Canadian Hearing Services - Northern Ontario - Get SET

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Bell Relay Service is a communication link over the telephone between Deaf and hearing people
To talk to a deaf/hard of hearing person through the Bell Relay Service call 1-800-855-0511
Give the name, area code and telephone number of the person you are calling
Speak slowly so the operator can type what you are saying
The operator will place the call and tell you to go ahead when the person you are calling answers
Deaf/hard of hearing people dial 711 for the Bell Relay Service operator

Program:

Get SET

Organization:

Canadian Hearing Services - Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario

Phone Numbers:

1-866-518-0000 Ext 4220

TTY:

1-877-215-9530

Fax:

1-833-842-4255

Email:

literacytraining@chs.ca

Website:

eopg.labour.gov.on.ca/en/programs/get-set-skills-e...

Address:

271 Spadina Rd
Toronto, ON
M5R 2V3

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Street Address:

Thunder Bay

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Location:

No physical location - mailing address only

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm; evenings available dependent on learner and practitioner availability

Service Description:

Offers services, products, and information that remove barriers to communication, advance hearing health, and promote equity for people who are culturally Deaf, oral deaf, deafened and hard of hearing

Literacy and Basic Skills training, including numeracy, digital, communication and interpersonal skills

helps learners prepare for employment, apprenticeship, secondary-school credit, post-secondary education and greater independence

Services support programming for Deaf, Anglophone, Francophone and Indigenous learners

Fees:

None

Application:

Assessment required at intake; Call to arrange assessment

Eligibility / Target Population:

Ontario adults who are Deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing, aged 18 and older, who are employed or unemployed and receive income support, and who have reading, writing, and math skills below the Grade 12 level
Must have facility in English or in American Sign Language (ASL)

Languages:

English * American Sign Language

Language Notes:

available upon request ; available upon request

Area Served:

Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Rainy River, and Sudbury District

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