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Hello!

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This is DeafDots,
23 December 2022.

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[ANSELMO]: In October, Carla Qualtrough,
Canada’s Minister of Employment,

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Workforce Development and Disability
Inclusion, released Canada’s

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first-ever “Disability Inclusion
Action Plan” (DIAP).

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What is DIAP, and is it related to
the Accessible Canada Act (ACA)?

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DeafDots asked Natalie Huneault
who works for Employment,

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Workforce Development, and
Disability Inclusion about it.

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The Disability Inclusion Action Plan
(DIAP) is a comprehensive,

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whole-of-government approach
to disability inclusion, aiming

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to improve the lives of persons
with disabilities in Canada.

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The DIAP embeds disability
considerations across the Government

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of Canada’s programs, while
identifying targeted investments

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in key areas to drive change.
It builds on existing programs

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and measures that have sought to
improve the inclusion of persons

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with disabilities, and establishes
new and meaningful actions.

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The DIAP has four mutually
reinforcing pillars: financial security,

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employment, accessible and inclusive
communities, and a modern approach

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to disability across the Government
of Canada. It will evolve over time

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to respond to ongoing engagement
with persons with disabilities,

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and will continue to reflect the
realities of persons with

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disabilities in an ever-changing
world. The DIAP is at the core

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of the Government commitment
to advancing disability inclusion

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by creating a barrier-free
Canada that is fully inclusive,

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fair and free of physical, societal,
and attitudinal barriers.

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[ANSELMO]: What efforts is your
office taking to include Deaf,

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DeafBlind, DeafDisabled and hard of hearing
people in these action plans?

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The Disability Inclusion Action Plan
(DIAP) takes a cross-disability

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focus, which means the actions are
inclusive of all disability types.

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The actions presented in the plan
support the Deaf, DeafBlind,

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DeafDisabled and hard of hearing
community, and all other

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disability communities. The DIAP
adopts the principle of

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“Nothing Without Us” by working
in close partnership with

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the disability community. It also adopts
a human rights framework,

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based on the principles of equality,
anti-discrimination,

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participation and inclusion, including
in the development

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of the Government’s programs,
policies and services.

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As stated previously, as the Government
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it will continue to look to
persons with disabilities and

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community partners to
ensure that the Action Plan

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evolves to meet their
changing needs.

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[ANSELMO]: What is the difference
between DIAP and ACA?

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The two initiatives are closely linked
and both seek to contribute

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to building a more equitable and
inclusive society for persons

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with disabilities. The Accessible
Canada Act is legislation

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in place to make Canada
barrier-free by January 1, 2040.

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This involves identifying, removing
and preventing barriers

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in the federal jurisdiction
in a number of priority areas,

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including employment, the built
environment and transportation.

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The Disability Inclusion Action
Plan (DIAP) builds on the

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landmark Accessible Canada Act
and is guided by the principles

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laid out in the Act. One of the
five key objectives of the

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Action Plan is to achieve the
Accessible Canada Act goal

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of a barrier-free Canada by 2040.
The development of new regulations

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under the Accessible Canada Act
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the Accessible and Inclusive
Communities pillar of the DIAP.

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Actions under this pillar seek
to contribute to the elimination

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of physical, communication,
and attitudinal barriers that

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prevent persons with disabilities
from fully participating

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in our communities and the economy.
The Action Plan goes beyond

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the issues of barriers and
accessibility to also address

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systemic issues and outcomes
for persons with disabilities

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with a broader focus
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[ANSELMO]: You say DIAP
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how can the Deaf community
give feedback on DIAP?

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The Disability Inclusion Action Plan
(DIAP) builds on the Accessible

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Canada Act and is guided by
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including the principle of
“Nothing without Us”.

