Deaf people CAN lead a ‘normal’ life….

Deaf people CAN lead a ‘normal’ life….

– and Val Jillings and her deaf family prove it! This is Deaf Awareness Week – so the Quota Club of Auckland will hold week-long displays, video films and discussions in the city’s Downtown Walkway and Centrecourt.

Can you help?

Barbara Cunliffe (Brain)

Barbara Cunliffe (Brain)

Jennifer Brain (Shearer)

Jennifer Brain (Shearer)

Ken Brain

Taonga source:

NZ Woman’s Weekly

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1981-019

Bibliographic source:

May 4, 1981

Author:

Robyn Langwell

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