Fewer Kiwis can use sign language
James Whale can speak as well as any 5-year old but sometimes he lets his hand do the talking. The Wellington boy and his family are among the dwindling number of Kiwis who can use NZSL.
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Taonga source:
The Dominion
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A2014-001
Bibliographic source:
The Dominion, 8 January 2014
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