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Author Archives: BC H&V
Finding the Right Fit
By Nicki Horton Our journey began over 26 years ago when we were blessed with our first child; our beautiful baby boy, JC. At this time, the Early Hearing Screening Program was not in place. Despite multiple visits to the … Continue reading
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Growing Up in a Hearing and Deaf Family; Reflections of a Young Deaf Adult
An Interview with Levi Traxler So tell us a little about yourself. I was born in a small town in Ohio, USA. I have hearing parents, and I’m the second of five children. My older sister is hearing, so I … Continue reading
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Parenting Workshop Learning, Harmony & Fun: Parenting our Deaf/Hard of Hearing Children
Saturday, November 16, 2019 9:45 am to 3:00 pm BC School for the Deaf – Burnaby South Secondary 5455 Rumble Street Burnaby, BC Download Flyer here: ParentWorkshop2019Flyer Register here: https://www.fndc.ca/parentworkshop Barbara Desmarais, “The Parenting Coach,” has many years of experience … Continue reading
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Turning Five – A Look Back As Our Daughter Graduates from Early Intervention Services
By: Rabab Albaharia My lovely daughter has turned five this year. At this age she has graduated from early intervention services, and after all the graduation excitement and the thrill of starting a new chapter of her life, I thought … Continue reading
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Halloween Family Play Day 2019
UPDATE 9.30.2019: Our Halloween Family Play Day Event is now full, if your family has RSVPed and cannot attend please let us know as we will take a few more RSVPs onto a waitlist. Please email ckalchbrenner@cw.bc.ca Sunday, October 27th, … Continue reading
Sevak’s Journey
By: Simrit Judge My name is Simrit Judge and my son Sevak is 10 years old. Sevak was born hard of hearing with additional needs. Throughout my pregnancy in Edmonton, we were unaware of any complications. Doctors did tell us … Continue reading
Developing Resiliency Through Community Involvement
By Nicole Eich Our daughter Kathleen is 5. She’s a bright spark of a child – funny and engaging and curious. It’s been a joy to watch her grow, discover the world and see her interests develop. When we learned … Continue reading
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2019 – Summer Play Days in BC Parks!
Summer Play Days in BC Parks! KAMLOOPS – KELOWNA – NEW WESTMINSTER Come and get together with other families of deaf/hard of hearing children. Bring your own picnic/snacks, lawn chairs/blanket and water gear if you want to get wet! Parents are responsible … Continue reading
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A Helpful Tool for People Supporting Your DHH Child
A note about this article- I’m writing this as a parent, this is just my experience and what’s helped us. It’s not an official Hands & Voices tool. It’s just a template I created because I thought it might be … Continue reading
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The Value of Connecting
By Lisa Cable As I sit at my computer writing this article, my 9-year old daughter Lily has just finished an online conversation with a teenage girl, facilitated by their shared Teacher of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing. They … Continue reading
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