Online survey – ASL version

To submit an ASL video response to the survey, you will be asked to schedule an online meeting in TEAMS. At this meeting there will be an ASL interpreter and a representative from the Citizen Engagement Team who will start and end the recording. Once recording begins, you can proceed with your response. You will have up to 45 minutes.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Early Language Services: Questionnaire

About the engagement

About this survey

Collection Notice

The survey will be closed for feedback on April 3, 2026 at 4:00 pm.

Survey participation information

You may skip any questions you prefer not to answer. Please do not include any personally identifiable information about yourself or others in your response.

Question 1: What best describes how you are responding to this survey? I am responding as a/an:

• Family member of a Deaf or hard of hearing child
• Early years/early language professional and/or service provider
• Representative from Deaf and hard of hearing community
• Other

Question 2: When families are first connected with early language services, what information or supports are most helpful to get them started?

Question 3: As a child’s language and communication needs grow and change, what kinds of services, programs, or supports are most beneficial?

Question 4: For children ages 0–5, what helps families understand how their child is progressing in their language and communication development over time?

Question 5: What types of connections or community opportunities (for example, parent circles, playdates, Deaf and hard‑of‑hearing role models, immersion or events) are most useful for supporting children’s language development?

Question 6: What helps families access language services that align with their culture, language, and family values?

Question 7: What supports help children and families feel prepared for kindergarten?

Question 8: If you could design early language services for children with hearing differences, what would they look like?

Additional questions: Family member of a Deaf or hard of hearing child

Please answer the following questions if you indicated at the start of this survey that you are a Family member of a Deaf or hard of hearing child. These questions are optional to answer.

Additional question for families: What is the current age of your child?

• My child is older than 15 years old
• Newborn/Infant (0 to 1 year)
• Toddler (1 to 3 years)
• Preschool (3 to 5 years)
• School-Age/Childhood (6 to 10 years)
• Pre-teen/teen (11 to 15 years)

Additional question for families: Have you and your child received services from any of the following early intervention/early language services for children, 0 to 5 years, with hearing differences in British Columbia? Please indicate all that apply.

• B.C. Family Hearing Resource Society
• Children’s Hearing & Speech Centre – B.C.
• Deaf Children’s Society of B.C.
• Child Development Centre
• Family Connections Centre
• Community service provider (i.e., Speech Language Pathologist, language facilitator, etc.)
• Other [please specify]
• My child has not previously received any early intervention services in British Columbia

Additional question for families: Which best describes your child’s hearing level?

• Minimal or Slight
• Mild
• Moderate
• Moderate Severe
• Severe
• Profound
• Not sure
• Prefer not to answer

Additional question for families: Does your child currently use hearing equipment (for example, Hearing aids, implanted equipment, remote microphone technology, etc.)?

Additional question for families: Does your child identify as:

• Deaf
• Deafblind / deafblind
• Hard of hearing
• None
• Not sure
• Other [please specify]

Additional question for families: Do you and/or your child identify as Indigenous?

• Yes
• No
• Prefer not to answer

Additional question for families: If you and/or your child identify as Indigenous, which of the following best describes your and/or your child’s Indigenous identity?

• First Nations
• Métis
• Inuk/Inuit
• Other [please specify]
• Prefer not to answer

Additional questions: Early years/early language professional and/or service provider

Please answer the following questions if you indicated at the start of this survey that you are an Early years/early language professional and/or service provider. These questions are optional to answer.

Additional question for early years/early language professional and/or service provider: In what part of the province do you deliver early intervention services?

Please provide the first three digits of the postal code (for example, V9E).

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. 

Your input will be used to help inform early intervention services provided through an MCFD service agreement for early language services.

To learn more about other opportunities to engage, please visit the Deaf and hard of hearing engagement page at engage.gov.bc.ca/deafandhardofhearing