First deaf person to serve on jury
Sign language interpreters have made it possible for a deaf Victoria University lecturer to serve on a jury which is believed to be a first for New Zealand.
- Interpreting
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
Unknown
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A2005-001
Bibliographic source:
Unknown, 2005
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This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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