Fundraising event for BC Deaf Sports
Please help raise money for our Deaf and Hard of Hearing athletes.
Do you have clothes, towels, shoes, books, plates, cups, etc that you do not need or want to give away? Considered to donate items to BC Deaf Sports Federation to raise funds during Donation Drive. All items are to drop off on Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 11am at Value Village Queensborough only on 1135 Tanaka Court, New Westminster (next to Starlight Casino).
Any questions – contact David MacDonald – dmacdonald@bcdeafsports.bc.ca
Or BCDSF office – info@bcdeafsports.bc.ca
HÜMÜH’s Summer Spiritual Learning Opportunities
Everyone is cordially welcome to come for spiritual retreat at HÜMÜH’s beautiful and pristine Skycliffe Monastery and Retreat Centre in Westbridge, British Columbia anytime during May through September. If you are sincerely interested in learning about and developing spiritually, please feel free to look up the summer program brochure here
http://www.humuh.org/humuh-buddhist-centers/skycliffe/summer-program-2018/#
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Diana Cho, Humsei, DeafCoordinator@HUMUH.org.
Spring Garbaret for Youth
We’re excited to announce our Spring Gabaret — an evening of youth storytelling, poetry, songs, dancing, and more! Come and hang out, have some refreshments, take a photo with new and old friends, and enjoy live performances from your fellow Gabbers!
This event takes place on the unceded territories of the x?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish), and s?l?ilw?ta?? (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples.
Date: Friday, April 27th
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: 5th Floor of YMCA, 955 Burrard St
Age: 14-25*
Cost: FREE
*This event is for queer, trans, Two-Spirit and allied youth between the ages of 14-25. We’re also excited to be joined by QMUNITY’s Older Adults & Seniors Program as audience members!
Youth interested in signing up to perform can do so by contacting youth@qmunity.ca. We want all kinds of performances! Show us your skills!
~ ACCESSIBILITY ~
YMCA is a fully accessible venue with accessible washrooms and an elevator that can go to the 5th floor. All washrooms are all gender single stalls.
ASL Interpretation will be provided!
As per our Guidelines, we ask that folks who attend help to create a scent reduced space. Please refrain from wearing perfumes and scented products.
For more info on why it’s important to hold scent reduced space and how to do it check out these awesome links:
– http://www.brownstargirl.org
– http://eastbaymeditation.org
Volunteers & Youth Workers will be available if people need to check in with someone throughout the event.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Contact youth@qmunity.ca
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.co
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ASL for LINC at VCC Broadway
ASL for LINC explained in ASL Vlog by Imran Hakamali.
Transcript:
Hello everyone
Are you Deaf or Hard of hearing?
Or do you know anyone who is Deaf or hard of hearing?
Do you know a little English, or no English?
Then ASL for LINC may be for you!
I will explain what ASL for LINC is.
ASL – American Sign Language. LINC – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada.
I will be explaining what an ASL for LINC class looks like
Students will come to class and will be learning write and read English as well as ASL!
The purpose of this learning may be for jobs, school, education, communities, and other reasons.
What is VCC? It is Vancouver Community College.
VCC is a leading college for DHH – Deaf and Hard of Hearing as well as English training.
VCC has two campuses. There is the downtown campus and the Broadway campus.
I will be focusing on the Broadway campus as the ASL for LINC class will take place there.
How will you come to this campus? It is easy.
We have public transportation, for example the city bus or SkyTrain.
The closest SkyTrain station to VCC Broadway is the VCC-Clark station.
When you take the SkyTrain, and get off at this station, it will be walking distance to the campus; really easy.
When is the class taking place?
It is from April 9 to June 29, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. From 830am to 245pm.
Oh, just passed April 9 as it has already begun.
It is not a problem—you still can come even though you missed the start date.
Those of you who are interested, there are requirements. I will explain.
You need to be a Permanent Resident of Canada.
Or, have Refugee status, due to reasons such as wars, religious, political, other reasons. If you already have a Canadian Citizenship, you are not eligible. Sorry about that.
The other requirements are you must be Deaf or Hard of hearing.
