Good sign for the deaf
A course to train professional interpreters for the deaf, now being run in Auckland, is the first of its kind in New Zealand.
- Deaf Organisations
- Interpreting
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
NZ Herald
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1985-001
Bibliographic source:
NZ Herald, 1985
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