ASL

• Manitoba team heading to World Deaf Curling Championships

  Much of the training takes place at the Cargill Curling Training Centre in Morris. The team is also competing in the Manitoba Open Bonspiel this weekend.

  Sports

  Jan 17
  
• Calgary workshops teach American Sign Language, foster inclusion

  A Calgary woman and the City of Calgary have teamed up to provide free American Sign Language (ASL) workshops to the greater community.

  Features

  Jun 11, 2024
  
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• NHL to broadcast Stanley Cup Final games in American Sign Language: ‘It’s truly historic’

  The Stanley Cup Final will mark the first time a major sports league airs games in ASL.

  Sports

  Jun 5, 2024
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• Calgary police roll out ASL mobile app to connect with deaf, hard-of-hearing citizens

  The CPS is partnering with Deaf and Hear Alberta to provide officers with ASL interpreters through a mobile app, within 30 seconds.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2023
• Montreal Deaf communities lack ‘basic human right,’ call on government to step in

  There are growing calls for the provincial government to step in after a temporary freeze on ASL interpreters in Quebec, to the detriment of those in the Deaf community.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2023
• All deaf Regina cast producing ‘first of its kind’ short film

  There's no other film like it in all of western Canada and maybe even across the country.

  Entertainment

  Aug 1, 2021
• Ontario high schools can offer sign language classes in September

  Education Minister Stephen Lecce says school boards will have the chance to offer second-language courses in both American Sign Language(ASL) and Langue des signes quebecoise(LSQ).

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2021
• Black American Sign Language (BASL): Black Deaf Canadians seek more research, support for community

  In the U.S., Black American Sign Language (BASL) has a rich and interesting history, however, Black Deaf Canadians are demanding more research to be done for their own community.

  Perspectives

  Feb 1, 2021
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• Emergency funding relief for Okanagan parents of deaf and hard of hearing children

  The one-time emergency grant means that outreach services for Okanagan children who are deaf or hard of hearing will not be scaled back for at least another year.

  News

  Jun 12, 2020
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: Kelowna mom on cutbacks to services for deaf children

  The family says it's been told that lessons will soon be scaled back significantly due to provincial government funding shortfalls.

  News

  May 8, 2020