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www.durhamregion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, JULY 16,2003 PAGE 5 All 'signs' can be heard loud and clear Summer camp for deaf kids is full of fun and learning BY JANE MCDONALD Staff Writer DURHAM - It's clear rainy weather didn't ruin the fun for the children attending the Durham Deaf Services' summer camp, Friday. Their enjoyment was evident as they made use of an expansive veranda, running back and forth playing tag. The 16 campers, ages 5 to 12, were completing the last day of the first session of the program. The day camp is designed for deaf and hard of hearing children children from Durham Region, which also includes brothers and sisters who can hear. The first session ran from July 7 through to July 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the next session will welcome a new crop of campers July 14 to 18 at the same times. "Our camp is the only one in the area which serves deaf and hard of hearing children," says Cathy Maçkrell, one of four counsellors running the camp. "Our camp is new and this year we have an enrolment of 25 children." "This year we're running a full day-program so we can see the needs out there," says Lu- vera Range, one of the counsellors counsellors who assists her deaf colleagues colleagues by signing questions from those who don't know sign language. "DDS ran half-day çamp sessions last summer and jièxt year we'll probably run the Camp for a month or six weeks." ' A junior leadership initiative WALTER PASSARELL/V Statesman photo Counsellor Sonia Prusin puts the finishing touches to a work of art on the face of Angela Ryall while Michelle Ratte provides some supervision during the Oshawa Deaf Centre Summer Camp for kids with hearing difficulties. also encourages some of the older children to try their hand at taking on responsibility by working with the younger campers. But the most unique feature of the camp is that it- welcomes siblings of deaf and hard of hearing children. All of the children, children, whether they can hear or not, enjoy a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, outdoor games, field trips, swimming and special guest speakers. Using the American Sign Language method of communi cating, the camp brings together all the children to learn and 'sign' in a voice environment. None of the campers exemplify exemplify this approach better than five-year-old twins Andy and Lucas. The brothers are identical, identical, but for the glasses Lucas wears and the hearing aids behind behind Andy's ears. They agree they're having a good time, doing "lots of things." This summer has been all about bugs for the two. They still marvel at what they learned from a recent trip to the Toronto Zoo. "Orangutans eat bugs," say the boys simultaneously in a mixture of voice and signing. When asked how to sign the word for giraffe, their hands start at their necks and quickly extend up as high as possible. "I like summer camp," Andy signs. "We made butterflies," adds Lucas, with a flurry of complementary complementary signing by Andy. On a recent hike they saw "more bugs," "a mouse" and when guest speaker Jungle Jack came to visit, "he showed all his bugs." "I'm enjoying myself, too," signs Shelley Ryall, one of the counsellors who is also deaf. "I'm meeting new people, seeing seeing new faces and children I already know." When both deaf and hearing children socialize, it's good for all, she contends. contends. Ms. Ryall knows from experience. When she was young she went to a camp for deaf children in summertime. "I made a lot of new friends," she recalls. "I still keep in contact with them." As for challenges of today, she explains when hearing people speak and don't sign, they need to maintain eye contact so the deaf person can try to read their lips. She adds it's very difficult to read the lips of children. Sonia Prusin says she's enjoying the camp as one of its four counsellors. The Pickering woman is also deaf. "It's a challenge," she signs. "It's really unique and challenging working with both deaf and hearing children. But the hearing are learning more signing, especially Andy and Lucas." Durham Deaf Services is located at 750 King St. E. in Oshawa. For more information contact 905- 579-3328 (voice), 905- 579-6495 (TTY) or email ddsyouth@rogers.com. To have your fivers delivered by Durham's #1 Carrier Force! Call 905-579-4407 Wednesday July 16,2003 • Sportmart* • Bay* • Michael Baird* • McGregor IDA* • SAAN* • Dell Computers* • Home Depot* • Millwork •Sleep Factory* * Flyers not necessarily in all papers Remember, all inserts, including those on glossy paper, can he recycled with the rest of tour newspaper through your Blue Box Recy cling program. 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