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27 October 2023. 

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[ANSELMO]: On the August 25th 
DeafDots program we mentioned 

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the Canada Government Cabinet 
reshuffle which included 

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Honorable Kamal Khera taking
 over as the new Minister 

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of Diversity and Inclusion
 with Persons with Disabilities. 

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We asked Khera about her 
qualifications to handle a portfolio 

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that impacts Disabled Canadians?
 Does she have a disability 

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or first-hand experience of a family 
member or friends with disabilities? 

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What led to her being appointed 
to oversee this portfolio? 

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Prior to entering politics, 
I worked as a registered nurse. 

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in the oncology unit at St 
Joseph's Hospital Centre in Toronto. 

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There, I gained a deeper understanding 
of the issues that impacted 

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people's health and well-being. 
During the first wave 

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of the COVID-19 pandemic, I went 
back to my roots as a registered 

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nurse to volunteer alongside members
 of the Canadian armed forces 

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in one of the hardest hit long
 term care homes in the country 

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in my hometown of Brampton. 
Throughout my almost 8 years as 

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a member of the Parliament, 
I have frequently drawn upon 

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the lessons I learned from 
my times as a nurse to help guide me 

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in the decision-making to deliver
 the best outcomes for Canadians. 

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No doubt in my new role as 
a Minister responsible for Diversity 

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Inclusion and Persons with 
Disabilities, I will continue to draw 

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on these lessons. That being said, 
I am not a person with a disability. 

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However, my top priority in this 
new role is to ensure that everything 

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I do as Minister is done in the spirit
 of nothing about us without us. 

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In my first month, I have been 
very fortunate to meet with and 

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listen to many stakeholders and
 Canadians with disabilities 

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and I look forward to meeting 
with many more Canadians and 

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organizations in the weeks
 and months to come so that 

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I can ensure that the 
perspective and voices of Persons 

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with Disabilities are being
 heard around the cabinet table. 

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[ANSELMO]: The Deaf community 
is very confused and feels 

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under-informed on the new Accessible 
Canada Act and how it works. 

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If I understand correctly, Stephanie 
Caideux who is the Chief 

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Accessibility Officer 
reported to Carla Qualtrough. 

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Would you be overseeing 
her and how you both work 

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together to support 
the vision of ACA? 

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The role of the Chief Accessibility
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by our government under 
the Accessible Canada Act. 

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The Act came into effect
 in 2019 after a lengthy 

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consultation period. Stephanie
 Caideux is the first person 

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to be appointed to this 
role and began a 4 year term 

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in May of 2022. Her mandate
 is to act as a special, 

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independent advisor to me, the 
Minister responsible for the Act. 

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As CAO, Stephanie will 
report the progress made under 

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the act as well as any emerging
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The CAO and her office are
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reporting on progress and
 outcomes achieved under the Act. 

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They also will report on accessibility 

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issues as they emerge
 or grow in scope.

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What are your priorities 
to elevate the best 

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interests of people 
with disabilities? 

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My top priority is to work to
 advance Canada's Disability 

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Inclusion Action Plan, which includes 
the Canada Disability Benefit. 

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In the spirit of “Nothing Without Us”, 
we’ve started an extensive 

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engagement process to inform the 
development and design of the benefit. 

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An information session was held 
on August 23rd, and throughout 

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the fall and winter, a series 
of roundtables and an online public 

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survey will be launched. There 
will also be various options 

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to provide input, including 
through email, regular mail, 

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videos and other accessible 
formats. The draft regulations 

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will be published in the 
Canada Gazette, Part one, 

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for public comment, and then 
be finalized and published 

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in Part two of the Canada Gazette. 
I know that many Canadians 

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living with disabilities urgently
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As such, we are moving 
as quickly as possible 

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to deliver the benefit 
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[ANSELMO]: How would the different 
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with your office and other 
parts of the Government?

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As the Minister responsible 
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my mandate is to support 
a barrier-free Canada. 

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The purpose of the Act is to 
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barriers to accessibility
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employment; the built 
environment; information and 

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communication technologies; 
other forms of communication; 

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the procurement of goods, 
services and facilities; 

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the design and delivery 
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and transportation. The 
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regulated entities such as 
banking, telecommunications, 

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transportation, federal departments
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The Act established three 
new roles and bodies in order 

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to monitor progress and 
ensure accountability. 

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The Chief Accessibility 
Officer, a special advisor 

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who reports to me on systemic 
and emerging accessibility 

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issues and outcomes achieved 
by the Act. The Accessibility 

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Commissioner (AC), who promotes 
compliance and the enforcement 

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of the Act and its regulations 
within the jurisdiction 

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of the government. Accessibility 
Standards Canada (ASC), 

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which develops national 
accessibility standards that 

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support the prevention, 
identification, and removal 

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of barriers to accessibility. The 
Act also expands powers, 

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duties and functions 
to four existing entities, 

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The Canadian Radio-Television 
Commission and 

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the Canadian Transportation 
Agency, who regulates, 

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ensure compliance and 
enforcement, and hear complaints 

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in their specific sectors. The 
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, 

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which handles appeals
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Commissioner. The Federal Public 
Sector Labour Relations 

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and Employment Board, which 
handles accessibility-related 

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complaints from federal public 
servants and parliamentary 

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employees. Each of the 
new positions, bodies and expanded 

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duties of existing entities 
have unique and important roles 

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to play towards our common 
goal of a barrier-free Canada. 

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Their separation and independence
 are important to accountability. 

