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Category Archives: Families to Families
Deaf Literary Competitions
By Joy Santos My daughter, Teanna, participated in her first American Sign Language Literary Competition when she was in the 4th grade. She has been a student at the BC Provincial School for the Deaf since Kindergarten. “Flying Hands” is … Continue reading
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Building Empathy and Emotional Awareness in My Daughter who is Hard of Hearing
By Sarah Francescutti Empathy and emotional awareness are essential skills for social interactions, helping children form meaningful connections and navigate relationships. However, for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, developing these skills can take longer. Because they may … Continue reading
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Dads and Advocacy: Exploring New Opportunities to Support Our DHH Children
Editors’ Note: There are countless, beautiful ways to be a family, none is better than another. What’s important is having loving, supportive and engaged care-givers. BC Hands & Voices recognizes, supports and values all families. This article was written from … Continue reading
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Unilateral Hearing/Microtia & Atresia- Parent Connect Night
WHO: BC Hands & Voices & Guide By Your Side WHAT: Join us for a special parent night about unilateral hearing and microtia/atresia hosted by our board member parents and guides with children who have unilateral hearing, microtia/atresia and/or use … Continue reading
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Hands & Voices Leadership Conference – A Parent and Board Member’s Perspective
By Sarah Francescutti, BC H&V Board Member I recently had the privilege of attending the 2024 Hands & Voices Leadership Conference, themed “Weaving the Threads of Leadership,” in Spokane, Washington. As a first-time attendee, parent of a daughter with hearing … Continue reading
2024 Hands & Voices Seaver Vision Award Winner Amy Ho
BC Hands and Voices wants to congratulate and share with you, that our very own Amy Ho has won the 2024 Hands & Voices Seaver Vision Award! The Seaver Vision Award was established in 2012 and is given annually to … Continue reading
Hands & Voices Latino Council Meeting ‘Raising a Multicultural DHH Child’
Written by Catherine Kalchbrenner I recently had the privilege of attending a Hands & Voices ‘Latino Council’ meeting. The topic for the evening was “ Raising a Multicultural DHH (Deaf/Hard of Hearing) Child”. Although the event used the lens of … Continue reading
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FAMILIES TOGETHER
WHO:BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side, Family Network for Deaf Children, Deaf Youth Today WHAT: Plan to join us on the morning of Saturday, June 8th for this event bringing families with deaf/hard of hearing children together to play and … Continue reading
On the Mat and on the Field – Tips for Navigating Sports with Your Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children
By Maria Ruiz My name is Maria Ruiz and I am a mother to three beautiful and talented children, two of whom were born hard of hearing. Miah, who is 13, has become a passionate Jiu Jitsu fighter, training 5 … Continue reading
Learning Together About How to Advocate!
By Teresa Kazemir Our son, Jesse, is hard of hearing and uses hearing aids. Growing up, he had good support services throughout his education – but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t the occasional hiccup. Jesse used an FM system (also … Continue reading