If you can't find a favorite Vlog which you may have seen before, go to the subpages below. You will find it filed at the end of the list under VLOGS
 We help support each others' learning in the following ways:
The Signing Naturally Curriculum has been updated. It is even better than before. The instructors are very excited about the changes.  Prep or Preparatory simply means the Beginner's Course. This will now be called ASL 100. Unit 1-6 is approx. 120 hrs.  Basic is the next course and will be called ASL 200. Unit 7 - 12 is approx. 120 hrs. N.B. The book and 2 DVDs shown on the right are the student materials and are essential if taking the course. UVic currently offers these courses for credit and VCC will follow suite in the fall. The 120 hrs. will be 6 credits and transferable from one institution to another. Wow! Pretty exciting, isn't it? Go to the Internal News below to find a link to all the post-secondary institutions which offer ASL Courses.  MOUTH MORPHEMES (MOUTHING) IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE with Kevin Struxness, MA This hour-long educational video features 50 different mouthing movements with their respective meanings. Written text accompanies the signing demonstrations. This DVD is recommended for ASL students at all levels.This DVD is available from VCC bookstore or DeeBee.com SUMMER PROGRAM AT VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASL & Deaf Studies Introductory Course Two Preparatory (Prep) sign language 010 sessions at a beginner's level are being offered at VCC this summer. The course is from July 6 to Aug. 14, 2015. Classes are held Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. There are a few spaces left so you need to register soon. www.vcc.ca DID YOU KNOW that our Deaf Instructors are highly qualified to teach these courses. Here in BC they have taken ASLCP (Certificate Program) and the BCIDP (Instructor Diploma Program). A Canadian-wide certificate is the SLIC or Sign Language Instructor Certificate. Many of those teaching ASL have a BA or MA degree in ASL & Deaf Studies. CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIE MARTIN  https://www.gallaudet.edu See the new segment on DEAF CULTURE near the bottom of this page. It will direct you to a subpage with videos which let the hearing world in on Deaf culture through humour. A NEW DINING EXPERIENCE  For an interesting dining experience try DeaFined located on the second floor at 2340 West 4th Ave. in Vancouver near Vine. The opening was on May 7, 2015. The restaurant employs Deaf and hard-of-hearing servers. They ask customers to order from the Mediterranean themed menu using ASL. Their aim is to build bridges between deaf culture and the hearing world. Unfortunately, at the moment they are not wheelchair accessible and hopefully this will change in the near future. Pictured above: Restaurateur Moe Alameddine & server Mika Sarmiento. Check out In the News: Straight.com and CBC.cahttp://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2666713495/ Internal news
Note that only five of the items in the "Internal News" show at first glance. Click "View more" to see all of the items, if more are posted.  CANADIAN DEAF TRIVIA  Answer these questions on daunasl@gmail.com. Go to Practice Sites: Phrases and Much More in the sidebar at the top. You will find a section on health with ASL phrases. Medical Information in ASL http://www.deafmd.org/  When you go to Canadian Deaf Trivia you will find a file cabinet full of information for you. Check this out! Each article in the Subpages contains links to more information. These are gold, all you need to do is dig a little deeper. DEAF CULTURE describes the social beliefs, behaviors, art, literary traditions, history, values, and shared institutions of communities that are affected by deafness and which use sign languages as the main means of communication. Rather than lecturing hearing on Deaf culture, Guthrie Nutter uses humour to get his point across. Go to the Subpages below. Click on View All to find the index of pages. Open Deaf Culture where you will find Guthrie Nutter's videos.  Plan now! Imagine attending ASL classes aboard ship while visiting the Caribbean. This cruise is open to the public, including deaf, deaf-blind, hard-of-hearing and hearing who would like to learn American Sign Language. There are many travel plans that
include ASL. There are also programs for Interpreters. Many cruise
lines also make interpreters available to Deaf passengers to ensure
accessibility. Check out Passages Deaf Travel http://www.passagesdeaftravel.comWE ARE A SUCCESS!  WHERE IS THE  It is to be found by digging deeper into this site. There is a wealth of information waiting for you. Find the treasure that awaits you.  SIDEBAR SUBPAGES | The calendars above are a work in progress. Thank you for your patience. SOMETHING NEW IN DELTA Through Delta. Continuing Education, an ASL Conversational Group has been started. We have a Deaf facilitator who provides us with a framework and ensures that our signing is correct, not to mention us having the enjoyment of his stories and humour. The group meets every thursday evening from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the library at North Delta Senior Seconday. You can sign-up now, in the fall and again in the winter and spring. The group will continue through to June.  On the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month the FRASER VALLEY DEAF COFFEE CLUB meets at Milsean Shoppe in Aldergrove, 2900 - 72nd Street from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. http://www.milsean.com/ METROTOWN DEAF COFFEE GROUP IN BURNABY meets in the Mall Food Court on Fridays, 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. For more information, contact dhussey@me.com WBP COFFEE GROUP DROP IN Deaf Well Being Program COFFEE GROUP DROP-IN!
