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Parents of deaf children would be saddened to hear that educationists oppose teaching deaf pupils the technique of “total communication”, a parent has stated in a letter to the Post.

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David Heather
David Heather
Taonga source:
The Evening Post
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1980-003
Bibliographic source:
June 30, 1980
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