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The DIAP has been designed
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community and is reflective
of their priorities. Consultations

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on the DIAP, as well as the new
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were held during summer 2021.
The design of the Action Plan also

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considered the priorities raised
by the disability community

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through earlier engagements,
including the engagement on the

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Accessible Canada Act (2016-17),
the National Disability Summit

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(2019) and with the COVID-19
Disability Advisory Group (2020).

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Persons with disabilities will
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implementation and monitoring
of the Action Plan. This will be

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achieved in part through a governance
structure to be established

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across the Government of Canada
that will help drive actions

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forward and embed the involvement
of persons with disabilities

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into government systems and
processes. The Action Plan also

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commits to providing funding
to support disability organizations

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and National Indigenous Organizations
so they can engage

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persons with disabilities
on the Action Plan. The DIAP is

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an iterative evergreen document
that will continue to evolve

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over time. Feedback on any
aspect of the plan, or suggestions

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for future pillars from the
community is always welcome.

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[ANSELMO]: Thank you Natalie.
Both ACA and DIAP are programs

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by the Canadian government that
focus on disabled Canadians,

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DIAP is an initiative that
requires disabled Canadians

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are included in all decision
making that impacts them.

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Canadian Hearing Services (CHS)
workers have gone on strike

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for the second time since 2017.
Employees of CHS are supported

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by their union, CUPE 2073.
Forty percent of CUPE 2073

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members are Deaf, and 90% are women.

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In 2017, CHS workers went
on a strike when they were unable

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to agree on a new employment contract. Stacey Connor,

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who was CUPE 2073 president at that time, discusses issues

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at that time and why they decided to strike.

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We are the employees of the
Canadian Hearing Society, and

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are members of CUPE 2073.
We are now on strike because there

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has not been a contract in four years.
Instead of working with us,

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CHS has been asking for major
rollbacks to our health benefits.

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Our work is often emotionally
and physically demanding.

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Many of our members are Deaf,
oral deaf, Late Deafened

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or hard of hearing. Almost 90 percent
of our members are women.

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Health benefits are essential to
our members. Because we have

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not had a contract in four years,
we have not seen any pay raises.

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[JORDAN]: The strike ended
May 8, 2017 after ten weeks.

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CHS announced they had reached
a tentative agreement with CHS

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staff and their union. The agreement
was for a 4-year contract

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that ended in March of 2021.
Now over 19 months has passed and

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again there is no new and updated
employment contract.

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Friends!! This is a message
for CUPE2073. I know times have

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been tough. Working to fight to
get better wages, better conditions,

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is something that when you
do it for you, you’re doing it

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for all workers. So I want to
give you solidarity, I want

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to give you strength. Make sure
you fight for your rights.

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Because when you do that,
you make everyone’s lives

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better. Solidarity
with you CUPE2073!

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[JORDAN] At this time it seems
both CHS and CUPE 2073

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are at a standstill. The union
concerns have to do with

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unfair wages, and unfair
termination procedures and

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layoff practices. CHS also
wants to change language

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in contracts related to job
security. An argument the union

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has made is that the CEO
of CHS has received increases

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in her compensation totaling
155% from 2015 to 2022.

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DeafDots attempted to contact
several CUPE 2073 representatives

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including those who are Deaf
but they did not want to be

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interviewed. When DeafDots
asked Craig Saunders, a hearing

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communications representative
at CUPE national headquarters,

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he claimed that CHS had started
to discipline CHS employees

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and even threaten them with job
termination because of their

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involvement in union activities "
so it is not safe right

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now for any Deaf or hard
of hearing employees

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to stand up and share
information on video."

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[ANSELMO]: Did you know that
a Deaf Witch lives in Ontario?

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I will ask Sage Lovell to tell us
about her journey as a witch!

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Hello, my name is Sage Lovell.
My sign name is (shows sign name).

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I am a Scorpio sun. Capricorn
rising, and a Virgo moon.

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Ever since I was a little girl, I knew
that there was something

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special and magical about my life.
At the time, I had no idea

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that my family had witches.
At this time, I have been able

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to track back four generations
of witches in my family!

