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Hello WAVLI community! From time to time on this Page, we will be posting thought-provoking research from the fields of language and interpreting. Given our current global situation, our first post in the series is focussed on language barriers in Canadian healthcare settings. Bowen, S. (2015). The Impact of Language Barriers on Patient Safety and Quality of Care. Socit Sant en Francais. http://www.santefrancais.ca//SSF-Bowen-S.-Language-Barrier

Happy back to school to all the education interpreters out there. And best of luck to the newest cohort in the interpreting program at Douglas College!

The next WAVLI board meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 15th, from 6:30-8:30. All board meetings will be via Zoom until further notice.

Please see WAVLIs press release in regards to ASL interpretations during the medias COVID-19 updates.

Please consider supporting Deaf Childrens Society of BC. Donations can be made here: https://charity.gofundme.com//he/deafchildrenssocietyofbc

DCS Families, Alumni, Community and Friends. Please see this important message on behalf of the DCS Board of Directors and Executive Director, Lisa Meneian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM5Wb5LI0nQ&feature=youtu.be For further reference and letter writing templates please visit: ... https://www.deafchildren.bc.ca/supportdcs.html #asl #deaf #signlanguageforall #signlanguage #deafculture #LEADK #LoveAndLanguage #YourDeafChild #EarlyLanguageAcquisition #ASLandEnglish #Deaf #HardofHearing

Please save Saturday, April 18, 2020 9:00am - 12:00pm for the WAVLI AGM! This will be at Douglas College NW campus in room N2201.

The next planned board meeting will be on March 24th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Douglas College NW campus in room N4219. Februarys board meeting is TBA, will post when a date is confirmed.

Check out this awesome group of interpreters! Thanks for representing us at Kickball 2019!!! Great job!! :)

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great summer! The next WAVLI meeting is Monday, September 23rd at Douglas College New West Campus in room N1220. The meeting will be held from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Hope to see you there :)

The WAVLI Board would like to announce that Janet Crawford is this years recipient of the WAVLI Student Award. Congratulations, Janet!

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Dear Members, After the recent elections at the CASLI Annual General Meeting, the Affiliate Chapter Presidents listed below wanted to send a message to acknowledge the harm being caused by the outcome of the elections. Though causing harm was not our intention, and this message cannot undo the harm, we hope that by clarifying our intentions we can alleviate some of the ongoing harm. As we live in varying regions of the country and the membership is not familiar with each of u...Continue reading

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Hello everyone!! Please see the video below. Video transcript: Hi, Im A.J. Brown. Im with a non instructional life drawing group that meets every Thursday during the school year. Our end of the year show for the group is on Friday, June 21 (6 pm - 9 pm) at 125 Garden Avenue, North Vancouver. You are welcome to come! Each drawing is $40. This is a one night only event. ... https://youtu.be/uhpWIkWqxBg

Ever struggled to explain what it is like to be an interpreter? Here is a useful tool! :) https://www.vcinterpreting.com/06/welcome-to-our-world/

Information about Bill C81!!! https://youtu.be/bQ1dxfxDODA

Invitation to join the roster As per part 10 of WAVLIs Bylaws, we are required to maintain a roster of Members who can be called upon to sit as members of mediation, review [or] disciplinary panels. The Professional Standards Committee (PSC) is calling on members to consider volunteering for this roster. The only requirement for the roster is Active Membership status. Ideally the roster would be comprised of members with varying years of experience and educational ba...ckground, to maximize selection should a need for any one (mediation, review, disciplinary) of the 3 panels arise. The time commitment ranges from nothing to substantial, depending on the complexity of a given case. While the need for such panels is rare, should the need arise, it is important that WAVLI has an established roster. Part 10 starting on page 21, of the WAVLI Bylaws explain the duties and responsibilities of roster members for both mediation and disciplinary purposes [bylaws link]. WAVLI encourages all members to review these before volunteering for the roster. If you are willing to have your name added to the roster, please respond to this email with the following sentence and personal information: I am willing to have my name stand on the roster of Members for the purposes of possible participation in a mediation, review, or disciplinary panel for the 2019/20 membership year. Contact information Name: Address: City: Province: PC: Phone/text Number: Email address: Membership status Let us know which category. Active Deaf Interpreter RSLI If you have any questions or would like to discuss the possibility of adding your name to the roster, please dont hesitate to contact Emily Drew or Kirsten Hagemoen, PSC Resource to Members Representative at: [email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you! WAVLI Professional Standards Committee

