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World Games for the Deaf: Thursday 5 January 1989

A full page update from Christchurch Star on the World Games for the Deaf – Thursday 5 January. Be quick for souvenirs…No need for a whistle or gun; Close watch for drugs.

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NZSL story – Taonga source: Janet Watt

Teaching sign language in preparation for the Christchurch 1989 World Deaf Games

Once New Zealand was awarded the host of the XVIth World Deaf Games at Los Angeles 1985, there was a realisation that sign language classes needed to commence in preparation for Christchurch 1989.
Taonga source:
Christchurch Star
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1989-028
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