NFD Communicate: December 1991

Some of the items featured in the December 1991 issue of ‘Communicate’:

• An editorial explaining the change of the name of the journal from ‘NDF Journal’ to’ Communicate’
• Letters, including one from Peg Makinson (Otago Association for Deaf Children), Sue Townshend (NZAD), David Moskowitz and Pat Dugdale unhappy with the NDF’s Deaf Awareness Week campaign
• An article by Daniel Beech on Teletext, ‘TVNZ Network News Subtitling – Opening Night’, a new era in subtitles for the Deaf community in New Zealand
• A feature on Stewart Smith – Deaf achievers award
• An article focusing on teleprinters, and selling TTY and flashing light alarms
• The NZ Deaf Sports Association receives an award in Banff, Canada for organising and hosting the World Deaf Games in Christchurch 1989
• Shona McGhie talking about her work teaching NZSL
• An update on the committee’s work on organising the upcoming Auckland Schools for Deaf 50th Jubilee (1942-1992) at Kelston during Queens Birthday Weekend 1992
• Deafness Awareness Week reports from all around the country
• Advertisement for the two year full time ‘Interpreters for the Deaf’ course commencing at AIT in 1992
• Advertisement for the Northern vs Southern Deaf Regions XV and national sevens rugby tournament in Palmerston, with a $5.00 entry fee per player via cheque!