Job Advertisement: Interpreters for the Deaf

Job Advertisement: Interpreters for the Deaf

Applications are invited for the first New Zealand course of interpreter training.

After the training both full-time and part-time positions will be available.

Applicants should have worked with deaf people and be sympathetic to their needs. They should be able to communicate using signing and have sound educational qualifications in general and in English especially.

All training will take place in Auckland. On completion of the course, the trained interpreters will be based in Auckland and Christchurch.

After the first course there will be an opportunity for successful applicants to continue their training and become teachers of subsequent courses.

The course is due to start about the middle of April and run for approximately four months. Closing date for applications, March 2, 1985.

Applications should be made in writing to: The Secretary, NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF INC.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Tony Walton

Tony Walton on Building a More Accessible Deaf Aotearoa

Tony reflects on his involvement with the New Zealand Association of the Deaf (now Deaf Aotearoa). In 1989, during the World Deaf Games, New Zealand had only two or three qualified NZSL interpreters – a serious shortage. NZDSA was strongly sign-based, while the NZAD board leaned more oral. After the Games, Tony joined NZAD as a delegate to learn how it worked, eventually becoming President. His focus was on Deaf youth, leading to the creation of Friends of Young Deaf (FYD), better Māori engagement and involvement with more NZSL interpreters. One key goal was to have 13 interpreters nationwide, giving every major town and city access. Interpreter pay and access were limited back then – very different from today.

NZSL story – Taonga source: Tony Walton

From New Lynn to Avondale: A Necessary Move

Tony served as President of the New Zealand Association of the Deaf from 1999 to 2003. At the time, the focus was on supporting Deaf youth – not relocating. But when asbestos was discovered in the ceiling of the New Lynn building, with removal costs estimated at $600,000, a major decision had to be made. With support from a funder willing to underwrite the risk, the building was sold and a new location was secured. The Avondale office officially opened in November 1999.

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Taonga source:

The Dominion

Reference number:

SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1985-003

Bibliographic source:

February 16, 1985

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