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When I was young, I always
dreamed and fantasized that

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I was a witch! I had no idea
that it was inside me this

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whole time. I have
always been fascinated

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with occult, witchcraft, and magic.

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[ANSELMO]: What kind
of services do you provide?

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I heard that you have an Etsy
page coming soon?

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At this time, I’m working
on the best approach on how

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to sell my products and services.
My online store date

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of launch, we are unclear.
I have made handmade jewelry.

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second hand magic tools such
as tarots and books etc.

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I will also be working in person
at booths in the near

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future so if you want to know
more sign up and get

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that information through
our email subscription.

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[ANSELMO]: Would you like to
talk about what you think is

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important for the Deaf community
to know about witches

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and any false information out there?

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There are some misconceptions
about deaf witches.

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People think witches must
be able to speak to cast spells

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and hear spirits around them.
So how can a Deaf witch cast

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spells? They can sign it out and
also express through thoughts.

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Deaf witches can feel vibrations
and energy around them

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from the spirits. Did you know
that vibrations are often

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interpreted as sounds. It feels like
music in the background,

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heavy bass. They each have
their own vibrations.

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[ANSELMO]: When someone wants
to come and talk with you,

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what can they expect when talking
to you about their spiritual journey?

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I want to let you all know that I,
Sage, that Deaf witch

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believes in confidentiality.
If you share with me,

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I keep that confidential. I invite
you to come and explore

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choices that will align with
your true self! Love you all.

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[ANSELMO]: How can they make
an appointment to see you?

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Those who are interested
in booking a reading with me can

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email me at thatdeafwitch@gmail.com.
Keep in mind I do not do

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readings about love but if
it’s about self-love, I can!

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From time to time, I will be
doing workshops. It’s best

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to find that information through
my website. I have an email list

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subscription available.
If you have Instagram,

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you can follow me at
@thatdeafwitch.

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[ANSELMO]: Thank you Sage for
taking the time to share with us!

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We appreciate your presence!

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[ANSELMO]: Well, we are here at
the end of 2022. The year has gone

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by so fast! DeafDots went through
reports the DeafDots team did

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this year and will walk
through what we think

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are representative snapshots
of what happened in 2022.

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[ANSELMO]: On January 14, DeafDots
interviewed Bev Buchanan

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a Nova Scotia native how
many people still use Maritime

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Sign Language (MSL) which came
to Canada from the United Kingdom

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at the end of the 1700’s.
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sign languages that
are at risk of dying out.

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[ANSELMO]: DeafDots reported
on its January 28 program that

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Deaf Culture Center in Toronto
celebrated 15 years of service

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and asked Leanne Gallant,
DCC’s current executive director

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about her role at DCC and their
partnership with Palgong Tea.

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[ANSELMO]: Two Deaf truck drivers
shared their perspective

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on the protest and vaccine requirements by truck drivers

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in February 25th DeafDots program.
Hundreds of truck drivers

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had blocked streets
in Ottawa and honked their

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horns for as long as 16 hours!

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[ANSELMO]: Big news
on DeafDots May 13 program –

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Canadian Association of the Deaf
(CAD) announcing that they

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had hired a hearing man to lead
CAD as its executive director.

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The news of Richard Belzile’s
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as taking away another job
from the Deaf Community. It raised

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wide range of responses ranging
from being sad, upset to angry.

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Belzile replaces Jim Roots who
had been with CAD for 36 years.

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[ANSELMO]: DeafDots announced
Canada’s First Ever Chief

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Accessibility Officer in its
May 28 program. Stephanie

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Cadieux is now responsible
to support the implementation

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of Accessible Canada Act (ACA)
which was passed in 2019.

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Stephanie is described as
an advocate for diversity,

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accessibility, disability inclusion
and an entrepreneur

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with more than 15 years
of experience in planning and

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leadership roles in British Columbia.

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What will 2023 bring you?

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