CHS in the News - Archives

Shane Silver, VP, Innovation and Enterprise Development

Activist files complaint after seeing videotaped arrest of deaf man in Burlington, Ont.

Nov 15, 2016

A CBC news article on an arrest of a man who is Deaf by police services in Burlington. By Shanifa Nasser, CBC News.

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Forum gathers info on making Barrie more age-friendly

Jun 13, 2016

by the Barrie Examiner

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Deaf community calls for more news broadcasts to be accessible

Apr 28, 2016

Man signing

Uber's in-app features create job opportunities for deaf drivers

Apr 21, 2016

Texting emergency services with Text with 9-1-1.

Text with 9-1-1 service for Deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired Canadians now available nationwide

Jan 13, 2016

Text with 911 launches across Canada.

CRA head office in Ottawa, THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Matthew Usherwood

No need to sign form in order to use relay service, says Canada Revenue Agency

Nov 2, 2015

by THE CANADIAN PRESS

THE CANADIAN PRESS/SEAN KILPATRICK, The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa is pictured on November 4, 2011.

Privacy concerns block deaf man using relay service from dealing with CRA

Oct 24, 2015

Ben Cousins, The Canadian Press

ASL interpreter at a candidate meeting on accessibility

Nickle holds town hall meeting to tout NDP plan for helping Canadians with disabilities live better lives

Oct 17, 2015

By Jessica Nyznik, The Peterborough Examiner

Laura Henry interprets Gary Malkowski at the Canadian Hearing Society during an interview with CBC News. He would prefer to watch news programs with sign language.

Why CBC used sign language to interpret federal leader interviews

Oct 16, 2015

It may be an election first, but is ASL better than closed captioning?

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Can smartphones cause hearing loss?

Aug 6, 2015

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