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SLIAO is excited to announce the 1st recipient for the 2020 BIPOC IEP Student Interpreter Grant – Keshia Sullivan! We wish Keshia the very best as continues her studies to become an [...]

Right now, our school systems are navigating massive changes due to the COVID pandemic. All students – including those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind are going to need [...]

Sabrina will be starting in Ottawa next week as part of the SLIAO Apprenticeship Program (SAP).  The SAP is a one-year program for recent graduates to continue their intensive learning journey [...]

Happy Capital Pride, Ottawa! SLIAO stands with the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Check out this ASL/LSQ translation of (M)other by Sanita Fejzic https://youtu.be/DpyiV5LM2H4 (ASL) / [...]

A year ago today Christine Wilson passed away and we at SLIAO miss her dearly and think of her every day.  Christine was more than a colleague; she was a friend, a mentor and an extraordinary [...]

SLIAO recognizes that there is a disproportionate number of BIPOC students who have to rely on scholarships, student loans and working to gain access and support themselves while studying in a [...]

On Monday, March 23, Premier Doug Ford announced the closure of all non-essential workplaces in Ontario amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Video Relay Service (VRS) is an essential service and will [...]