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Deaf students shine in funding announcement for 成人头条disability programs
Last Friday, 成人头条 welcomed Vancouver-False Creek MLA Sam Sullivan to the Broadway campus to take part in a of new funding for programs and supports for students with disabilities.
With podium, lights, and banners set up next to the poignant , Sullivan and 成人头条president Peter Nunoda each shared brief yet motivating statements.
"Although we do have a lot of physical access, employment is still a challenge for people with disabilities,” said Sullivan, highlighting the significance of forthcoming 成人头条programs that will increase access to careers in automotive trades and food services.
Stealing the show, however, were two members of VCC’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing community, each of whom shared with the crowd and television cameras their personal story of education and success.
Signing enthusiastically as an interpreter spoke, Vincente Teng explained how accessibility programs at 成人头条allowed him to study digital graphic design, leading not only to a fulfilling career with a local company, but also providing him with the confidence to feel like a valuable member of society.
Ladan Sahraei then shared her story of arriving to Vancouver as a refugee from Iran, and how, over the past two years, she has come to thrive in her new home thanks to 成人头条programs offering both American Sign Language as well as English for Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.
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Learn more:
- News Release: Breaking down barriers to post-secondary education
- 成人头条Interpreting Services
- 成人头条Disability Services
- ASL and Deaf studies (full-time)
- ASL and Deaf studies (introductory)