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[Anselmo]: Hello! This is
DeafDots, 26 August 2022.

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Bringing alerts & news reports at
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[Anselmo]: On August 1st and 2nd,
Canadian Association of the Deaf -

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Association des Sourds du, CAD-ASC,
held their Annual General Meeting

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in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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Not-for-profit organisations are required
to hold Annual General Meetings

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to promote accountability and transparency.

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Deaf member organisations affiliated
with CAD-ASC were invited

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to participate either in-person
or through Zoom.

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DeafDots was able to get confirmation
from two Deaf organisations,

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Ontario Association of the Deaf, OAD,

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and Deafness Advocacy Association
Nova Scotia, DAANS, did not renew

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their affiliation memberships.

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Veronica Bickle of OAD tells us more.

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We haven't decided whether
to cut ties with CAD.

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We're still waiting for a response
to the open letter we sent

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about 4 months ago,
expressing our concerns.

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If they actually respond, OAD
will definitely get together

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to deliberate whether or not we
should renew our affiliated

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membership with them.

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[Anselmo]: OAD's concerns were
about CAD-ASC's decision to appoint

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an Executive Director to be the face
of Deaf Canadians when he never

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lived the Deaf experience.

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The Deaf community  also never
received confirmation if Richard Belzile

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had hearing loss or ties to the community.

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DeafDots received information
that there were several issues

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at the 2022 AGM; we asked CAD-ASC
president, Wissam Constantin,

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what happened at the AGM.

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The 2022 AGM was successful but
also challenging because we tried

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to get everyone back together in person.

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We decided to take the hybrid
approach, integrating Zoom

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and in-person for the meeting.

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[Anselmo]: Kyle Badree, the president
of Alberta Association of the Deaf,

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AAD, has some concerns
about the two day meeting.

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AAD was disappointed that CAD-ASC
didn't let us know they were providing

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workshops until the day of AGM and it
was for only in-person, not Zoom.

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I'm not impressed because CAD-ASC
encouraged all the affiliates

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to attend the workshop in person
instead of taking the hybrid approach

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and including those who
attended through Zoom.

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Since the AGM was a hybrid event,
why couldn't they have applied that for

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the workshop?

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[Anselmo]: What was
discussed during the meeting?

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Our agenda contained typical topics
that include reviewing finances,

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reviewing budgets, board reports,
affiliate and delegate reports, discussions,

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and proposals.

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CAD-ASC was supposed to release
a package in Dropbox containing

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the 2021 AGM minutes, annual
report from affiliated organisations,

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a year's worth of CAD-ASC's
board meeting minutes,

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and CAD-ASC's board
of directors report.

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It was supposed to be sent out at
least 30 days prior to the next AGM,

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but it wasn't; it was sent
out only a week before.

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AGM was held on August 1st and 2nd,
and that didn't give me enough time

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to go through everything.

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I'm disappointed.

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[Anselmo]: CAD-ASC's bylaws on their
website, Article 3, section 15c states

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that notice of the business to be
transacted at the AGM will be given

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to members within 90 days in advance.

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That didn't happen.

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Members received the
agenda, minutes, etc.

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a week prior to the meeting.

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Can you explain why that did not happen?

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There were three main reasons.

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One was the hiring of a new
executive director, Richard Belzile;

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he's new to this while Jim Roots
had 36 years of experience

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and all of his responsibilities have
been transferred to Richard.

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He has been motivated to learn
and is picking things up.

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Suddenly it was time for our AGM,
Richard still rolled up his sleeves

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to plan everything; it was his first time.

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The board offered a lot of support
which made the progression more efficient.

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Secondly, the AGM was originally
supposed to be held in Newfoundland,

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partnering with NLAD.

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Unfortunately, NLAD decided to back
out at the last minute, forcing the board

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to shoulder all of the responsibilities.

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We had to decide on a new location,
make preparations for hotels

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and flights, etc., all at the last minute.

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Thirdly, as you've seen on the news,
Ontario was hit with a hurricane

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and that impacted the Internet, electricity,
and some areas had no power.

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This made researching and preparing
financial reports difficult because

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the CAD-ASC office had no
power for two weeks.

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This caused our client to hand in
our financial reports, which means

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at the last minute, we were able to
distribute the reports to our affiliates.

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The new executive director,
Richard Belzile, gave a report on

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the financial statements, financial
audit reports, and financial projections

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for 2023.

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The reports were released on
the first day of the AGM

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and the financial presentation
was held the next day.

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I'm not impressed.

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[Anselmo]: Organisations receiving
the package of board meeting minutes,

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CAD-ASC's board of directors report,
and agenda a week before AGM

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and the financial reports on the
second day of the meeting

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meant Deaf organisations were
not able to send in proposals

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for new businesses.

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Kyle also said CAD-ASC didn't address
the Deaf community's concerns about

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appointing Richard Belzile to be
the new Executive Director.

