Credits & Acknowledgments

Project Funder

This project has been made possible though generous funding from Human Resources and Skill Development Canada – Office of Literacy and Essential Skills (HRSDC-OLES).

Deaf Literacy Initiative

2011 Deaf Literacy Initiative Board of Directors

• Evelyne Gounetenzi – Chair
• Wanda Berrette – Vice Chair
• Keelin Carey – Treasurer
• Patrizio Presenza – Secretary
• Maureen Mitchell – Director at Large
• Judy Finlay – Director at Large

Executive Director – Peggy Anne Gordon

Project Staff

Year 1

• Bruce Belcher – Project Manager
• Jennifer Best – Project Assistant

Year 2

• Jennifer Best – Project Manager

Project Advisory Committee (PAC)

• Aastrid Evensen-Flanjak – British Columbia
• Diane Underschultz – Alberta
• David Hamen – Ontario
• Kathleen O’Neil – Ontario
• Vicky Johnston – Ontario
• Wanda Berrette – New Brunswick

A special thank you to the following people for their occasional involvement with PAC meetings

• Lori Dolomont
• Sonia Prusin
• Bruce Belcher
• Brent Novodvorski

ASL Hosts

• Lucia Jackson
• Teresa Fleming
• Paul LeDrew
• Imran Halamali
• Cliff Beaulieu
• Anselmo DeSousa
• Peggy Anne Gordon

ASL Host Policy

• Heather Marsden – Researcher
• Leah Morris – Plain Language Editor
• Imran Halamali -ASL Host
• Lucia Jackson – ASL Consultant
• Jennifer Best – English Equivalency Consultant/Executive Producer
• Jean Paul Ward – Camera Operator
• Alvin Witcher – Video Editor

Essential Skills Information

• Leah Morris – Plain Language Editor
• Mitchell Lafrance – Photographer
• Lucia Jackson – ASL Host
• Alvin Witcher – Camera Operator/ Video Editor
• Alexandra Colella – Make-up artist
• Sean Manton, Vistek – Lighting Consultant
• Jennifer Best – English Equivalency Consultant/Executive Producer

A special thank you to

• Bernie & Ted McClennan
• Aurora McClennan
• Scarlett McClennan
• Alex Skrzyniak
• John Paul Ward
• Mandy Corbeil
• Antonio’s Restaurant – Mississauga, ON
• Sports Therapy C.A.I.R.E. – Mississauga, ON
• Toronto Fire Station 331
• Chris Postill
• Bill Dutka
• Jon Hunter
• William Ulitt
• Peggy Anne Gordon
• Anselmo DeSousa
• Derek Curlew

Essential Skills Profiles

• Elaine Nadalin – Essential Skills Profiler
• Leah Morris – Plain Language Editor
• Lucia Jackson – ASL Host/ASL Consultant
• Teresa Fleming – ASL Host/ASL Consultant
• Bijiaya Shrestha – ASL Consultant
• Anselmo DeSousa – ASL Host
• Jennifer Best – English Equivalency Consultant/Executive Producer
• Heather O’Shea – English Equivalency Consultant
• Carolyn Lesonsky – English Equivalency Consultant
• Alvin Witcher – Camera Operator/ Video Editor
• Toby Pointer – Camera Operator
• Alex Skrzyniak – Production Assistant
• John Paul Ward – Production Assistant/Camera Operator
• Taylar Bouwmeester – Production Assistant
• Alexandra Colella – Make-Up Artist
• Misty Fox – Make-Up Artist
• Oriana Rossi – Make-Up Artist
• Sean Manton, Vistek – Lighting Consultant

A special thank you to

• Anselmo DeSousa
• Derek Curlew
• The staff at Deaf Literacy Initiative

Essential Skills In Action

Mike Cyr – Director

Jason Theriault -Camera Operator

Jennifer Best – Executive Producer

Production Assistants

• Matti Metsala
• Ira Abinum
• Berenike Bartels
• Chris Corsin

Content Developer

• Bruce Belcher

Script Writers

• Jennifer Best
• Alex Skrzyniak

Actors

• Jamila Ross
• Calder Nicholson
• Braden Baskerville-Kenopic
• Ira Abinum
• Berenike Bartels
• Wayne Nicholson
• Jeanette Nicholson
• Umer Owaisi
• Mati Metsala
• Toby Pointer
• Mike Cyr
• Jennifer Best
• Chris Corsin
• Gord DaDalt

