Sign Language Puts The Deaf in Tune
The Deaf Sign Singers have a busy schedule this year with performances throughout the North Island.
- Storytelling/Performances
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
NZ Herald
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1983-001
Bibliographic source:
NZ Herald, 1983
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