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The location for the 2023 AGM
hasn't been decided yet.

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[Anselmo]: In addition to the spoken word,
some Indigenous cultures historically

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have used sign languages to communicate.

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Though a small number of people
know Indigenous sign languages,

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American Sign Language, ASL,
and Langue des signes québécois, LSQ,

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have largely replaced Indigenous
sign languages in Canada.

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DeafDots asked Shawna Joynt,
a Deaf Indigenous woman from Mantiboa

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how many different Indigenous
Sign Languages there are in Canada.

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Did you know that in Canada there are more
than 500 spoken indigenous languages?

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Currently, 120 indigenous
languages are being spoken.

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That's a lot.

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For indigenous sign languages,
do you know how many there are currently?

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5. Plains Indian Sign Language,
Oneida Sign Language,

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Inuit Sign Language,
and Maritime Sign Language.

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[Anselmo]: What are the most commonly
used Indigenous Sign Languages?

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Honestly it's difficult to say
which is more used.

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These languages are in
different locations of Canada.

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The north mostly uses Inuit Sign
Language; the east mostly uses

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Oneida Sign Language
and Plains Indian Sign Language.

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Out of the top three most used sign
languages, since Inuit Sign Language was

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done a couple of years ago, the other
three, Plains Indians, Oneida,

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and Maritime have been around longer.

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[Anselmo]: How does the Indigenous
community feel about all these different

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sign languages being
referred to as "ISL"?

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The Indigenous community across
Canada are blessed to see the languages

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becoming alive again and
allowing it to be acknowledged.

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We're looking forward to having more
people from rural areas up north

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to get more involved with the community
and have their voices heard.

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Our goal is to combine the languages
into one so we all can communicate,

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like Universal Sign Language for example,
but for international Indigenous people.

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We will see how that goes.

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[Anselmo]: A project to develop an universal
indigenous sign language sounds exciting.

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Thank you for sharing.

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We wish you good luck!

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[Anselmo]: Dr. Emily Roback, a profoundly
deaf chiropractor from British Columbia,

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B.C. opened Canada's first
sensory-friendly chiropractic office,

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Ivy League Chiropractic.

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She has been a chiropractor since 2007.

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Dr. Roback, who is believed to be the
only profoundly deaf female chiropractor

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in Canada, says the challenges of
being deaf in a hearing culture motivated

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research on how to improve
accessibility in chiropractic offices.

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Dr. Robcak was invited to give a
presentation at the 2019 British Columbia

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Chiropractic Association Conference about
the dangers of environmental stressors

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in health care.

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This means lack of accessibility can
cause patients to feel high levels of

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stress which can make everyday activities
seem harder and that can contribute

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to or worsen existing health
problems such as heart disease

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or high blood pressure.

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Dr. Roback said a patient's environment
can help them heal better.

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She opened her own practice as a model
to meet the accessibility legislation.

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The environmental stressors she took into
consideration were scents, humidity,

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noise levels, temperature,
lighting, and fans.

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Her practice uses closed captioning,
sign language, and a service called

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Internet Protocol, IP Relay.

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Dr. Roback also said she plans to add a
visual/vibrating emergency alarm system

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so Deaf people can be alerted
if the fire alarm goes off.

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When people call into her office, they leave
a message and Dr. Roback will reply

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through either email or text.

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The goal is to remove sensory and
communication barriers to improve

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Deaf people's chiropractic experience.

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[Anselmo]: Recently, on July 23 to 30,
Deaf youths from across Canada gathered

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at a campsite by the coast
of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Jordan will explain more.

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[Jordan]: Canadian Deaf Youth Leadership
Camp, CDLYC is a bi-annual event hosted

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by Deaf Youth Canada, DYC,
that lasts a full week.

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The motto of DYC is "By youth,
for youth, about youth."

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The first ever CDLYC was founded in 1975
by a group of young Deaf Canadians;

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it was held at the Rumball Deaf
Camping near Parry Sound, Ontario.

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The next camp did not take place until
2005 - thirty years later! CDYLC finally

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started up again; the camp was
held at Camp Kakepitay

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in Vermilion Bay, Ontario
near the Manitoba border.

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[Jordan]: This year, the camp was held at
Camp Pagweak in Pugwash, Nova Scotia.

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CDYLC targets Deaf youths between
the ages 18-30; but due to the pandemic,

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the age limit was extended to 32.

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This year's theme was "Reconnect, Reconcile,
and Recreate!" The purpose of CDLYC

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is to cultivate future Deaf leaders
through education, team building,

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activities, and socialisation.

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Campers went swimming, trail biking,
archery, kayaking, and rock climbing.

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Anselmo, do you think we can pretend we're
30 when signing up for CDYLC in 2024?

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[Anselmo]: I'll need a wig to pull
that off! Too bad there was

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no CDYLC during my time.

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Maybe someone will establish CDALC,
Canadian Deaf Adult Leadership Camp?

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