UBC is hosting first Arts Multilingual Week and ASL is included!
https://blogs.ubc.ca/artsmultilingualweek/schedule/
Opening Ceremony + Panel: “Why we study languages” w Stefania Burk, Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts, UBC
Monday, Oct 31, 10-12
Dodson Room (Room 302), Level 3, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (1961 East Mall)
Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSex1uKl39t…/viewform…
Title: “Interacting with a DeafBlind person” by Ryan Ollis
Tuesday, Nov 01, 10-12pm
Dodson Room (Room 302), Level 3, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (1961 East Mall)
Have you ever wondered how to interact with DeafBlind person? Are you hesitant about how to approach a DeafBlind person? Today you will learn about how DeafBlind people communicate, how to approach them and how a DeafBlind person navigates in the community. Ryan Ollis will also provide a brief introduction to Pro-Tactile Communication
Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSfS9m7myP…/viewform…
Title: Virtual American Sign Language (ASL) Workshop (via Zoom)
Tuesday, Nov 01, 1-2:30pm
Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/…/u5wuce6rrTwpH9YMyr_0JwT05ZO18VM_ai7D
Keynote: “The Marginalization of Deaf Communities & Signed Languages” by Nigel Howard
Fri, Nov 04, 10-12
Dodson Room (Room 302), Level 3, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre(1961 East Mall)
Register here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdOKpBhyex…/viewform…