Friends of the Deaf Inaugural General Meeting

Friends of the Deaf Inaugural General Meeting

FRIENDS OF THE DEAF (WELLINGTON REGION)

INAUGURAL GENERAL MEETING
MONDAY 11 JUNE 1984 – 7.45PM
AT REGIONAL CENTRE FOR THE BLIND
67 HANKEY ST, WELLINGTON

Guest Speaker: Mrs M Ahlgren, speaking on NZ sign language. A doctorate student in Applied Linguistics Mrs Ahlgren has been involved in deaf communication in several overseas countries.

ALL INTERESTED PEOPLE – HEARING AND HEARING IMPAIRED ARE WELCOME

Light Refreshments will be served.

IAN NOBLE, Hon Secretary, PO Box 6236, Te Aro, Wellington.

Can you help?

Ian Noble

Marianne Collins-Ahlgren

Marianne Collins-Ahlgren

Taonga source:

Wellington Deaf Society

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1984-007

Bibliographic source:

Unknown, 1984

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