Also, you must be available to attend ASL for LINC for 12 weeks
ASL for LINC is funded by IRCC – Immigrations, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
If you are interested in joining or need info, you can contact Peter Fischer.
We have a flyer with the same information as I just explained in sign.
The information contains the ASL for LINC, address, telephone number, and email. Peter Fischer’s contact information is at the bottom of the flyer.
The flyer will be shown shortly
Printable PDF:ASL for LINC flyer April-June 2018
Job position available: Independent Living Services Manager
Richmond Society for Community Living (RSCL) is a medium sized non-profit agency that offers a variety of programs and services for adults and children with developmental disabilities, as well as their families.
We have an exciting opportunity to join our diverse, innovative, and committed RSCL leadership team in the newly created position of;
Independent Living Services Manager
RSCL is seeking a dynamic leader to help us with our growing and changing Independent Living services. This role involves assisting individuals and potential new referrals to develop services plans and implement these new directions in their lives.
The Independent Living Manager will start with meeting, getting to know, and planning with individuals looking to live in a more independent way. The successful applicant should have related experience along with a deep and meaningful understanding of person centred practice and planning.
We expect that this position will evolve over time to include assessing support needs, scheduling support, hiring and training staff, working in collaboration to develop basic ASL training for all agency staff and some direct support.
The Manager will promote individuality, choice, and control. This positions will be performed consistently with the values, principles, and philosophy of Richmond Society for Community Living and all applicable policies and procedures. The Independent Living Manager will have a strong foundation of experience in providing supports, coordination, or services to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
Qualification:
? An appropriate degree in social services, human resources, or a related field and/or an appropriate combination of education and experience relevant to the position;
? Three to five years of progressively more responsible program management experience in the social service/community living services sector;
? Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of community based supported living programs for persons with developmental disabilities;
? Advances computer skills with Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, etc) and preferably experience with Sharevision;
? Demonstrated ability in financial management and labour relations;
? Excellent oral, written, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills;
? Demonstrated teamwork, leadership, and supervisory skills;
? Well-developed planning, organizing, and administrative skills
The ability to function independently and frequently under pressure, while managing multiple concurrent projects and deadlines; including participating in resolving and effectively managing stressful and emergency crisis situations is an ongoing expectation. This position require the ability to mentor staff groups through the transition processes. A flexible schedule is required to accommodate participation at meetings, conferences, and other events.
Starting wage $31.70 + benefits after probation
Please send resumes by April 27, 2018 to:
Richmond Society for Community Living 170-7000 Minoru Boulevard Richmond, BC V6Y 3Z5 Email: humanresources@rscl.org Fax: 604-279-7048
North Langley Community Church (Interpreted Services)
If anyone is interested to attend North Langley community church in Walnut Grove, the address is 21015 96 ave Langley. First service is 9am and other service is at 11am. I’ve found an interpeter and they both are available. Both can’t be on the same Sundays but they changes every second week.
Contact then by text 604 888 0442. Or to pastor Tim via timm@nlcc.ca
Dear members of our Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Interpreting and Medical Services Community on Vancouver Island,
Our Agency is the provider of Medical Interpreting Services (MIS) for BC. For the past several years, services for MIS on the island has been subcontracted to the Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC) in Victoria and we thank them for their services to the MIS program.
WIDHH is now planning to transition the services from IDHHC back to WIDHH. This will help to create consistency in services across all regions and improve our medical interpreting services across the province. The change will take place on Tuesday July 3rd, 2018 at 8 am. Until that date, please contact IDHHC for Medical Interpreting Services on the island.
Please do not hesitate to contact Tim Mallach, WIDHH Head of Interpreting Services with any questions or concerns, email tim.mallach@widhh.com or text 905-299-2696.
“Pirates and Lovers” play at Stage Door Theatre
STAGE DOOR THEATRE TROUPE’S LATEST SWASHBUCKLING PRODUCTION
Vancouver, BC – This spring, a tale of romance, action, and adventure called Pirates and Lovers sets sail at Stage Door Theater located on the lower level of Heritage Hall (3102 Main Street, Vancouver). Hosted by the Stage Door Theatre Troupe and supported by posAbilities, the play will run on April 24, 25, 26 and May 1, 2, and 3 at 7:30 pm. If the pirate’s life is the life for you, $15 tickets are available at the door.
