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Weaving All Canadians who are deafblind deserve the opportunity to experience life without barriers.
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- All Canadians who are deafblind deserve the opportunity to experience life without barriers.
- For Scott and Ian, who are deafblind, this includes expressing themselves through tactile art.
- “Working with an intervenor has been instrumental for Scott and Ian in removing communication barriers.
- Specialized services are customized to each person’s unique needs, method of communication, and goals to live their best life.
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Tourism Newmarket, Ontario, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September is an important month for the Deaf community, marking the International Week of Deaf People from September 18-24.
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- Newmarket, Ontario, Sept. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- September is an important month for the Deaf community, marking the International Week of Deaf People from September 18-24.
- The International Week of Deaf People strives to promote the human rights of people who are Deaf and their right to sign anywhere.
- ASL is a visual language consisting of manual signs and gestures, used by people who are Deaf.
- The theme for this year’s International Week of Deaf People is ‘A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere”.
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Lace Each June, DeafBlind Ontario Services joins service providers and individuals who are deafblind across Canada to recognize and celebrate the contributions of people who are deafblind.
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- Each June, DeafBlind Ontario Services joins service providers and individuals who are deafblind across Canada to recognize and celebrate the contributions of people who are deafblind.
- “This initiative gives us an opportunity to collectively build a deeper understanding about people who are deafblind and the need for essential services, such as Intervenor Services, to help them live their best lives,” says Roxanna Spruyt, CEO of DeafBlind Ontario Services.
- As a person who is deafblind, Peter has been receiving support from DeafBlind Ontario Services for 34 years.
- DeafBlind Ontario Services supports people who are deafblind, as well as people who are Deaf, hard of hearing and non-verbal with a developmental disability.
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Health insurance NEWMARKET, ON, June 1, 2022 /CNW/ - Throughout June, large trees, fronts of buildings, fences, and lampposts in community spaces across Canada will be decorated with vibrant knit and crochet squares a form of street art, known as yarn bombing to raise awareness during National Deafblind Awareness Month.
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- NEWMARKET, ON, June 1, 2022 /CNW/ - Throughout June, large trees, fronts of buildings, fences, and lampposts in community spaces across Canada will be decorated with vibrant knit and crochet squares a form of street art, known as yarn bombing to raise awareness during National Deafblind Awareness Month.
- Together, they have made dozens of squares, some will be part of DeafBlind Ontario Services' yarn bombing installations.
- This year marks Deafblind International's (DbI) second global yarn bombing initiative, with over 70 installations from participants around the world, including DeafBlind Ontario Services and other organizations and individuals in the field that come together each year to celebrate National Deafblind Awareness Month in Canada.
- Landmarks across Canada will also be lit up in blue to commemorate June as National Deafblind Awareness Month.
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Health insurance Communication, she said, is key and people who are Deaf want and deserve equity in every aspect of day-to-day living.
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- Communication, she said, is key and people who are Deaf want and deserve equity in every aspect of day-to-day living.
- DeafBlind Ontario Services providesan array of services to people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, non-verbal and deafblind that are customized to individuals' unique needs, methods of communication, and goals to enrich their lives.
- Downey was born Deaf to hearing parents and grew up in Downeyville a community named after her family.
- Learn more about DeafBlind Ontario Services and join in Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities during this year's International Week of Deaf People.
TORONTO, May 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Deafblind advocates are helping the Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind spearhead the creation of the first-ever Canadian bill of rights for people who are deafblind.
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- TORONTO, May 31, 2018 /CNW/ - Deafblind advocates are helping the Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind spearhead the creation of the first-ever Canadian bill of rights for people who are deafblind.
- An announcement of details about the bill of rights coincides with National Deafblind Awareness Month in June.
- The goal of the bill of rights is to educate individuals who are deafblind about their rights, while also increasing awareness in the general public about these rights.
- Participating agencies include Canadian Helen Keller Centre, DeafBlind Ontario Services and Canadian Deafblind Association Ontario Chapter as founding members, as well as:
E-Quality Communications Centre of Excellence, Manitoba
Some individuals who receive services from DeafBlind Ontario Services require individualized supports to be independent.
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- Some individuals who receive services from DeafBlind Ontario Services require individualized supports to be independent.
- DeafBlind Ontario Services is a not-for-profit organization that helps individuals who are deafblind increase their independence and improve their quality of life through specialized services.
- Dawnelee adds: "My main message is that we all have challenges and mine is vision and hearing loss.
- You can still achieve all of your goals as long as you have the drive and support which make all the difference."
