Community Links

There are a variety of different online resources for the Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, DeafBlind and general public to learn about community organizations and supportive resources.  Listed below are a few websites that may be helpful.  The list provided is not comprehensive, therefore if there is an area of information you are looking for and do not find, please feel free to contact us.

Lower Mainland/Vancouver

Happy Hands Club of the Deaf

Greater Vancouver Association of the Deaf (GVAD) or GVAD Facebook Page

• BC Deaf-Blind Community and Activities Facebook Group

Vancouver Community College (VCC):

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing – Job Readiness Program (JRP)
• ASL & Deaf Studies

Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH)

• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Seniors Outreach (DHHSO)

Vancouver Island

Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre (IDHHC)

Mid-Island Deaf Association (MIDA)

South Vancouver Island Association of the Deaf – SVIAD Facebook

British Columbia

BC Cultural Society of the Deaf (BCCSD)

BC Deaf Sports Federation

BC Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf (BCRAD)

BC Video Relay Services Committee

DeafBC.ca – to find out what’s happening in and around British Columbia

Burnaby School District #41/BC School for the Deaf (BCSD):

• Burnaby South Secondary School
• South Slope Elementary School
• Provincial Outreach Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

COSCO Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of B.C.

Northern Interior Association of the Deaf (NIAD) – no website or Facebook Page available

Okanagan Valley Association of the Deaf (OVAD) – no website or Facebook Page available

Provincial Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services (PDHHS):

• Consultative Services
• Family and Community Services (FCS)
• Victory Hill Residential Program (VHRP)

Canada

Canadian Administrator of Video Relay Services (CAV-ACS)

Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD-ASC)

• Deaf Wireless Canada Committee (DWCC-CSSSC) or Deaf Wireless Canada Committee FB Page

Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf (CCSD)

Canadian Deaf-Blind Association (CDBA)

Canadian Deafblind Association-BC Chapter

Canadian Deaf Sports Association (CDSA)

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – BC Chapter

Canadian National Society of the Deaf-Blind (CNSDB)

Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women Program (Toronto, Ontario)

Publications and Resources Links

Violence Against Women with DisAbilities & Deaf Women

World – Outside of Canada

Deaf-Blind International

Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (Seattle, Washington)- striving towards a healthy community that is free of violence and oppression.

• What is Domestic Violence
• Healthy/Unhealthy Relationship Wheels

Deaf Hope (Oakland, California) – Our mission is to end violence in Deaf communities through empowerment, education and services.