24 - Wednesday, May 22, 1985 - North Shore News Business _ Job DOTTIE RUNDLES speaks with her hands. She has a definite flourish here, and the occasional gesture there, just like lots of other people, but Dottie is in a unique situation. Dottie teaches deaf adults at’ Douglas College. Plann- ing for Your Future - Ca- reer, Lifestyle and Job Preparation for Adults with Hearing Impairments is the program, and this spring was the first time it was offered. ‘Historically, deaf people finish their high school at Jericho and then end up in one of those pigeonholed, Stereotypical jobs usually Teserved for people with handicaps." she says. So Dottie spent the past semester showing her stu- dents what io expect if they really want to break down the old barriers. Her first class has already graduated and each of the students have left with a chosen ca- reer goal. “There are oniy three of CAA get together THE INSURANCE Corpora- tion of B.C: and the B.C. 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These concerns and many others will be addressed : j intly, toe, ALLAN STABLES, an ‘educator who has worked in Prince George, North Van- “couver’ and Victoria, has ‘been appointed official trustee of the Vancouver [Stables new L_trustee HAVE AGOOD GRAD ‘85 “BCAA, with over 400,000 members, represents a signi- ficant proportion of the In- surance Corporation’s 1.8 million policyholders, We are looking ferward to working with them for the common good of B.C.’s motorists,’’ said Michael McCarthy, Vice- President, Insurance Opera- ‘tions at ICBC. “The second largest expen- diture = motorist makes after the purchase of his car is Autoplan,’’ said Andrew .Makin, President of BCAA. **As the representative of our ‘members’ interests, BCAA is delighted that we and ICBC will be seeking out and ad- dressing issues which are of common concern.”’ School District. Education Minister Jack Heinrich said the elected officials were replaced because they unlawfully refused to con- form with the government's cost containment legislation. the seven who aren't yet working. One of those has a job lined up in May, and another is going to head back to schooi,"’ Dottie says. “The third has made a definite career choice and it’s just a matter of time be- fore finding a job,'’ she adds. ‘All the students now know the strategies and resources to get work.”* “I'd call that 100 per cent success, The program involves a complete relearning of the ways to find employment. The course is divided be- tween eight weeks in the classroom learning the theories, and four weeks of on-site work experience put- ting the theory to use. “We covered a whole ra) g for d Term De The gamut of areas,” Dotiic says. “The students put together a proper resume, learned how to handle an interview, and we talked about payroll deductions, unemployment insurance coverage, and unions." “Even technological change was discussed and the way this was going to af- fect the types of jobs people, not just the deaf, will have in the future,” But the program was not an easy one. 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