The Stage Door Theatre Troupe is an award-winning group known for its improv style, plays, and imaginative actors. All actors live with developmental disabilities and they’re excited to bring the community together through their engaging, exciting, and thought-provoking performances. No matter the theme or content of a play, they use their unique skills and expertise to create something never before seen.
In Pirates and Lovers, all havoc breaks loose when a ruthless greedy judge denies his daughter and her lover of their togetherness. Instead of granting her freedom, he forces her to marry another man. This leads us to question, what will happen next? So avast ye mateys and come see excitement levels rise just like the sea while actors get into character and transform into swashbuckling buccaneers. Director, Don House, shares: “This year’s show has been challenging as we haven’t had this many actors on stage before. Giving 16 performers (a mix of new timers and veterans) a chance to shine isn’t easy. But I think we have a fun show this year, with some very funny moments.”
Special Services & Discounted Rates
§ ASL interpretation services offered on April 26
§ VocalEye audio description services offered on May 1
§ Groups of four or more will receive a discount on April 26/May 1 shows only – $5 per seat. Contact info@posAbilities.cato RSVP
Interesting Facts & Information
§ The show is written, produced, and designed from the ground up and all actors have an opportunity to contribute to the production
§ Watch Stage Door’s promo video to ready yer sea legs!
Curious to learn more? Please visit: http://www.posAbilities.ca and contact us!
Media Contact
Monique Nelson, Director of Community Engagement
cell: 604-369-4073, email: mnelson@posabilities.ca
About posAbilities
At posAbilities, we assist children, youth and adults with disabilities to lead meaningful and healthy lives. We work with families and community partners to deliver a full range of services that grow with the individual, including behaviour consultation, community inclusion, employment and home living. We are actively engaged in creating art, theatre productions and digital media, continuously aspiring to challenge perceptions of ability and to reduce the stigma that is often associated with persons who have developmental disabilities. http://www.posAbilities.ca
Burnaby Festival of Learning
The Burnaby Festival of Learning will take place May 6 – 12, 2018. The Opening will take place at the Shadbolt Centre between 7:00 – 9:00 pm on May 6. The opening event is the Pecha Kucha Night for the first time in Burnaby with ASL interpretation.if you are interested, please register.
On Tuesday May 8th, at 7:00 pm there will be a play presentation: Rising Above Hate and Discrimination – a play using the Theatre of the Oppressed technics to explores community solutions to incidents of hate and discrimination with ASL interpretation.
http://www.festival-of-learning.ca/
printable PDF:
ASL Interpreting provided movies
Title: Unraveling Journeys: An Afternoon of Films
Organized and taking placed on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations.
Join the viet* collective for community justice in an afternoon of films, food and discussion to commemorate the 43rd anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
This gathering centers the presence of queer and trans folk who are Black, Indigenous, and/or people of colour and their family and friends, whose stories and experiences are erased and sidelined in mainstream narratives of the war.
We recognize that the impacts of the so-called “Vietnam War” exists beyond colonial borders and invite those historically forgotten and ignored in these conversations to share space with us as we explore the possibilities of life after and beyond the war.
A short film and a feature-length documentary will be screened (to be confirmed), followed by a lightly-facilitated discussion.
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Sunday, April 29th, 2018
3:00pm – 6:00pm (doors open at 2:30pm)
@ TBD
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[more info to come]
Accessibility Information:
– ASL interpretation is available; please confirm this service by April 19th at 1:00pm by emailing vccj@protonmail[dot]com
– Wheelchair access is TBD (we are securing a wheelchair accessible venue)
– Washrooms are TBD
– Completely power-off your cell phones, wireless devices, and electrical devices before entering and while being in the space; if you require access to your device(s) please situate yourself in the designated low-EMF area
– Refrain from wearing scents the day before and during the event itself; this includes (and is not limited to) perfumes, hair products, cosmetics, and clothing washed in scented detergent/dried with scented dryer sheets
– Childcare is available; please confirm this service as soon as possible by emailing vccj@protonmail[dot]com
– Seating is TBD (we are ensuring a variety of seating options will be available)
– If you have any access requests and/or have any questions please email vccj@protonmail.com
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Film Synopses (films are still to be confirmed):
// Xanh //
“Xanh” is the Vietnamese translation of the colors green and blue and is synonymous to the themes and lives of queer and trans people who are forced to navigate a world that enforces binary identities.
