Deaf community in Canada

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:community
gptkbp:advocatesFor accessibility
inclusion
sign language rights
gptkbp:challenge employment discrimination
barriers to communication
limited access to interpreters
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Deaf_Expo
gptkb:Deaf_Film_Festival
gptkbp:hasEvent gptkb:Deaf_Awareness_Week
gptkb:Deaf_Culture_Centre
gptkbp:hasLegalProtection gptkb:Canadian_Human_Rights_Act
gptkb:Employment_Equity_Act
gptkb:Accessibility_for_Ontarians_with_Disabilities_Act
gptkbp:hasNotablePerson gptkb:Chantal_Dube
gptkb:Jim_Kyte
gptkb:Joanne_Weber
gptkbp:hasResource closed captioning
Deaf clubs
Deaf advocacy groups
Deaf churches
Deaf interpreters
Deaf sports leagues
Deaf theatre groups
Deaf youth camps
Deaf-blind support services
Deaf-led businesses
Sign language interpreters
post-secondary accessibility offices
relay services
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:The_Atlantic_Provinces_Special_Education_Authority
gptkb:The_Manitoba_School_for_the_Deaf
gptkb:The_Sir_James_Whitney_School_for_the_Deaf
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Deaf education since 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deaf community in Canada
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:American_Sign_Language
gptkb:Langue_des_signes_québécoise
gptkb:Maritime_Sign_Language
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Canadian_Deaf_News
gptkb:Deaf_Planet_TV
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Canadian_Association_of_the_Deaf
gptkb:Canadian_Hearing_Society
gptkb:Ontario_Association_of_the_Deaf
gptkbp:populationEstimate 357,000
gptkbp:recognizedBy Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
gptkbp:uses sign language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:French_Sign_Language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6