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[Anselmo]: Hello! This is
DeafDots for 24 December 2020.

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Bringing alerts & news reports at
intervals for all Deaf Canadians!

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[Anselmo]: During the
COVID-19 pandemic,

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there has been higher visibility
of Deaf Interpreters at COVID-19

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media briefings held in cities
and provinces across Canada.

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The same is
happening in the U.S.

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The availability and use of
DIs has grown in recent years,

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and this trend is also
happening in the U.S.

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A Deaf Interpreter (DI) is a Deaf
person and ASL user who meets

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specific requirements to become
a CASLI Deaf Interpreter member.

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CASLI is a professional Canadian
sign language interpreter organization.

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The DI teams up with a
hearing sign language interpreter.

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The hearing interpreter
signs what is being said,

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and the DI who sees
the hearing interpreter,

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in person or through VRI,

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conveys the message in linguistic
and culturally appropriate manner

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to the Deaf person.

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With increased use of DI,

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should the Deaf client be able to
choose whether to have an ASL

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interpreter or DI when watching
critical announcements on TV?

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Rita Bomak in Winnipeg who
conducted an “Emergency Media

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Interpreting on the News” survey
in May puts this in perspective:

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[Rita]: Who are the
Interpreters on Media for?

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For all sorts of Deaf people...

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in colleges & universities,
higher education...

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grassroots, immigrants,
mentally challenged and so forth.

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Those in universities and
colleges may feel and think

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"I never use
Deaf Interpreters,

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why force me to use DI?"

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But they do have options...
they could watch captions.

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[BJ]: I require a DI
for the courtroom.

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Law is a really
complicated procedure.

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There are so many
concepts to have to explain

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to a client
to navigate the system.

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Because law needs a
lot of skilled knowledge,

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it’s really important
that we have a skilled DI

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and an ASL interpreter
working together.

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Both must have an expert
understanding of the concepts of

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court proceedings.
That’s what’s important.

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In talking with different people
and researching this story,

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the general consensus seems
that using a DI is acceptable in

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situations where one way "live"
interpreting are not being used

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like court, hospital, lawyer,
medical or court settings.

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These situations allow the
interpreters time to discuss how to

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make the message more clear.

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However, some believe that DIs
are not appropriate in urgent live

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situations such as press
conferences or media briefings as

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translating to DI could
lose additional information

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and the DI needs time to
restructure and expand on content

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which is not always possible
in live broadcast settings.

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There are 55 Deaf Interpreters
currently members with CASLI.

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That is out of
CASLI’s 951 members.

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[Anselmo]: Mark Trifunovic, a hearing
filmmaker from Northern England,

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is producing a film in Toronto
on one of the most significant and

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controversial moments in Deaf
history: the 1880 Conference in

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Milan on the
Education of the Deaf.

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[Mark]: This movie is
called "Old Mother Tongue".

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It is about Deaf
Identity and Language,

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and refers to the past,

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around the 1880’s in Milan.

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The Milan Conference was the
biggest blow to Deaf Culture when

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sign language in Deaf
Education was banned.

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During this international
conference of deaf educators

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in Italy in 1880,

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a declaration was made
that oral education was better

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than manual (sign) education and to
ban use of sign language in education.

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[Mark]: I wanted to share this
story because there are not many

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hearing people who
know about 1880 Milan.

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I think it is important
to know its history

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if you want
to stop future oppression.

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After arriving in Canada and
learning about Deaf culture while

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working on a Deaf film
"Deafening Darkness",

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Mark became curious
about the Milan Conference.

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Post-production of the 15-minute
narrative fiction is expected

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to be
completed in mid-spring.

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All filming was done in
the Greater Toronto area,

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and the project is funded by
the Canada Council for the Arts,

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Ontario Arts Council,
and Cultural Hotspot in Toronto.

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He plans to submit it
to various film festivals.

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[Anselmo]: Now that
Christmas is here,

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what do Christian
churches offer Deaf people?

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Nicole has a report.

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[Nicole]: Yes,
Anselmo.

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I contacted a few churches and pastors
of various different Christian churches.

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Christianity started around
30 Common Era (CE)

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which is 1,990 years
ago when Jesus died.

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About 67.3% of
Canadians are Christians in

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different denominations
with similar beliefs.

