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ASL and captioning will be provided.

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT: We are excited to announce that the Federal Minister of Employment, Workforce Development & Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough,... will be opening our IDPWD event! Join us this Wednesday for our Day of Learning. Accessible Canada www.presidentsgroup.eventbrite.ca . . . Image Description: Promo graphic for Presidents Group's Day of Learning for International day of persons with disabilities. Half the graphic is light green, half is white, with two black lines separating the halves. On the left, three images of employees with disabilities are seen at the bottom, alongside closed captioning and ASL icons. On the right side, text reads: session 1 - the business case for inclusive culture and why it matters now, 10 am pst. Session 2 - awareness of mental health at work, 11:30 am pst. Session 3 - accommodations: legal requirements and solutions, 1:30 pm pst. See more

Happy International Day of Sign Languages! #IDSignLanguages #IWDeaf http://wfdeaf.org/iwdeaf2020/

https://deafbc.ca/archives/18489 Webinars with ASL and captioning support as follow: 1. Thursday, September 17 @ 10-11 AM PDT... Topic: The Business Case for an Inclusive Workplace and Why It Matters Now Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-business-case-for-an-inclus 2. Tuesday, September 29 @ 10-11 AM PDT Topic: Accommodations: Legal Requirements and Solutions Link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/accommodations-legal-requiremen Visit accessibleemployers.ca/news for details.

https://deafbc.ca/archives/18487 All SBBC webinars with ASL and real-time captioning support. For best experience, use a computer instead of on tablet/smartphone. For a complete list of webinars and financial assistance with the registration fees, visit https://sbbc.co/accessability-month... Missed seeing the webinar? Contact SBBC for access to recordings.

ASL: https://youtu.be/dWWZyQlxMRc Looking to start or grow your business? Join us for AccessAbility month September 2020 featuring over 15 webinars, all with ASL interpretation and captioning. A variety of topics will be covered, from business planning and email marketing to Funding and Supports for Workplace Accessibility and Selling to the Government!... All webinars are available through Small Business BC, in partnership with the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Community Futures BC Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program and the Presidents Group. For a complete list of webinars and financial assistance with the registration fees, visit https://sbbc.co/accessability-month

https://smallbusinessbc.ca//accessibility-month-returns-t/

https://www.martlet.ca/face-shields-deaf/

Telehealth phone numbers for each province

https://www.cbc.ca//sign-language-interpreters-bc-coronavi

Deaf people say interpreter for Dallas County is unqualified; concerns arise on contract

https://vancouversun.com//vancouver-sign-language-interpre

CASLI’s letter and ASL video to government agencies and media outlets urging them to secure qualified sign language interpreters at all press conferences and media releases. Please share as you see fit. Stay well and stay safe, ASL: https://youtu.be/IKgMGFwsL7w... PDF: https://mcusercontent.com//CASLI_letter_to_governments_and

~SHARE AWAY~ Another article with mention of lack of sign language interpreters on #COVID19 emergency public event briefings in Canada - Please be aware that ...I, along with others, was interviewed but didn't include the other advocates I am working with for BC & Ottawa sign language interpreters with #COVID19 updates. There is an actual group of us. #AccessibleCanada #AccessibleBC

https://www.facebook.com/jeff.pollock.180/videos/4335554396470897/

https://www.washingtonpost.com//citizenship-test-blind-ma/

https://deafniche.com/top-deaf-women-in-history-you-need-t/

https://www.wxxinews.org//more-people-color-are-needed-sig

https://youtu.be/V922kV3q5zA

In the 1980s, deaf children invented a completely new sign language in Nicaragua. Listen to more: https://bbc.in/36Yftr0

Proud of our contribution to this major publication by the federal government. They listened with some very specific accessibility recommendations! I see they ...also enshrined some of their words emphasizing to strengthen accessibility in telecommunications and broadcasting for accessibility groups according to the #AccessibleCanada Act. Accessibility for Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of hearing is mentioned throughout as well. Later I will paste quotes & specifics. Yay they are listening! Now it is time for CRTC to ACT. I personally enjoyed engaging with one of the panelists on the legislative review team, simply because she knew what was important having seen us (DWCC, CADASC, CNSDB) appear multiple times at CRTC - Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission public proceedings. She did ask the hard questions and we answered in policy and legislative speak. A long but enlightening read for those interested in human rights, accessibility, telecom & broadcasting in Canada https://www.ic.gc.ca//BTLR_Eng-V3.pdf/$file/BTLR_Eng-V3.pdf

Small Business Info Expo on February 6