Following the procedures as outlined in the IDHHC Bylaws, five Board members are continuing into the second year of their two year term.
Four people have been nominated for elections to start a two year term (one is a returning Director Mark Dunn, and three new Directors).
The introduction of the three new nominees, Linda Bradford, Alanna Cooke and Jan Todd along with their biographies are posted below.
To view their VLOGS, please click on the link attached to each biography. The 2019 AGM will be held on June 26th at 6:00 pm at the IDHHC Victoria office at #130, 1555 McKenzie Avenue.
At the AGM, members will be voting on the slate of candidates put forward by the Board of Directors Nomination Committee.
Lifetone Technology recall – This recall involves the Lifetone HLAC151 Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock, an assistive alerting device intended for in-home use by individuals with hearing loss. It is to be placed in a nighttime sleeping area next to the bed.
The white, rectangle clock measures 21.6 cm (8.5 inches) wide by 10.7 cm (4.2 inches) high by 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) wide. The fire alarm and clock has “Lifetone” printed on the front of the unit and a digital display with the date, time, and type of emergency. There is a large black dome-shaped microphone on the top left of the alarm.
This recall involves units with a production date of July 2016 with serial numbers ranging from AC160600001 through AC160604102 and production date of March 2017 with serial numbers AC170100001 through AC170106030 only. The serial number is printed on the left side of the silver sticker on the bottom of the unit.
The UPC code for this product is: 899142002009. – read more HERE
IDHHC will host monthly “Info Hubs” starting January 14, 2019. On the 2nd Monday of each month, we will feature staff & guest speakers on various Hearing Health related topics. Presentations will be held at the Victoria IDHHC offices, from 1:30 – 3pm, on the 2nd Monday of each month. ASL interpreters provided upon request.
You are invited to a special meeting, hosted by WAVLI (Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters) on Saturday, November 17th, from 12:30 – 3:30 in Victoria at the James Bay Branch of the public library at 385 Menzies Street.
There is lots of information to share and we really encourage you to attend.
You’ll get a FREE LUNCH too for attending.
Please watch the attached VLOG. There is an English transcript attached at the bottom of the VLOG. You don’t want to miss this important meeting. Hope to see you there!
IDHHC hosted a Townhall meeting on June 16th for members of the Deaf Community. It was facilitated by Linda Cundy of Edmonton.
For those who could not attend in person, IDHHC has provided the following two ASL videos
(Note: The following ASL to ENG interpretation was done during the presentation, was not rehearsed and has not been edited for the purposes of this video. Please disregard any unintentional errors):
Video 1: The morning meeting (approximately 1 1/2 hours in total)
Video 2: A summary of the afternoon meeting (approximately 6 minutes viewing time)
IDHHC’s Annual Summer Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 14th, 2018. It will be held at Centennial Park in Saanichton, from noon until 3:00 pm. The address is 7500 Block, Wallace Drive, Saanichton. Please see the ASL Vlog and poster for more information.
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Posted: May 30, 2019 by IDHHC
Nominations for the Board 2019
Following the procedures as outlined in the IDHHC Bylaws, five Board members are continuing into the second year of their two year term.
Four people have been nominated for elections to start a two year term (one is a returning Director Mark Dunn, and three new Directors).
The introduction of the three new nominees, Linda Bradford, Alanna Cooke and Jan Todd along with their biographies are posted below.
To view their VLOGS, please click on the link attached to each biography. The 2019 AGM will be held on June 26th at 6:00 pm at the IDHHC Victoria office at #130, 1555 McKenzie Avenue.
At the AGM, members will be voting on the slate of candidates put forward by the Board of Directors Nomination Committee.
LINDA BRADFORD
1. WATCH Linda's/ASL VLOG below
2. READ Linda's VLOG Transcript
3. READ Linda's Biography
ALANNA COOKE
1. WATCH Alanna's/ASL VLOG below
2. READ Alanna's VLOG Transcript
3. READ Alanna's Biography
JAN TODD
1. WATCH Jan's/ASL VLOG below
2. READ Jan's VLOG Transcript
3. READ Jan's Biography
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Posted: March 5, 2019 by IDHHC
Lifetone Technology Recall
Lifetone Technology recall – This recall involves the Lifetone HLAC151 Bedside Fire Alarm and Clock, an assistive alerting device intended for in-home use by individuals with hearing loss. It is to be placed in a nighttime sleeping area next to the bed.
The white, rectangle clock measures 21.6 cm (8.5 inches) wide by 10.7 cm (4.2 inches) high by 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) wide. The fire alarm and clock has “Lifetone” printed on the front of the unit and a digital display with the date, time, and type of emergency. There is a large black dome-shaped microphone on the top left of the alarm.
This recall involves units with a production date of July 2016 with serial numbers ranging from AC160600001 through AC160604102 and production date of March 2017 with serial numbers AC170100001 through AC170106030 only. The serial number is printed on the left side of the silver sticker on the bottom of the unit.
The UPC code for this product is: 899142002009. – read more HERE
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Posted: December 19, 2018 by IDHHC
Info Hubs
IDHHC will host monthly “Info Hubs” starting January 14, 2019. On the 2nd Monday of each month, we will feature staff & guest speakers on various Hearing Health related topics. Presentations will be held at the Victoria IDHHC offices, from 1:30 – 3pm, on the 2nd Monday of each month. ASL interpreters provided upon request.
See poster below for more details.
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Posted: October 24, 2018 by IDHHC
WAVLI Hosting Meeting in Victoria, November 17th
ATTENTION: Deaf Community & Interpreters
You are invited to a special meeting, hosted by WAVLI (Westcoast Association of Visual Language Interpreters) on Saturday, November 17th, from 12:30 – 3:30 in Victoria at the James Bay Branch of the public library at 385 Menzies Street.
There is lots of information to share and we really encourage you to attend.
You’ll get a FREE LUNCH too for attending.
Please watch the attached VLOG. There is an English transcript attached at the bottom of the VLOG. You don’t want to miss this important meeting. Hope to see you there!
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Posted: June 28, 2018 by IDHHC
Thank you for attending!
IDHHC hosted a Townhall meeting on June 16th for members of the Deaf Community. It was facilitated by Linda Cundy of Edmonton.
For those who could not attend in person, IDHHC has provided the following two ASL videos
(Note: The following ASL to ENG interpretation was done during the presentation, was not rehearsed and has not been edited for the purposes of this video. Please disregard any unintentional errors):
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Posted: June 25, 2018 by IDHHC
Summer Celebration
IDHHC’s Annual Summer Celebration will be held on Saturday, July 14th, 2018. It will be held at Centennial Park in Saanichton, from noon until 3:00 pm. The address is 7500 Block, Wallace Drive, Saanichton. Please see the ASL Vlog and poster for more information.
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