Future for deaf takes on rosy glow
Deaf job-seekers face seemingly unsurmountable obstacles and prejudice. But a new polytech course promoting positive action is smoothing the way.
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Taonga source:
The Marlborough Express
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1985-016
Bibliographic source:
The Marlborough Express, 10 December 1985, p.19
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