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Beth: Trusted since 1940, the Canadian Hearing Society,
CHS,
has been providing industry-leading products,
programs and services to Deaf and hard of hearing Canadians,
to ensure barrier-free access and increased quality of life.
CHS is a multi-service organization
serving the needs of culturally Deaf, oral deaf,
deafened and hard of hearing individuals.
CHS provides a variety of clinical services
such as counselling services, audiology and speech pathology.
Last year, CHS was proud to have served nearly 5,700 clients
through our audiology services,
and 5,600 clients in our counselling programs
providing information and support to our clients and their families.
CHS also provides community-based social services
such as family support programs,
settlement programs for newcomers,
an infant hearing program,
general support services (GSS),
and hearing care counselling.
We also offer products and professional services
such as accessibility consulting,
interpreting services including video remote interpreting,
digital and live captioning,
communication devices and our hearing aid program.
CHS proudly completed 9,000 interpreting assignments
and served 1,600 clients
with amplified and signalling devices last year.
Employment and training is one of our key areas of focus.
For more than 75 years,
we have been offering free employment services
to Deaf and hard of hearing clients
and it is the largest service of its kind.
Since 2014,
Employment Services has supported more than 1,840 people.
CHS is proud to place an average of
250 Deaf and hard of hearing individuals in jobs each year.
CHS also offers skills-focused programs,
such as American Sign Language classes,
life skills training, language instruction
and education services,
and have impacted more than 1,000 learners
As we move forward into the future,
the Canadian Hearing Society will continue to lead the way
by offering expanded support
through our many programs and services,
and continuing to positively impact and empower
the lives of people who are Deaf and hard of hearing.
For more information on our programs and services,
visit us at www.chs.ca.
Bijaya: Hi, I’m Bijaya, my name sign is “BJ”
and I work at the OIS Interpreter Internship Program.
You may be wondering what IIP is all about; well let me explain.
Interpreters who have graduated
from Interpreter Education Programs
sometimes feel they need further training
or want to continue to work on their skills.
That’s where IIP comes in.
Interns, if accepted, can enter our 10-month internship program.
We have Deaf trainers who concentrate on
expanding semantic and structural knowledge of ASL.
We have experienced senior interpreters
who accompany interns on assignments in the community.
Here’s just a snapshot of what the program is like.
If you want to learn more about IIP,
come visit us at our booth!