org/oceanmatters

Hi to you all from homefriendly.

If you are interested to attend for First Aid/CPR/EAD.

If you have any concerns & contract to Homefriendly at homefriendly4@gmail.com

ProSafe first Aid in Surrey had booked for January 26, 2019 as discussed.  Go ahead and post to deaf  group and they will take care of the interpreters.

Payment can be made by visa or MasterCard  (or cash if you come to the office) by phone.

Class is from 8:30 to 4:30.

If they prefer they can register for the course online at www.prosafefirstaid.ca

They simply click on course information and registration, select Red Cross emergency first aid, then January 26, 2019.  If you do register online we do ask that they also email us at info@prosafefirstaid.ca to let us know you are part of deaf group as we are holding seats in that class for you.  Payment for the course is done during registration.

Everyone who registers will get an email confirmation and also a reminder a few days before the course. It includes the date, time and location of our school.

Let me know if there is anything else.

David J. Vusich

Manager, ProSafe First Aid

www.prosafefirstaid.ca

DEADLINE IS DEC 28, Friday

Flyer in PDF:

NYE 2019 flyer