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Employment Myths
From the Canadian Disability Policy Alliance & Canadian Disability Participation Project November 2019 A recent study by our colleagues Silvia Bonaccio and associates uses an evidence-based approach to challenge 11 concerns about employing disabled people at 4 stages in the employment cycle: recruitment, hiring, workplace integration, and performance management. They effectively dispel such detrimental myths [...]
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2020 marks the fifth anniversary since the Senate of Canada recognized June as National Deafblind Awareness Month. On behalf of our planning committee, we are working on a collaborative project to “Make a Wave” across Canada and raise awareness about deafblindness. To extend the reach of these efforts, we are seeking your help in compiling [...]
Careers
Click on any of the job titles below to open and read about new and exciting career opportunities in the field of deafblindness. *Please note that jobs listed here are posted for 30 days before being removed. February 20, 2020 Part Time Field Placement Coordinator (George Brown College, Toronto, ON) Supervisor - Intervening Services [...]
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On #GivingTuesdayCA, please give from the heart and support our provincial chapters and all the wonderful work they do assisting individuals who are deafblind across Canada! @cdba_bc @CdbaNb CDBA Saskatchewan CDBA Alberta
Help us support children and youth with deafblindness throughout BC! #GivingTuesdayCA #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2019 #deafblindness
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A gift to our National Support Fund provides CDBA members and their families with another option for acquiring funds to assist them with necessary purchases. Donate here https://www.canadahelps.org/en/giv3/103700
What is a RDSP (Registered Disability Savings Plan)? https://www.rdsp.com/about/what-is-it/
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Final report now available: Manifestations of Congenital Rubella in Canada (Follow Up Study) by Stan Munroe
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These are exciting, if not challenging, times for those in the field of deafblindness. Today, CDBA National is asking each of you to kick-start your holiday season with GivingTuesday Funds raised today will be applied to our National Support Fund.
The purpose of the National Support Fund is to provide CDBA members and their families living in Canada who are deafblind with another option for acquiring funds to assist them with the purchase of:
- Intervention services during or as the result of an unplanned event or emergency
- Intervention services for individuals confined to a hospital
- Specialized education or recreation programs
- Specialized equipment
- Other services or equipment resulting from specialized or unique circumstances.
FOR TODAY ONLY...
When you make a contribution of $25 or more to CDBA National, CanadaHelps has graciously agreed to add an additional $5 to your gift!
A donation in any amount will help us to continue this valuable work. Thank you sincerely for your support!
At our recent Annual General Meeting held in Fredericton, New Brunswick the new Board of Directors was confirmed for the 2019 - 2020 year.
President Carolyn Monaco (Ontario)
Vice-President Sandra Owen-Peters (Ontario)
Treasurer David Brown (New Brunswick)
Secretary Allan Matheis (Saskatchewan)
Directors:
Renee Landry (New Brunswick)
Frances Jablonca (Alberta)
Wanda Schellenberg (British Columbia)
Leslie Comrie (British Columbia)
Thank you to these volunteers who give of their time.
Dear Members,
Please be advised that the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Deafblind Association will now be held on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from
1:30 – 4:30 PM
in the Garrison Room
of the Crowne Plaza Lord Beaverbrook Hotel
Fredericton, New Brunswick
A complimentary buffet lunch for those attending the meeting will be provided starting at 12:30 PM.