Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

On july 23 2019 the western institute for the deaf and hard of hearing (the 'society') changed its operating name to wavefront centre for communication accessibility to better represent the society. The legal name of the society remains to be western institute for the deaf and hard of hearing. The society is a not-for-profit organization and registered charity incorporated in 1956 pursuant to the british columbia societies act. The society is exempt from income taxes. Operating as a social enterprise the society delivers a full range of innovative programs and services including accessible communications audiology and communication devices community outreach and community research that assist people who are deaf deafblind and hard of hearing in achieving full communication accessibility.