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[ANSELMO]: Hello! This is
DeafDots, 28 October 2022.

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

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Don't forget to subscribe, like,
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[ANSELMO]: Deaf Expo is back!
What is "Deaf Expo" and where?

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I am founder of London Deaf
Expo around 2013 with

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my co-founder Darcey Tilford.

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LCD president Dana McCarthy
helped us to launch the event.

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Why did we host the event?

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We wanted to support the
Deaf Children's program to

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grow the LCD community.

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Also we wanted to support the local Deaf
businesses and share their passion by

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coming into the London Deaf Expo.

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They found it profitable making sales
and were happy with their results,

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it was amazing.

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[ANSELMO]: Deaf Expo will be held
again on Saturday, November 26th

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in London, Ontario.

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It will be their fifth time.

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There was delay since the
last one due to COVID-19.

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I was chairperson for the
3rd and 5th Deaf Expo.

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The first one at the fairgrounds
was too crowded.

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The third time had more fans
and visitors, it went well.

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This November, we hope to have
500 or 600 people depending

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on the COVID situation.

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[ANSELMO]: I see this year
Deaf Expo will be in new venue.

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What led to this decision?

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Why we picked Hellenic
Community Center...

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capacity 800, night 400...

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more room and there is a lobby in
front where people can sit and chat.

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With more room we can deal with COVID
requirement of space instead of

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the fairgrounds, no room for
people to chat and rest.

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This time there is a lot of room.

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[ANSELMO]: During the day on November 26,
the Deaf Expo exhibits will be from 9am to 4pm.

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Then there will be a Christmas
Dinner with cocktail at 5.30pm

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in the same place.

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Three hotels have been arranged
so people can stay overnight

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and attend both during the day and
the Christmas Dinner in the evening.

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The hotels, Four Points, Ramada Inn
and Motel 6 still have availability.

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The deadline is coming up shortly
end of October so better to

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book now soon as possible.

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[ANSELMO]: September 30, 2022 was
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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also known as "Orange Shirt Day".

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Paula MacDonald tells us
more about this event.

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Today is September 30th, acknowledges
the day of honouring, remembering,

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and celebrating the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission of Canada, and importantly,

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attention toward #everychildmatters.

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That is my strong passion, for who?

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Indigenous Deaf children. Why?

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Their access and their development
are struggling and barriers

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in their journeys.

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I looked back at myself as a child
experiencing the same struggles.

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Are they experiencing the same?

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No. It is time to change and
make it better for the children.

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That means I work alone, Nope, we
need you, and we work together to

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support the children.

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You know that to wear an
orange shirt for just today? 

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No, you can do "every day"
and years constantly.

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[ANSELMO]: How can the community
provide accessibility for Indigenous children?

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- School Supplies: For students
who cannot afford to buy supplies

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for school pack supplies and send
them to schools or child or children.

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A tip: Add ASL & LSQ flash cards
and or sign language books too!

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That means they receive and can
learn sign language to communicate

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with families, friends, and communities.

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- Learning: If you see any in-person
or online workshops, training,

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presentations, and/or talking circles.

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If you think it might be good for the
children to participate, ask them to

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see if they are interested or not.

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Bring their voices to any platform,
the place where they learn

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and share their voices.

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- Extra Activities: You know, after school,
they usually go home; however,

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they would be lonely or isolated, hard to
communicate with families or others.

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Why not bring the children and sign
up for activities: sports, clubs, etc.,

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something they can do and keep themselves
busy, importantly more excitement

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and stay high self-esteem
and constantly learning.

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They can grow and develop for the future.

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Never know! They will find their own talents!

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- Host events: You can host any kind
of event - workshops, training,

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presentations, etc.

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Host something that Indigenous
youth can be involved in!

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It could be fundraising events...
The goal is to raise awareness about

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Indigenous youths' needs: need
home, accessibility, food, shelter,

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and more and foster the welfare
system! For both Canadians

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and Indigenous communities -

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Indigenous communities are still new or

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do not know how to engage
with Deaf children.

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- Volunteer: If there are any volunteer
opportunities - grab some experience!

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Engage more and more
connected, you can see.

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For example, reading or learning from any
texts about Indigenous Peoples such as

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culture, languages, etc. is not enough!

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Be Involved!
To learn more and understand more about

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the relationship, you will feel
different when connected with the land

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and people compared to "daily" society.

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Be experienced.

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Could include Foodbank, Donate clothes,
Holidays are coming up soon:

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join any holiday / Christmas
Sharing program.

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- Funding available: Offer to
cover any traveling expenses for

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the children's educational purposes.

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Be reminded not only to focus on the
children who live in cities but also to

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make sure the children from
remote areas and reserves -

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support them as well.

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- Most important is to include cultures and
languages, to engage and support them.

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[ANSELMO]: Wow, there's many ways
to support indigenous children!

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[ANSELMO]: November is Domestic
Violence Awareness Month in Canada.

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DV is a problem in the
Canadian Deaf community.

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Jordan tells us more about it.

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[JORDAN]: In 2000 Dr. Jamie C. MacDougall
did a research report,

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"Family Violence and the Deaf" for
the Ministry of Justice in Canada.

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His report showed no statistics
are available on family violence

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in the Canadian Deaf community.

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There are gaps in resources needed
for survivors of domestic violence

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who are ASL and LSQ signers.

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[JORDAN]: La Maison des Femmes Deaf
De Montréal (MFSM) was established

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in 2013 to provide trilingual intervention
and accessibility services in LSQ,

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French, and ASL.