A special thank you to

• Silent Voice
• Bernie & Ted McClennan

Essential Skills Self Assessment

• Heather Marsden – Content Developer
• Jennifer Best – Editor
• Leah Morris – Plain Language Editor

ESI: Essential Skills Investigation

ESI: Essential Skills Investigation I & II DVD/Video

• Sto:lo Nation Human Resources Development
• Bear Image Productions
• BC-Yukon Essential Skills Guiding Team

Captioning – Deaf Literacy Initiative

• Jennifer Best
• Blair Patterson
• Alex Skrzyniak

Online Workbooks

• Heather Marsden – Content Developer
• Jennifer Best – Editor
• Alex Skrzyniak – Assistant Editor

ASL Videos

• Cliff Beaulieu – ASL Host
• Lucia Jackson – ASL Consultant
• Dave Patterson – English Equivalency Consultant
• Alvin Witcher – Camera Operator/Video Editor
• Misty Fox – Make-up Artist
• Oriana Rossi – Make-up Artist

A special thank you to

• Colleen Yamamoto
• Anslemo Desousa
• The staff at Deaf Literacy Initiative

Deaf CAN! Workforce Literacy Resource

A special thank you to Durham Deaf Services for permitting their Deaf CAN! Workforce Literacy Resource to be made available on this website.

Resources In Development

• Aleksandra Popovic, PTP
• Leah Morris – Plain Language Editor
• Mike Cyr – Director
• Jason Therriault – Camera Operator
• Mati Metsala – Production Assistant/Actor
• Paul LeDrew – ASL Host
• Teresa Fleming – ASL Consultant/Actor
• Misty Fox – Make-Up Artist
• Jennifer Best – Executive Producer

A special thank you to

• Silent Voice

Research – Deaf Workforce Reality

Jillian Pringle – Researcher

Database Developers

• Jennifer Best
• Jeremy Wells

English – French Translators

• Veronique Church-Duplessis
• Shawn Nerpin

Online Survey ASL Hosts

• Bruce Belcher
• Anselmo DeSousa

Research Assistants

• Bruce Belcher
• Brent Novodvorski
• Brian Shikatani
• Jamie Boone
• Blair Patterson
• Alex Skrzyniak
• Ellen Hibbard
• Amy Parsons
• Jennifer Best

ASL Interview Translation/Transcription

• Amy Parson
• Jennifer Best
• David Patterson
• Nancie Anderson
• David Viitala
• Brent Novodvorski

English Interview Transcription

• Chris McClennan
• Brian Shikatani

Chief Editor

• Jennifer Best

Plain Language Editor

• Leah Morris

Deaf Panel Review Committee

• Peggy Anne Gordon
• Bruce Belcher
• Brent Novodvorski

Online Summary ASL videos

• Lucia Jackson – ASL Host
• Cliff Beaulieu – ASL Consultant
• Alvin Witcher – Camera Operator/Video Editor
• Carolyn Lesonsky – English Equivalence Consulant

A special thank you to all of the people, programs, organizations, and businesses that participated in this research.

Research – Deaf Adult Literacy Programs

Brent Novodvorski – Researcher

Research Assistant

• Ray Yang

English – French Translator

• Shawn Nerpin

ASL Interview Translation/Transcription

• Amy Parsons
• Jennifer Best
• David Patterson
• Nancie Anderson

English Interview Transcription

• Chris McClennan

Chief Editor

• Jennifer Best

Plain Language Editor

• Leah Morris

Online Summary ASL videos

• Lucia Jackson – ASL Host
• Cliff Beaulieu – ASL Consultant
• Alvin Witcher – Camera Operator/Video Editor
• Carolyn Lesonsky – English Equivalence Consultant

A special thank you to all of the practitioners and programs that participated in this research project.

Other

Website Logo Designer

• Dave Campbell

Poster Designer

• Kayla Bradford

Project Evaluator

• Madeline Lunney, Lunney Consultants

Animated Link Models

• Maureen Mitchell
• Keelin Carey
• Evelyn Gounetenzi
• Wanda Berrette