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Deaf easily skirt language hurdle

Deaf people can communicate country to country with more ease than those who can speak. It is not because they have an international sign language – each country has its own – but because it is a visual language.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Janet Watt

Teaching sign language in preparation for the Christchurch 1989 World Deaf Games

Once New Zealand was awarded the host of the XVIth World Deaf Games at Los Angeles 1985, there was a realisation that sign language classes needed to commence in preparation for Christchurch 1989.
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Taonga source:
Kerry Titcombe
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-017
Bibliographic source:
Unknown, 1989
Author:
Vivienne Oakley
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