INTERPRETERS CAFE THIS WEDNESDAY!! INTERPRETERS CAF in Abbotsford Topic: To be determined by YOU! ... Interpreters Caf is a great event where we can connect with other professionals and discuss issues and ideas. High Street is a fun atmosphere and being May, we hope for a sunny day to make the beautiful drive out to Abbotsford even more beautiful. There are restaurants and shops and even a movie theatre if you feel like making a fun night out of it! Please bring your own drink (Booster Juice, Davids Tea, Starbucks and Tim Hortons are nearby!). We will have bottles of water J When: Wednesday May 29 2019 Time: 630 830 PM Where: High Street Community Room at High Street Mall unit G135 Who: Members and IEP students welcome Cost: Free Moderator: Barb Mykle-Hotzon Contact: Please send your RSVP (and discussion topics) to Rebecca McCormick ([email protected]) so we can have a rough idea of how many to expect Some questions we could ask ourselves: What are some relevant current events in the interpreting/Deaf community and how do they impact our practice? How can we maintain a strong community of practice? Looking forward to a great evening! Caitie, Diane, and Rebecca

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS MAY 31ST!! WAVLI Student Award Every year, WAVLI recognizes the outstanding achievements of one recently graduated IEP student who plans to live and work in British Columbia by awarding the successful candidate AVLIC and WAVLI membership for one year (in the form of an upgrade in membership from Student Member to Active Member)....Continue reading

The May Board meeting and Student Meet & Greet event will be hosted on Sunday, May 26th in the Aboriginal Gathering Space (room S4650) at Douglas College, New Westminster campus. It will be held from 6pm to 9pm, with the first hour devoted to the Meet & Greet and the remaining two hours for the board meeting. Please note that because this is happening on a Sunday, the parkade will not be open. As well, the main entrance by security (7th and Agnes) is the only entrance to the college that will be open. Whoever arrives first may have to ask Security to open the Aboriginal Gathering Space room. The room booking is under event number 3708 if anyone asks.

Hello everyone here is a message from Douglas College! Well, its that time of year again with the students having completed their practicum placements and now busy preparing their portfolios and presentations. We know that some of you like to come support the students during their presentations, so here is the schedule: Wednesday May 22... 9:30-2:30 Thursday May 23 9:30-1:50 As you know, we are on the Coquitlam campus and will be in room A1470. Hope to see you there! Barb

Professional Development Hi WAVLI Members! HURRY, ONLY 11 SEATS LEFT! Its going to be worth the wait! ... You dont want to miss out! Registration link: https://squareup.com//westcoast-association-of-visual-lang Room and other information will be sent directly to registrants. Your WAVLI Professional Development Committee Co-Chairs, Brenda and Vicki

SNEAK PEAK: Deaf Queer Resource Center and several members of the Deaf Queer community came together to attend the National LGBTQ Task Force conference Creatin...g Change to explore how they as a community can work together collectively to build skills, increase impact and elevate its community. While there a handful got together and held space for one another now they spill the tea, yall! The full video will be released soon, but check out this sneak peek now! #DQCC #CC19 #DeafLGBTQAwarenessWeek #DeafQueerResourceCenter #Melmira #DeafiesinDrag #CSDUnites #DPAN.TV [IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS Alvaro is a olive brown male with black medium wavy hair down, wearing white jacket with black shoulder pad, with silver necklace. Wearing dark grey jean Melissa is a brown skinned Latina with black hair wearing black shirt and dark jeans with earrings and lipstick Mervin an almond brown male with long dark brown dreadlocks wavy and wearing a black hoodie sweater. Im wearing my wedding ring. Wearing stretch skinny blue jean pants with black sneaker shoes. Bethany is a white female with brown short curly hair wearing a black sweater over a forest green shirt. Wearing a pair of jeans. Socorro is wearing a red zip jacket, short black mohawk hair with blue jeans Jimmy is dressed up as a Drag queen, wearing black short wig, full glam makeup, in black dressy shirt with white pants. Kriston is a brown male with dark short hair combed to the side and short trimmed salt and pepper beard wearing a black sweater over a black/gray pixelated button up shirt. Wearing dark maroon pants with brown boots]

