Monthly Archives: February 2009

It’s Raining Hands & Voices!

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Amy Ho

One would expect only beautiful sunny weather at the end of August. Unfortunately we live in British Columbia and that means buckets of rain, any time of year. So when we planned our First Annual Hands & Voices Picnic for … Continue reading →

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Registered Disability Savings Plans (RDSPs)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Chris Mallinson

For the first $500 you contribute to your child’s RDSP, the government will contribute $1,500 to the plan. For the next $1,000 you contribute, the government will match it by another $2,000. Sounds too good to be true? Well, it’s … Continue reading →

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How the Cochlear Implant Has Helped Me

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Rosalind Ho

First presented at “Sharing Our Stories” workshop at A Cochlear Implant Conference for Parents And Interested Professionals run by BC Family Hearing Resource Centre in June 2002. Rosalind had been using the cochlear implant for almost 10 years back in … Continue reading →

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Our Son Connor

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Jenn Kipling

One of our favourite hearing aid stories is when we discovered that our son Connor had a knack for taking things apart. As Connor was diagnosed at birth he’s been wearing his little blue aids since he was 3 months. … Continue reading →

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What is BC Hands & Voices?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Teresa Kazemir

Hands & Voices started as a parent support group in Colorado in the mid-1990’s. This group was different from other groups at the time, as it embraced the idea that families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing … Continue reading →

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