Specialist in deaf education on NZ visit
From the day a child is diagnosed as being profoundly deaf, he should learn the system of “total communication,” advocates Australian educationist Mr Brian Reynolds.
- Deaf Education
- Sign Language
- TV/Media
Taonga source:
The Evening Post
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1980-004
Bibliographic source:
The Evening Post, 5 May 1980
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