DEAFBC

Deaf Well Being Program / Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services are hosting:

Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind

FUN MONTHLY YOUTH SOCIAL

Are you Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind youth between ages 19-26?

Activities include:

Exploring friendship through art and group sharing.

*tea, coffee and snacks will be provided

Event link: http://bit.ly/2F57DCU

When: Fridays: March 9, April 13, May 11, and June 8

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Where: Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services

4334 Victory Street, Burnaby, BC V5J 1R6

Contact Felicia D’Amato to RSVP & Request Accommodations by March 2nd:

Email: Felicia.DAmato@vch.ca

TTY: 604.456.0900

Fax: 604-456-0904

http://www.facebook.com/deafwbp

Twitter: @DeafWBP

Instagram: @deafwbpvch

Cecilia Tung
Administrative Support and Website Content Assistant, Well Being Program
Vancouver Coastal Health

300 – 4211 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5H 1Z6

Tel: 604.456.0900
Text: 778.987.4174
TTY: 604.456.0901

Fax: 604.456.0904
E-mail: cecilia.tung@vch.ca

Printable PDF and DOC:

YouthSocial DeafBlind flyer DEAFBLIND

FCS_WBP_YouthSocial 2018

https://youtu.be/x_Onm29jZog

Event: Beluga Whales, Microplastics and an Inuit community | Ocean Matters February Lecture

ASL INTERPRETERS ARE PROVIDED!

Date: 27-Feb-2018
Time: 7pm (doors 6.30pm)
Location: The Vancouver Aquarium
Description: The remote Inuit community, living in the artic hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk, are worried about how microplastic pollution in the ocean could harm their health and threaten their way of life. Microplastics are tiny plastic particles found throughout the ocean and are eaten by fish, birds and other marine animals. This is very troubling because we don’t know exactly how this plastic affects the health and behaviour of the these animals. Microplastic pollution poses a grave threat to the Inuit in Tuktoyaktuk as rely on fish and marine mammals to feed themselves, and as a vital part of their traditional culture. Rhiannon Moore, a researcher in the Ocean Wise Pollution team, will share her experience researching ocean microplastics in the artic, and show how we can stay optimistic while facing this emerging global conservation issue.

Price: Free, but register to guarantee your spot!
Website: http://www.vanaqua.org/oceanmatters

Majority of #deaf and #hardofhearing people prefer OPEN #captions directly on a screen in movie #theaters, but they are often forced to use cumbersome closed captioned devices against their will because some hearing folks are complaining how open captions are “distracting” to them.

So we are doing a survey on preferences for open vs closed captions that can be filled out by anyone regardless of hearing status. We even encourage more folks with normal hearing to fill out the survey so that we can show more comments directly from them instead of letting theaters making assumptions for them.

Please fill out the survey and pass it on as wide as possible. Thanks!

NOTE: Please respond to questions in the survey, not in comments in this post – otherwise they will be deleted.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FPFo_P1uieB5UTalzHBRA5gM6vpC2m5L5TsRjA5dk9A/edit

https://youtu.be/gaQwSWMilb0

WIDHH Board of Directors Call for Nominations
The WIDHH Nomination Committee is now accepting nominations for the WIDHH Board of Directors. There are eight available elected positions being sought for nomination to the Board of Directors. Any WIDHH Member in good standing with energy and vision for serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community is encouraged to stand for election. We also invite WIDHH Members to nominate individuals to serve on the Board of Directors.

All nominations must be in writing using the form established by the society.
All persons nominated for the Board of Directors must be a Member in good standing.
All nominations must be signed by the nominee, (the person being nominated), and one other Member in good standing.
Nominations must be submitted in advance of an election, in accordance with such deadlines as may be established by the Board.
Nomination forms must contain a statement of interest in serving on the WIDHH Board of Directors (250 words) along with a headshot.

All completed and signed nomination forms must be delivered either by fax, email, mail, or dropped off in person to WIDHH no later than 5:00pm on February 28, 2018.
Nora McKellin, Nomination Committee Chair
c/o Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2125 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6K 1X9
Fax: 604-736-4381
Email: info@widhh.com

Nominations for WIDHH Board of Directors

Nomination Form:

2017_nomination_form_-_widhh_board_of_directors

WIDHH Award of Merit Nominations

The Award of Merit Committee is now accepting nominations for the Annual WIDHH Award of Merit, to be presented at the Annual General Meeting (exact 2018 date to be announced).

The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding individuals, groups, or organizations that have made a difference in the lives of Deaf and/or Hard of Hearing individuals in British Columbia. Please write a brief (250 word) biographical account of the nominee and why you have nominated them.

All completed and signed nomination forms must be delivered either by fax, email, mail, or dropped off in person to WIDHH no later than 5:00pm on March 5, 2018.

Joy Gong, Award of Merit Committee Chair

c/o Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

2125 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6K 1X9

Fax: 604-736-4381

http://info@widhh.com

Please click here to download/print  a nomination form:

2017 WIDHH Award of Merit – Nomination Form