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At the same time, they
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for implementing the
 framework created by the Act 

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to drive accessibility 
forward. My role as the minister 

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responsible for the Act is
 to ensure it is implemented 

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in a timely manner and across all 
aspects of the Canadian Government.

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Thanks, Kamal. 

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Keep in mind the Accessible 
Canada Act (ACA) is federal 

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accessibility legislation
 that involves identifying, 

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removing and preventing 
barriers of services that 

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are federally regulated
 only, not provincial and 

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territorial laws. This means ACA 
would remove barriers 

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that prevent people with 
disabilities from travel on railways, 

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airplanes and national buses, 
telecommunication companies, 

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federal buildings, federal 
programs and services, 

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such as Canada Pension Plan, 
RRSP, DTC, CRA, Service Canada, 

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Social Security Tribunal, 
Immigration and Refugee Board and 

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Canadian Human Rights 
Commission and Tribunal, working 

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for the Government of Canada, 
banks, mining companies, 

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railways, airlines, trucking companies, 
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communication technologies
 including television, radio and internet.

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[ANCHOR]: Dr. Beverly Buchanan 
is the new Manager of the Deaf Studies 

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Program and ASL English Interpreting 
Program at Nova Scotia Community

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 College. She is believed to be 
the first Deaf person to be manager 

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 of a Deaf Studies and/or ASL
 English Interpreting Program! 

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 She was born in Halifax 
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 latest job appointment. 
She did her dissertation 

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 on the "Preservation 
of Maritime Sign Language: 

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 An Endangered Language of Canada" 
at Lamar University in Texas. 

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My previous job was at Lamar 
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I taught students sign language, 
Deaf Culture and linguistics 

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to future interpreters. Now with this
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I lead a team to hopefully improve
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program in Nova Scotia, encourage 
current practices, collaborations 

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and introduce Maritimes 
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There are a lot of older people who
 use MSL while younger people use ASL. 

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I look forward to working with
 both languages and integrating them 

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to make this community
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free to call an interpreter
 in either language.

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[ANSELMO]: What led you to 
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"Preservation of Maritime
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Why I picked Maritime Sign Language, 
it is my first language growing 

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up in a Deaf family using 
MSL of which 80% is borrowed 

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from the British language. 
The dissertation helped me 

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to look back at how precious 
and valuable the language is 

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and its history and culture 
in the Maritimes. There are a lot 

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of insights related to their 
culture and life in the old times. 

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The dissertation 
brings back the history 

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for our future Deaf 
children in Canada.

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[ANSELMO]: What do you
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new position with Nova 
Scotia Community College?

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I hope to succeed at Nova 
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with my new position, develop 
good collaborations and 

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teamwork, keep an open 
mind and the willingness 

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to learn new things, new 
practices and current practices, 

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collaborate with other 
interpreter programs, and 

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provide students with strong 
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linguistics, and culture. 
I am taking one thing at a time.

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[ANSELMO]: The Ontario Camp 
of the Deaf was established in 1960 

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by Reverend Robert Rumball, founder 
of Bob Rumball Canadian Centre 

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of Excellence for the Deaf (BRCCED)
 in Toronto. It was Rev. 

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Rumball’s desire to create a place 
where a Deaf child could enjoy 

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a summer camp experience, develop
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and take a vacation from
 feeling ‘different’ or ‘special’. 

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Rev. Rumball died in 2016. DeafDots 
spoke with his son Derek Rumball 

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about the upcoming "Clean Up/Repair
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Where is this Clean Up, and 
how does it benefit the Camp? 

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We are here at the Deaf Camp
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every year to have a group 
of men who volunteer their time 

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to help us clean up. It's the 
Deaf Men’s Fellowship 

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who are members of different 
churches from around Ontario. 

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They volunteer to come help 
us put away our boats, repairs, 

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to paint, repairs of our roofs to 
help us prepare for next summer 

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program. The whole camp is 
about 500 acres so it’s a lot of work 

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to maintain so we are very blessed. 
In the spring and in the fall, 

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the DMF comes out and helps us 
get ready for next year’s program. 

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[ANSELMO]: What kind
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do the kids experience 
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When the kids come here to camp, 
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Kayaking, water skiing, tubing, 
boating, cliff jumping which 

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is 33 feet high! Or they 
can pretend that they’re Tarzan! 

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The water is so much fun. 
It’s important that they’re 

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in an environment where they 
understand everything that’s 

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happening around them. There’s
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here we want this to be their
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they understand they’re 
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Sometimes they only see 
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ёa year only here at camp. 
It’s a camp where kids see 

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their self-esteem grow and 
they have new experiences 

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and new skills. They make 
new friends here at camp too. 

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The Camp is open year round. 
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for kids is so much fun. Sledding, 
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skiing, or just playing in the 
snow. It’s also an opportunity 

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for families to snowmobile or
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that area too. So we enjoy
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is beautiful, like right now. It’s
 nice and quiet, a great place 

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to camp and has opportunities 
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families. It is a wonderful opportunity 
for people to come and camp. 

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[ANSELMO]: With camp
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how do you ensure that all 
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We often have children who 
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to come to camp. We say YES! 
We accept it doesn’t matter 

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because money is not important. 
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many people service committees, 
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and individual people who 
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to say yes I will support 
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through 50/50 drawings, the 50/50 
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and growing, and also people
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should come to camp. A child 
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never be refused. Never 
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Come to Camp! It doesn’t matter. 

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[ANSELMO]: The Camp began 
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Junior Camps for children
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Senior camps for 13 through 17, 
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for adults, family camps and
 individual facility rentals. 

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for up to 50 percent of camper 
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from service clubs and 
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