BC Deaf Community Skills Shortage
Data Collection Project
 

Supported by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), the Family Network for Deaf Children (FNDC) has put together a team to collect data and formally document the current shortage of qualified professionals working with BC’s Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and Hard of Hearing (DDBHH) children, youth, and adults, focused on the following:

 

1. Registered Interpreters

2. Deaf Interpreters

3. Intervenors

4. Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (and Deaf-Blind)

5. Early Childhood Educators (specific to DDBHH children)

6. Speech Language Pathologists (specific to DDBHH children/youth)

7. Educational Assistants (specific to DDBHH children/youth)

8. Language Acquisition Support Workers

9. ASL Instructors
    

The project team currently consists of Alana Haller, Brianne Braun, and Mari Klassen.
Contact: skillsshortage@fndc.ca