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CHS Responds to Eviction of Deaf Senior

Recently a deaf senior was evicted from her apartment. CHS President and CEO Chris Kenopic responds to this situation with a letter.

Click here to see the letter.

Letter to Premier McGuinty Urging Visual Fire Alarms

CHS President and CEO follows up with Premier McGuinty on outstanding issues regarding financial support to mitigate the cost of visual fire alarm devices

Letter to Premier McGuinty

Why Ontario Needs Visual Fire Alarms

Visual alarms for fire and carbon monoxide detectors are essential to the safety of culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing Ontarians

Download our Visual Fire Alarm pamphlet.

CHS Launches New and Enhanced Accessibility Services @ CHS

CHS is passionate about accessibility; we are experts in the field and offer you accessibility solutions.

Introducing new and enhanced Accessibility Services @ CHS

CONNECT Letter to the Premier

The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) would like to bring to your attention the serious gaps in mental health services that impact people with hearing loss in Ontario. In this province, 10% of the population is culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened or hard of hearing, to a tune of 1.3 million individuals. In addition, 20% of this population suffer from mental health and addictions issues, for a total of 240,000 individuals.