Days: Every Wednesday starting June 3rd Times: 1:30-3:30PM Where? Well
Being Program #300-4211 Kingsway, Burnaby (close to Patterson station).
Questions? Contact Patti Dobie Patti.Dobie@vch.ca KELOWNA DEAF COFFEE CHAT  FAMILY NETWORK FOR DEAF CHILDREN  https://www.fndc.ca/newsletters/archives The FNDC newsletter is jammed packed with interesting articles and announcements regarding local events. Check out just a few:
 TEXT 911 BY REGISTERING YOUR CELLPHONE People who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard-of-Hearing or Speech Impaired (DHHSI) and live in specific communities of B.C. can communicate with 9-1-1 operators using a special text service called Text with 9-1-1 (T9-1-1). To help teach people about this critical service, we hope you will share our public education materials by posting the following link to your website: http://ecomm911.ca/calling-911/T911system.php. "Audism" Have you wondered what this term means? View the video at http://fr4.frontrunners.dk/mix/audism.htm and learn more by reading these books:   To learn more about "Deafhood" check out Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood by Paddy Ladd (click on title for link to Amazon.ca) SIGN LANGUAGE AS A BASIC HUMAN RIGHT What Is Sign Language, Linguistic Rights in the UN Recommendations and Conventions, and the Status of Sign Languages in the UN Member States? www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahc5docs/ahc5wfdside.ppt http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml AUDISM ON NATIONAL TV Check out this vlog. Written text is also available. http://www.deafcanadian.com/ This is an information packed site by Shelley Potma, a Deaf educator in Ontario. Wow! SHELLEY POTMA'S VLOG AND WEBSITE LINK See "Audism on National TV" and so much more. Her site provides insights into the issues which face Deaf Canadians. BC DEAF SPORTS FEDERATION  This year BCDSF's Silent Walk & Run will take place as part of the Scotiabank Half Marathon and 5km Race on Sunday, June 28, 2015 . BCDSF is one of the official charities for this event! When registering online please support BCDSF by using the Scotiabank Charity Challenge online fundraising system. Go to either DeafBC or BCDSF to see the flyer.  You may have seen this TV show when it first came out. There are four seasons which can be seen on Show Box, if you have it. "Switched at Birth is an American teen/family drama television series that premiered on ABC Family on June 6, 2011. The one-hour scripted drama is set in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and revolves around two teenagers who were switched at birth and grew up in very different environments: one in the affluent suburb of Mission Hills, Kansas, and the other in working-class East Riverside, Missouri. According to ABC Family, it is "the first mainstream television series to have multiple deaf and hard-of-hearing series regulars and scenes shot entirely in American Sign Language (ASL)". I Like to be Deaf I was born deaf and I like the way I am. When I am sad I hear nothing to cheer me up No music, and no company. I can't hear the birds chirp in the morning, Neither the droplets of early morning dew. I can feel, look at the sky, it's the color of love, Love brings us together. I can communicate. Even though I can't hear I use my imagination like if I were hearing. Deafness makes no difference. I am deaf, I accept it and I won't change it. Love mends your heart, I am deaf but the rest of me is like you. - Author Unknown ALBERTA BOUND We will be posting information which is more specific for those students in other provinces. We have started with Alberta and hope to post information from other areas of Canada. You can find out more about classes being offered in Alberta. Type in "Alberta" in the "search site" box at the top of the page. Presto, that will get you started. Search the Sidebar and Subpages to find  |
