Support Services, Recreation and Education for individuals with deafblindness.

Condition Specific Support, Disability Services, Services for Children, Services for Youth, and Social / Recreational

Provided by Canadian Deafblind Association - BC Chapter

Provides information, support, and services to individuals in BC who are deafblind, and their families.
The following programs are offered:
  • Early Intervention Program: Work with families of children ages zero to five who have been identified with deafblindness and help them to transition into the school system.
  • Intervention Program: These programs provide services that allow children and youth with deafblindness from the ages of two to nineteen. Intervention allows them to interact more fully with their environment.
  • Summer Recreation Program: Provides opportunities during the summer for members to explore new activities and develop social relationships with other children and youth with deafblindness.
  • Virtual Recreation Program: This program provides opportunities for individuals with deafblindness, their Intervenors, and families to come together virtually to sing, share and create.
  • Hospital Intervention Services Program: Designed to provide individuals with deafblindness and their families with services with an Intervenor while they experience challenging medical situations in a hospital setting.
  • Sensory Clinics: Tailored to the need at the time, Sensory Clinics can range from a 2 or 3-day weekend Clinic, or they can be a one-day clinic where the children rotate through the stations with their Intervenor, or the Sensory Tent can be taken as a stand-alone clinic to special events for an afternoon.
The annual membership fee $30 per person, or $35 per family. To become a member, download a copy of the membership form. Once completed, please mail/fax/scan, and e-mail completed forms to the CDBA National main office.

604-528-6170

Public email: theresa@cdbabc.ca

Website: http://www.cdbabc.ca/programs

227 Sixth Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, V3L 3A5

Cost: Fees may apply

Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Cherryville, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids (Queen Charlotte City), Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh), Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Granisle, Greenwood, Hanceville, Harrison Mills, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kispiox, Kitimat, Kwadacha Nation (Fort Ware), Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Okotoks, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Condition Specific Support
Disability Services
Services for Children
Services for Youth
Social / Recreational
Ways to Access
  • Provided at multiple locations
  • Provided by phone
  • Provided in a group in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

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