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NFD Communicate: March 1996

Some of the items featured in the March 1996 (Vol. 5, No. 4) Issue of ‘NFD Communicate’:

  • Rachel Locker McKee argues that it is not appropriate for the Deaf Association to be utilising a large use of untrained people (communicators) to do interpreting work.
  • Kahn Bury delves into genetic factors behind deafness.
  • Sue Williams and Wendy Siviter talk about their experiences growing up as a CODA. Sue interviewed 23 CODAs in her research assignment, part of her sign language interpreter training course in 1994. 
  • The Victoria Deaf womens basketball team will play against the New Zealand womens team in Auckland (10 and 12 April), Palmerston North (14 April) and Christchurch (16 and 18 April).
  • The Manawatu Deaf Drama Group, Madera, travels to the WFD Congress in Austria. They plan to take steps to set up a National Theatre of the Deaf NZ with plans to hold performances in 1996. 
  • The Māori Deaf report is released showing what Māori Deaf want for themselves with a number of recommendations.
  • NZDSA asks for anyone interested in participating in the World Games for the Deaf 1997 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Deaf Organisations
  • TV/Media
NZSL story – Taonga source: Shona McGhie

From Supporter to Secretary: Shona McGhie’s NZDSA Story

Shona McGhie shares how she became involved with the NZ Deaf Sports Association after attending the 1981 World Deaf Games in Köln as a supporter. Inspired, she accepted an invitation from Norman to observe an NZDSA executive meeting. They were looking for a new secretary, as Margaret Coutts had joined the organising committee for the 1989 Games. Shona was nervous but took on the role. She worked with basic green-and-black screen computers, fax machines, and letters. It was a demanding period, especially with the 1989 World Deaf Games ahead. Shona stayed in the role until 1996.
Taonga source:
National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, NFDC1996-6-1-MJN
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