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 Voice: 506-633-0599
  TTY:  506-634-8037
  Fax  : 506-652-3382
  Cell : 506-333-6526

 Address:
 324 Duke Street West
 Saint John, NB E2M 1V2

Open Monday to Friday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Closed from Noon till 1 pm

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Bridging the gap...
Working together we can make a difference.

Definition of 'Deaf'

The Issue
How do we define deafness?

The Canadian Association of the Deaf's (CAD) position
Deafness is medically defined by the extent of loss of functional hearing and by dependence upon visual communication.

CAD recognizes a person to be medically/audiologically deaf when that person has little or no functional hearing and depends upon visual rather than auditry communication.  "Visual means of communication' includes Sign Language, lipreading, speechreading, and reading and writing.  "Auditory means of communication" includes voice, hearing, and hearing aids and devices.

To read more of this article from the Canadian Association of the Deaf click here.

SJDHHS is a member agency of the United Way of Greater Saint John

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Who We Are

The Saint John Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Inc. (SJDHHS) is a non-profit fee for services organization partially funded by the United Way of Greater Saint John and local fundraising events.

The SJDHHS was formed in 1979 in response to a growing recognition of the needs of deaf and hard of hearing individuals.  The agency's goal is to enable deaf, hard of hearing and deafened people to live independent productive lives, with full access to the services and opportunities available to the hearing populations.

In order to accomplish this, our new vision is to foster self-sufficiency through transitional and early intervention services bridging the gap between the hearing and hard of hearing/deaf world.

SJDHHS provides a wide range of services to the Southwestern New Brunswick (Grand Falls to Sussex) deaf, hard of hearing and late deafened communities.  Our programs and services are extensive.  Our office and staff is always open to new and innovative ways to provide services.

For more information check out the following links
AVLIC 2012 Website
AVLIC 2012 Blog
AVLIC 2012 on Facebook

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And the Spotlight is on...

Pam Scott

Pam is originally from Liverpool, Nova Scotia and has been interpreting since 2003.  She began her career in the public school system in Springhill, Nova Scotia under ASPEA.  She then took a transfer with APSEA to Fredericton, New Brunswick.  She moved to post-secondary interpreting in the fall of 2006 where she does work with the community as well as her post-secondary duties.  She is a past executive member of AVLI-NB and an active member of AVLIC.

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