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Come One, Come All! Tips for Inclusion over the Holidays

Posted on November 22, 2015 by BC H&V

By Anja Rosenke ‘Tis the season for sharing and making memories. Your calendar is likely full of fun gatherings, outings and shopping – occasions that can sometimes make it hard for your child to hear or feel included. As parents … Continue reading →

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SPOTLIGHT: The Well Being Program

Posted on October 18, 2015 by BC H&V

Supporting Wellness and Mental Health in the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind Community By Alison Nutt The Well Being Program is a community organization that provides mental health and wellness counselling and support services to the Deaf, Hard … Continue reading →

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How to Customize your BAHA Soft Band

Posted on September 22, 2015 by BC H&V

How to Customize a BAHA Soft Band A Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) is a device that transmits sound to the inner ear directly through the bone of the skull, rather than through the ear canal. It can aid hearing … Continue reading →

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Dennis’ Story

Posted on August 14, 2015 by BC H&V

My name is Shannon and our son’s name is Dennis. We are from the aboriginal community of Bella Bella(Heiltsuk), in the North Central Coast of British Columbia. You can reach us, 300 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, by air or ferry. … Continue reading →

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Lost & Found

Posted on June 14, 2015 by BC H&V

Lost and Found By Anja Rosenke, Richmond, BC As we drove by a park in Vancouver recently, my mother reminded me of a story I had long since forgotten. The tale of the missing cochlear implants. How could I forget? … Continue reading →

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Thank you to our champion, Susan Lane

Posted on May 19, 2015 by BC H&V

By Tereza Kazemir BC Hands & Voices was thrilled to award our first “Lifetime Honorary Membership” to Susan Lane at a celebration of her recent retirement in March 2015.  Many of you may know of Susan, and even those of … Continue reading →

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Our Journey with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD): One Family’s Journey

Posted on April 16, 2015 by BC H&V

When our daughter Skyla was born, we became the proud parents of a healthy baby girl! During her first months, she had a series of “inconclusive” hearing tests. After a referral for follow-up tests, she was identified some weeks later … Continue reading →

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Focusing on the Commonalities of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by BC H&V

By: Jen Gow In keeping with our trend of ‘specialized coffee nights’, we brought together parents of children with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) last fall. The reason that ANSD is called a ‘spectrum’ disorder is because the effects of … Continue reading →

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My Message to Parents

Posted on March 15, 2015 by BC H&V

by Rosalind Ho  I was born prematurely, in the middle of a prairie snowstorm. When I was 8 months old, I was identified with a severe to profound bilateral hearing loss as well as a delay in my motor skill … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by BC H&V

What’s in a Name? By Lisa Cable My daughter is Deaf. Or deaf. Or hard-of-hearing. Or functionally hearing?  Or any other fancy label that I can come up with to call her. She was born with a bilateral mild to … Continue reading →

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