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The largest is Catholic.

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Another Christian denomination is
Pentecostal Assemblies where Pastor

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Joe Coreno once ministered at
Royalview Deaf Church in London, Ontario.

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[Pastor Joe]: Says in the past,

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God spoke to people through
the prophet in different ways,

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different times,
but now on the last day,

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God spoke to us through his Son.

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How are the churches
before and during COVID?

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Pastor Joe says there are churches
with services for Deaf people

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usually in larger cities.

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Some cities support
their own Deaf church,

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others share with a
hearing congregation.

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Some Interpreted
services are offered

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but it is a struggle to
find qualified interpreters.

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Reverend John Graham is
with The New Life Deaf Church,

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a Deaf Church in Milton,
Ontario.

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The glass shines beauty.

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Most Deaf churches are
attached to a hearing church,

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and it is hard to find a Deaf church
in a desired Christian denomination.

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Pastor Joe says it is challenging
for a Deaf congregation

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to support the costs of a
building and paying for its pastor.

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Many Deaf people do not earn
enough to support the church.

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Hearing churches with Deaf
parishioners often ask around for

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someone in the
congregation to interpret.

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Larger congregations
or Church outreach,

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ministries or missions may have bible study
materials for their Deaf parishioners.

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The Pentecostal Assemblies,
for example, has materials,

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including an ASL-friendly
bible for bible study in ASL.

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Karina Laari, a deacon at Royalview Deaf
Church says the COVID-19 pandemic has

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challenged churches and some
have resorted to live-streaming

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to reach
shut-in Deaf parishioners.

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Merry Christmas,
Anselmo.

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Merry Christmas,
Nicole.

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[Anselmo]: The Deaf
Community in Montreal

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also owns their own
Community Center building!

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The Metropolitan Montreal Deaf
Community Center (MMDCC)

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which was formed in 1978
and now in its 41st year,

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built a brand new
building in 2011.

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MMDCC has also
operated a business,

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ASLIS Greater Montreal ASL
Interpreting Service since December 1992.

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Gilles Read,
Executive Director of MMDCC

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says there are 5,000-7,000
Deaf people in Montreal

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and they serve both the
LSQ and ASL communities.

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Ninety percent of Deaf people in
Montreal communicate in LSQ, 10% in ASL.

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[Gilles]: We built
the Deaf House

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but eventually we became
independent from them.

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That means the Deaf
House is run by one business,

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and we are a separate business.

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Their coordinator, who is hearing
communicates in LSQ and handles renters,

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deals with water leaks,
power outages,

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problems with hot
water and so on,

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the tenants see the coordinator
and use LSQ to get help.

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We offer multiple services
including human rights, discrimination,

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helping with documents
and making calls for clients.

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MMDCC or the Deaf House,

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Quebec Cultural Deaf Society
which hosts events and activities

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including "Deaf World Day"
during September every year,

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parties,
presentations and office space.

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Then there is a magazine publisher
that reports on activities and

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developments in the Deaf community,
events and information.

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There is an Usher syndrome
office providing services,

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a room for arts & crafts,

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a dining room that is
also used during breaks.

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It is not being used right
now due to Covid-19.

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People are working remotely
so most offices are closed

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except for our
organization, CCSMM.

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We wear protective barriers,

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personal protective equipment
(PPE) including masks.

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Other services,
there are 12 organizations,

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one is moving out soon.

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All are on the first floor
providing different services.

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The Deaf House has its
own operations and budget,

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CCSMM gets financial support from
Quebec Minister of Health which

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funds our programs on its own.

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We both work separately
and do not mingle finances.

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This continued financial
support is for specific purposes,

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the Deaf House cost $12 million of which
the Quebec government paid $6 million.

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The remainder is covered
through rental income

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and bank loans to
be paid off in 20 years.

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[Anselmo]: You have seen MMDCC,

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which in French
is spelled CCSMM.

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It is impressive how the
Montreal Deaf community

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came together to
make it happen!

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In recent DeafDots reports we
saw the CAD Center in Alberta,

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EADCC in Edmonton,

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and Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of
Excellence for the Deaf (BRCCED) in Toronto.

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Thank you for watching us,

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Happy Holidays!