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2024 AGM & ‘Ask Us Anything’ Parent Connect Evening

WHO:BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side WHAT: Join us at our Annual General Meeting as we share our achievements over the past year and learn about exciting plans ahead. We’ll start with a short AGM and then use the rest … Continue reading 

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Empowering Futures: How Father Involvement Impacts DHH Children

By Kim Shauer I had the opportunity to attend a presentation by Dr. Rashaun Davis at the recent Hands & Voices conference. Among his many credentials Rashaun is a very involved father to a daughter who is deaf/hard of hearing. … Continue reading 

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Embracing Unity and Empowerment: The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association Summer Camp

By Rabab Elbaharia Rabab Albaharia In the world of parenting, it is often said that it takes a village to raise a child. This sentiment is especially true when you are raising a child with a hearing difference. Families facing … Continue reading 

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Unilateral Hearing- Parent Connect Evening

WHO:BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side WHAT: Join us for a special parent night specifically for parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing in one ear. Lisa Cable (an adult with unilateral hearing) will team up with … Continue reading 

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Feed Your Curiosity with a DHH Mentor

Written by: Monique Les Stunned. Inspired. Curious. Those were the three foremost feelings that stirred in my heart when I attended Leeanne and Dane Seaver’s presentation during the 2023 Hands and Voices Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The presentation … Continue reading 

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New to the Journey-Parent Connect Night

WHO:BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side WHAT: Are you just starting on the journey of parenting a deaf/hard of hearing child? Or perhaps you’ve been on this ride for a while and now feel ready to connect with more parents? … Continue reading 

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Dads Panel-Parent Connect Night on Zoom

WHO: BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side WHAT: Come join us on Zoom for an evening of insightful conversation with some of the dads in our community! Joining our panel for this event will be DHH Adults or parents of children who … Continue reading 

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Across the Continent for a Summer Adventure!

By Lisa Cable This past July my daughter, Lily, headed off to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in New York State. She attended TechTigers, a STEAM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math) camp specifically for deaf … Continue reading 

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Tech Chat- Parent Connect Evening 2023

WHO:BC Hands & Voices, Guide By Your Side WHAT: Join us for an informal discussion about access for your deaf/hard of hearing child in everyday life! It doesn’t matter what type of hearing equipment your child uses (if any), learn what other … Continue reading 

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Gallaudet University: A Higher Education

What will school look like for my Deaf child? Is a higher education possible for them if I choose American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary modality of communication? Will they be singled out as the only Deaf person in … Continue reading 

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