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They provide support in listening,
go with you to court and other places,

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and access to information
in sign language.

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MSFM shared that they work with over
seventeen shelters training hearing

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workers to be prepared for any Deaf
women that may enter their shelters.

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If you need help and are unsafe, check
the MSFM website for more information

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on how to connect with an advocate.

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Silent Voice Canada shared on their website
a video from Deaf Hope in the U.S.

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Domestic violence varies among culture,
language, values, and experiences.

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Hearing people work in positions such
as policemen, counseling, advocacy,

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and medical services.

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They provide services for Deaf
domestic violence survivors.

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They may not recognize the signs of
domestic violence because they are not

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knowledgeable about the
community and culture.

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Domestic violence and sexual
abuse both stem from the desire to

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maintain power and control
over the person.

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This power and control wheel was developed
by those that work with survivors

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and recognize the forms of abuse
present in the Deaf community.

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Abuse includes strangulation,
torture, demeaning, fearmongering.

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Emotional abuse includes isolation,
denying them and accusations along

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with taking their children away.

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There is also patriarchy
and hearing privileges.

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Financial abuse also is included.

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In the wheel it includes multiple
ways of abuse and including abuse

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from a Deaf person's perspective.

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See the web link above, please go to
the website for more information.

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If you are recognizing yourself as
a survivor of abuse and are tired,

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don't be afraid.

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There are resources and
support in your communities.

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If you are in need of help, please
reach out to one of our staff.

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[JORDAN]: Minister Marci Ien of Women
and Gender Equality Canada met

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with the Canadian Women's Foundation
President and CEO Paulette Senior

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and discussed hand
motions to call for help.

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The signal is a one handed gesture that
you can make to signal for help is to

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give people heads up on them needing
to be checked on for safety

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without leaving a "digital trace".

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We launched it in April 2020 in response
to the spike in gender-based

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violence risks but also the fact
that people would be using

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video calls more often.

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By July 2020, it went viral.

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It got a lot of attention and awards.

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I think it met a need and struck a nerve.

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We have also learned that incidents where
people used the signals were able to

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get the support that they needed.

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This was a good development.

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We are sad that it is necessary
to have this in the first place.

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There are many incidents that happen
that don't make it to the news.

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On November 25, 2020, the launch
of 16 days of activism happened.

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This launched the help responders
campaign to give tools and training for

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support for survivors of violence
and help those around them to

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be able to have judge-free conversations.

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[JORDAN]: If you are in danger, you
can get help either by contacting

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Maison Des Femmes Deaf De
Montréal, Silent Voice Canada or

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another Deaf service agency equipped
to deal with domestic violence.

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You have legal rights.

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[ANSELMO]: This is very helpful.

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If you see someone that may be a victim
of domestic violence, don't do nothing.

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See how you can help.

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[ANSELMO]: In August, Ontario Deaf
Foundation announced a fundraising walk

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in Hamilton, Ontario to raise funds to create
an Ontario government historical plaque

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on the property of the last private school
for the Deaf which closed in 1869.

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DeafDots asked ODF to tell us
about this private Deaf school.

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Actually the Deaf school was originally
in Toronto and moved to Hamilton in 1864.

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Two years later, the school moved to
Dundurn Castle which had more space.

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The Deaf school relied on public contributions
as well as some foreign sources

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and some parents and friends paid fees.

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At that time hearing children went to
free schools paid through tax monies.

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Deaf schools weren't funded.

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That's why it was considered
a private school.

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[ANSELMO]: ODF launched its fundraising
drive on GoFundMe with goal to raise $5,000.

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Hemingway says they have exceeded our
target of $5,000 which is really good news.

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What would these funds be used for?

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The Ontario Heritage Trust is responsible for
the historical plaque program throughout Ontario.

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They required us to fill out an application
up to 1,000 words explaining

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why the former school was important
to the province of Ontario's history.

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We also need to pay for
the cost of the plaque.

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If all goes as planned, we plan on
having a public unveiling hopefully

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in 2023 during International
Week of Deaf Persons.

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[ANSELMO]: Although they have reached
their initial goal of $5,000, ODF says

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they plan to expand this project to include
two visually illustrative displays

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and are still accepting donations.

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How did ODF get involved or where
did they get the idea from?

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We, the board of ODF had a discussion and realised
how easy history could fade away over time.

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We didn't want to see our
Deaf history disintegrate.

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The Deaf community in Ontario has changed
over time with improvements by fighting

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for our rights.

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It is important that we remember our history
that we went through so we decided

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it would be a good idea to have a plaque
to show hearing and Deaf people of

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our Deaf history and it would be
something permanent and forever.

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[ANSELMO]: Dundurn Castle was home to
the second and last private school for

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the Deaf before the provincial government
took over the education of Deaf children.

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The school had 81 deaf students and 10
blind students but it was in bad condition

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and too expensive to fix.

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The school closed in summer 1870 when
construction of a school for the Deaf

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in Belleville was completed.

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The principal of the Deaf school was John B.
McGann who is hearing and the first person to

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give continued education and
classes for Deaf in Ontario.

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The Governor General offered him the
superintendency of the Bellville school

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but he turned down because of his age.

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[ANSELMO]: I look forward to attending
the unveiling of the plaque.

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Thanks ODF for paying
homage to Deaf History!

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If you want to support this project,
you can send e-transfer to

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info@ontariodeaffoundation.com
or through GoFundMe.

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CRA does not allow tax receipts for any
donations to local historical projects.

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