Our Interpreting department is currently seeking at full time Staff Interpreter/ Executive Assistant! For a full job description and to apply visit our website: https://buff.ly/2KaZjV0

Interesting page to look at! Some good information here.

RSVP Your Seat: GVAD Bingo - May 4 Click RSVP https://forms.gle/SrnYxtL528onTkqdA May 4, 2019 Door opens: 6 pm... Bingo: 7 - 10:30 pm Bonsor Recreation Complex 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby BC Gaming Event License: 115416 & 115417 Problem Gambling Help Line 1-888-795-6111 www.bcresponsiblegambling.ca Know your limit, play within it. 19+ Whats the occasion? Bingo! Its still on! We apologize for the delay. We took the time to understand BC Game Licenses and its rules and policies. As of this year, we are no longer selling $20 tickets according to their policies. You will see a link above, click on it and answer all questions listed in the link. When you click SUBMIT, you will receive a confirmation email with details. At door you will pay $20 in cash, for 10 games. Dont forget to bring extra cash for 50/50 raffles and food! Its an exciting time to meet and social with people. This years bingo is at the same location last year and the previous year. Door opens at 6:00 pm. Bingo starts at 7:00 and ends at 10:30 sharply according to BC Games policies. If you reserve and change your mind later, please contact GVAD via [email protected] for those who might be on a waiting list for admission to Bingo. We can accept up to 250 people. See you there on May 4th. Dont forget, Bingo is being organized by Jonathan MacDonald who represents GVAD and Diana Tarchuk who represents BC Deaf Reunion 2020. They are working hard and volunteering their time to make this event happen for you all. We look forward to seeing you all at Bingo on May 4th. Thumb Up.

A reminder from our friendly ProD committee... Hello WAVLI Members! SAVE THE DATE: MAY 4th, 2019... TIME: 1-4 pm (after the WAVLI GM) Were working on finalizing an exciting workshop for you! You wont want to miss this one!! As soon as we get the details finalized, well send out the registration link. Watch for it! Your PD Committee, Brenda and Vicki

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The Spring AGM on Saturday, May 4, 9am to 12pm in room N2203. Hope to see you there!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JegMmyP40pU&feature=share Please consider recyling your empties and supporting CASLI 2020! See below for more information. Hello WAVLI members!... Im Caroline Tetreault, Chairperson for the WAVLI Fundraising Committee. The goal of this committee is to raise funds specifically for the CASLI 2020 Conference. Id like to share one easy way you can help us with fundraising. Some of you are already doing this on a regular basis! Now you can do this and support the conference. Heres what you can do: Find all of your empty beer, wine, pop bottles etc. Get a clear plastic bag, or a blue recycling bag. Put everything in the bag. No need to separate containers or count them. Go online and find the nearest RETURN IT EXPRESS location. When you get there, you will see an EXPRESS Kiosk. Type in: 604-313-2955. The name, Suzie Giroux, should appear on the screen. Suzie is our Conference Treasurer. Click ok. The next screen will ask you how many bags you have. Print one label for each bag. Peel the label off and stick it on the bag. Drop off the bags in the designated area. And thats it! You have just made a donation to CASLI 2020 Conference! Thank you so much for your support! Caroline Tetreault WAVLI Fundraising Committee Chair CASLI 2020 Conference Plannning Committee Co-Chair