Xanh’s main goal is to save up money for top surgery. Their mother is a garment seamstress who polices Xanh’s gender presentation and performance through the creation of feminine clothes. As their mom starts to criticize what they choose to wear, Xanh experiences a series of nightmares and finds their dreams literally shattered.
Trailer:
For more information: http://www.facebook.com/xanhthemovie/
// Madam Phung’s Last Journey -or- Chuy?n ?i cu?i cùng c?a ch? Ph?ng //
A former monk who left monastic life because “I saw beautiful fags praying, and felt like running away,” Madam Phung is a canny businesswoman who got her start as a singer, and saved her money in the form of gold bars she would bury in the ground. Now she is something of a den mother to her largely transgender troupe – berating them when they drink or fight too much, warning them to stay out of trouble, and dealing with local police and occasionally hostile locals when necessary.
It’s the classic carny existence: long hours; setting up and tearing down the stage; exhorting the crowd to buy raffle tickets and play games; putting on a show. But the people we meet in MADAM PHUNG’S LAST JOURNEY are not your ordinary fairground workers.
This verite documentary takes us on a year-long ride with an itinerant troupe of cross-dressing performers, led by Madam Phung, as they travel the remote southern regions and central highlands of Vietnam.
Trailer:
For more information: http://icarusfilms.com/if-mme
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for more information: http://www.facebook.com/events/2107003799339882/
full day conference with the theme: “Empowerment and Partnership” on this April 17th 2018
***Registration deadline extended to Thursday, April 12, 2018 by 4pm***
Hello everyone,
*** We apologize for the short notice. The deadline to register is on April 10th, 2018. The conference is originally intended for parents and professionals working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students but we have the space for more attendees and would like to extend the invitation for the Deaf community and others to join us. Please read below for more information about our conference. You can come for part of the day and the cost of the conference remains the same, $50. Lunch is included.
We are very excited to announce that we will be hosting a full day conference with the theme: “Empowerment and Partnership” on this April 17th 2018. It will be open to everyone, including Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Speech and Language Pathologists, parents, Sign Language interpreters, and other professionals working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. In the past, the conference is only for DHH itinerant teachers but this year our school district team wanted an open invitation to everyone to join us. This year we have Drisana Levitzke-Gray a Deaf advocate who is a recipient of the 2015 Young Australian of the Year Award and WA Young Australian of the Year Award, coming to present at our conference. We will also have Gael Hannan who is hard of hearing and a comedian as presenter and share her humorous stories about being hard of hearing in daily life. Dan Pacioretti will also share the latest assistive technology with us as well.
The registration is now open for Empowerment and Partnerships Conference. Please see attached for the flyer and the website for more information and registration. Website and registration link:http://www.popdhh.ca/dhhcw/education-day-dhhcw/education-day-teachers
***Registration deadline extended to Thursday, April 12, 2018 by 4pm***
Printable flyer in PDF and DOC:
empowerment and Partnerships conference flyer – Registration is open
British Columbia School for the Deaf Alumni Association (BCSDAA)
BCSDAA RECRUITMENT
The Board of Directors is seeking Alumni members to fill the vacant positions/to become officers until the next general meeting in 2020. The available positions are as follows:
President
Vice President
Publicity Director
Technology Director
2020 Reunion Chairperson
BCSDAA’s Vision Statement
? Develop, advocate and maintain the interest of education for the Deaf in the province of BC
? Donate funds to school aged students for their educational field trips
? Provide scholarships to high school graduates
? Support and maintain Deaf studies, research and archives
? Coordinate, plan and oversee reunion events
? Foster a sense of BCSD pride through leadership in promoting future members of BCSD to continue the function of Alumni Association
BCSDAA Board is FUN – meeting are 4 or 5 times per year!
If you are interested or need more information, please contact Diana Tarchuk, Secretary, Dianatarchuk@shaw.ca no later than April 30th, 2018 (deadline)
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